1896.] HE. D. Maclagan— Jesuit Missions to the Hmperor Akbar. 10¥ 
own, since he was taken prisoner.’ Whereupon ‘a dark cloud fell upon 
the Nawab and his followers and no more was heard of the Portuguese 
who had turned Musalman.’ 
A greater trouble took place in connection with certain houses 
which Akbar had granted to the mission. These houses had belonged 
to a Hindt called Pan [? Pannt Ram] who defaulted to the Emperor 
to the extent of 3 lakhs and was dispossessed of his property: and the 
Fathers used them asa shelter for married Christians. The Hindis 
offered the Governor ‘2000 rupees beside other things of price’ for 
these houses, and Pinheiro was forthwith ordered to vacate them with- 
in five days, which he did, saying that ‘the law of Jesus Christ forbad 
him to enter into strife for houses or lands.’ The Governor at first 
ordered the Kotwal to give Pinheiro other houses in exchange for them, 
but he subsequently revoked the order and the Hindis were triumphant, 
thinking that the church also would now soon come into their hands. 
Pinheiro meanwhile had written to Xavier about all the troubles at 
Lahor and action was taken at Agra :— 
‘IT informed Father Jerome Xavier more than once of what had happened, 
but he did not think it proper to speak to the Emperor at that time, because 
he was very sad, firstly because his mother who is over 90 is at the point 
of death, secondly and chiefly because he is at variance with his son who 
is making head against him, But although the Father did not wish to add 
to his sorrow by these tidings, he spoke to him about the houses, which 
had been taken from us, because our credit greatly depended on it, and if 
they were returned to us it would be clear that the Hmperor favoured us 
and considered us above the Governor. As soon as Father Francis Xavier 
informed the Emperor of the matter, he ordered a letter to be written 
to Calichc&o to return the houses to the Fathers. The letter was written by 
the Emperor’s Wazir, and the following is a translation of it! :— 
“ Beloved and fortunate chief, live and prosper under the protection of 
God. After compliments. I would have your Excellency know that by order 
of him whom all the world obeys, the houses of Pan were converted into a 
Church and dwelling houses for the Fathers and their people. <A petition 
reaches us showing that the Nawab has expelled the Fathers from the houses 
where their servants were lodged. He whom all the world obeys commands 
that as these houses were his property and given by him to the Fathers, 
they and their people be forthwith reinstated in them, and Your Excellency 
shall prevent any one from molesting or hindering them herein. These 
words are written by order of the Emperor.”’ 
The letter was not as authoritative as a firmadn but came to much 
the same thing, and Pinheiro was enabled by its help to regain the 
1 A full translation with all the compliments will also be found in a separate 
MS. in the Brit. Mus. Marsden MSS. 9854, in Pinheiro’s handwriting. 
