446 JOURNAL, R.A.S. (CEYLON). [VO-U XL 



I HAVE read the sonnets and remaining papers which are 

 mentioned in this Petition. In them there is nothing con- 

 trary to our Holy Catholic Faith and good manners. 



Lisbon, Convent of Nossa Senora da Porciuncala, 1st May, 

 1681. 



Frey Constantino de Nantes, 



Capuchin Censor to the Holy Office,. 



PURSUANT to this notice, the nine sonnets and dedication 

 may be printed, and without it this book cannot be printed 

 in the name of its author Joao Roiz de Sa, and after printing 

 may be read, and leave is given for its circulation, and 

 without it it cannot be circulated. 



Lisbon, 6th May, 1681. Serrao. 



My Lord, — This book, which Your Highness commands 

 me to examine, and which is entitled " Rebellion of Ceylan 

 and the Progress of its Conquest" work of Joao Rodrigues 

 de Saa y Menezes, is most worthy of being printed for the 

 memory of Constantino de Saa y Noronha, who gives unto 

 it such heroic matter, as well as for the writer, whose pure 

 style knows how to immortalize his name ; as it has justly 

 gained by the elegant pen of the author and by the intrepid 

 sword of so illustrious a hero. We beg Your Highness to 

 approve this licence, not only for the glory of the Portu- 

 guese nation, but for an example of great Generals. May 

 God preserve the royal person of Your Highness, of whom, 

 your vassals have need. 



Lisbon, 27th May, 1679. 



Diogo Gomes de Figeyredo. 



