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Sec of Rom'». He made liim swear also that if the Archdeacon did 

 not siijii tlv" Articles u illi'u twenty days he would abandon him. 



Alter all his precuuli m% iiowever he was still apprehensive that 

 the Kin'Z of Cochin would oppose these designs upon his Christi- 

 an subjects. He deter;uined therefore to p^o to Cochin and by 

 means of the Goverwor to gain the concurrence of that Prince to 

 all his measures. The King; himself waited on the Archbishop, 

 antl promised all that was required of him. Menezes, de- 

 lighted with this assurance, went immediately to Cranpanore to 

 prepare, in consultation with the Jesuits, the Decrees of the ap- 

 proachinsi' Synod. 



While he was thus engaged, the King of Cochin visited him 

 there, and was met by a fierce and angry remonstrance. The 

 Prelate complaiited loudly of the treatment he had received in his 

 territory, and threatened him with the displeasure of his Sovereign. 

 But his chief subject of complaint was that the king defended the 

 Archdeacon in his rebellion, and with most angry violence and in- 

 temperate abuse of his religion, he expressed his wonder that an Ido- 

 later should presume to favour the Patriarch of Babylon against 

 the Pope, being utterly ignorant of the difference between them. 

 Throughout the whole of this strano^e and disgraceful scene the 

 Heathen Prince (even according to the account of the Portuguese 

 historian) appears to infinitely greater advantage than the Chris- 

 tian Prelate. His temper appears to have been unruffled, and he 

 was silent on the subject of his religion. He left the Archbishop 

 with an assurance of friendship and protection, which in his sub- 

 sequent conduct he does not seem to have violated. 



Accordingly he wrote immediately to the Archdeacon, desiring 

 him to submit himself to the Archbishop, and wrote also to the 

 King of Mangate to enforce his obedience. Upon the receipt of 

 this letter the unfortunate victim of this protracted persecution, find- 

 ing no alternative but instant and unconditional surrender, wrote to 

 the Archbishop that he was ready to obey all his commands. He 

 begged only that he might wait upon him at some other place than 

 Cranganore, which being a Portuguese fortress, alarmed his fears 

 of a prison at Goa. Menezes yielded to his request and appointed 

 the Jesuits' college at Vaipicotta. Their meeting was in the 

 Church, and the Archdeacon throwing himself at the feet of the 

 Prelate, adopted the words of the returning prodigal and implored 

 forgiveness. Menezes, in raptures at this happy termination of hi? 



