1896.] E. D. Maclagan—Jeswit Missions to the Emperor Akbar. 85 
eyes of the unbelievers by preparing a representation of the manger 
and the Magi, with pictures of the Prophets and Persian copies of the 
chief Old Testameut prophecies of the birth of Christ. A passion play 
was also enacted in two scenes. In one appeared Adam crushed by sin, 
whom Simeon consoles with hopes of a Messiah: to them enters a 
Philosopher with whom Adam discusses the doctrine of the Incarnation. 
In the other Mercy and Justice dispute regarding Adam’s sin: an 
Angel then appears announcing Christ’s birth, and a Shepherd follows 
with the same news. Similar scenes were prepared at Haster, and on 
both occasions the Viceroy attended. Conversions were not as frequent 
as had been hoped, but we are told that Pinheiro baptised on one occa- 
sion 39 persons, on another 20, and on another 47. Details are given as 
of several individual cases, including one of a young man of the holy 
race of Xaques [ Shaikhs] and one of a Chacata [Chughatai] lady who 
was of the blood royal. We learn incidentally moreover that the chapel 
services were conducted in Persian: and that the Fathers occasionally 
extended their ministrations to the villages in the neighbourhood. They 
also converted several Armenians, and Pinheiro got hold of the books 
and property of the Armenian ‘archbishop,’ who had died in trying to 
reach India through Persia. We learn too that the Fathers were 
accused of eating human flesh, of kidnapping children and of killing 
young men to make drugs from: and when these accusations brought them 
into trouble, they received the protection of the Nawab or ‘ Jugemage.’! 
After Corsi’s arrival, sometime in 1601, Pinheiro took the opportu- 
nity of travelling to the Hmperor’s head-quarters to confer with Xavier. 
The two Fathers went immediately to pay their respects to the Emperor 
taking with them a pen and ink sketch, on paper, of the Virgin Mary. 
The Emperor received them well, but had the sketch taken away to his 
private rooms at once. Thinking that he was displeased with the 
nature of the offering, the Fathers went again next day, and presented 
a picture of our Lady of Loretto on gilt metal (calaim doré)* which 
the Emperor treated most reverently ‘goiqnant les mains fort belle- 
ment. He explained at the same time that he had sent the sketch 
away because it was unseemly that he should be sitting above on a 
high throne while the Virgin was below: and when Pinheiro stooped to 
1 In the course of a case described at some length by Du Jarric, the Nawab 
says, ‘Thama Theogoda c’est a dire La Benediction de Diew soit sur cette femme.’ How 
should the original words be restored ? [ ? Ghanimat-i-Khuda] In the same case 
mention is made of certain Hindu judges called Cateris (Khatris) and of the 
Coxi (?) ‘ qui est comme le Vicaire General dw Prelat souverain des Gentils. 
2 *Tecalaim est wne espéece de metail, qui vient de la Chine, semblable & Vestain, 
combien qwil ne le soit pas, ayant beaucowp de meslange de cwive: mais il est blanc et 
on en faict dela monnaye en Inde: on le dore aussi come Vargent. Du Jarric, III. 36. 
