86 E. D. Maclagan— Jesuit Missions to the Emperor Akbar. [No, 1, 
kiss his feet, he laid his hand on his shoulder ‘ which he does not do 
save to the great captains, and his special favourites.’ He enquired about 
the manner in which the Emperor in Europe saluted the Pope, 
and it was explained to him, that the Pope had a cross marked on his 
foot, which showed that it was only in his character as Christ’s repre- 
sentative that he had his feet kissed by the Emperor. The conversa- 
tion turned then on the sign of the cross and a pupil of Pinheiro’s was 
made to show how it was done. The Emperor asked Pinheiro if he had 
done it properly, and was told that he had. He also enquired why 
the sign of the cross was made on the forehead, mouth and chest, and a 
fitting explanation was given him. 
During the earlier part of 1602, Goes and Machado arrived at Agra 
from Goa and Pinheiro went out several miles to greet them. Mean- 
time news came from Corsi at Lahor that the previous Viceroy haying 
died, his successor, a bigotted Muhammadan, who had as governor of 
Gujrat, imbibed a hatred of the Portuguese,' had commenced ill-using 
the Christians and endeavouring to make them renounce their faith. 
The Fathers at Agra, therefore, presented themselves to the Emperor 
(bringing with them this time pictures of the great Albuquerque and 
of the Viceroy of Goa, Ayres de Saldagna) and made two requests. 
First that Pinheiro might have leave to go back to Lahor, a request which 
the Emperor granted much to their surprise, as Pinheiro was a favourite 
with him. And secondly, that a written order might be given to 
them under the Emperor’s seal, expressly permitting such of his subjects 
as desired to embrace Christianity to do so without let or hindrance. 
This also the Emperor agreed to, but then further difficulties began. 
The eunuch who had charge of the drawing up of the firmdn hesitated 
to include so sweeping an order and consulted the ‘ Maitre d’ hotel,’ but 
this latter was a nephew of the Viceroy of Lahor and interposed every 
possible delay : so that the Fathers in despair made use of a young cour- 
tier, a favourite of the Emperor and a former pupil of Pinheiro’s, who 
drew the Emperor’s attention to the matter and pushed it through in 
spite of the further objections of Agiscoa® [ ‘Aziz Koka, | the Grand 
Chamberlain, whose duty it was to seal the firmans and bring them to 
the Emperor to sign. The Fathers were delighted at their success, and 
1 Quly Khan who had served in Gujrat in 1578 and 1583 (cf p. 58 above) was 
made Governour of the Panjab in (circa) 1009 AH=AD 1600-1; and is probably the 
Viceroy here alluded to: see Blochm. Ain J. 34. 
2 He is elsewhere described by the Jesuits as the Hmperor’s foster brother, and 
they say that his son and daughter had married the Emperor’sdaughterandson WM?r2é 
‘Aziz Koka, Kkhan-i-A‘zam, was Akbar’s foster brother: one of his daughters married 
Prince Murad and another Prince Khusrau (Blochm. Ain I. 325): and he is undoubtedly 
the person meant in the text. 
