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A Defcripion of the Coaftf of 
Baldaus. 
A Crojs 
found in the 
Ruins of 
Goa. 
The Church 
of the 
Francif- 
cans and 
Domini- 
cans. 
Imeafe of 
the Chri- 
fiians. 
Ike Death 
of Xavc- 
m Body 
mconuf- 
fire, which was executed accordingly. 
The next thing Jlbuquerfiue took care 
of, was to have Bricks and Lime made 
for the rebuilding and ftrengthening of 
the Fortifications^ and (if we may cre- 
dit the Portuguefes ) as they were digging 
under the Ruins of fome old Walls, they 
found a Brazen Crofs, which (confide- 
ring no Chriflians were ever known to 
have liv'd there before ) was look'd upon 
by them as a miraculous good Omen, 
prefaging the Eftabliihment of the Chri- 
ftian Religion there. 
Albuquerque having puniih'd with Death 
fuch of the Inhabitants as had had a hand 
in the firft Mutiny, order'd that the 
Portuguefes fhould marry the young Wo- 
men of the Country ( after they had been 
baptiz'd ) the better to people the City, 
which from that time began to encreafe 
confiderably : Sequeria having caufed the 
firft Church that was built, with the adja- 
cent Houfes and Convent, to be dedicated 
to S. Francis. And in the year 1 548. the 
Church and Convent of Dominicans was 
eredted of Brick-work, i z Fathers of 
that Order being about that time intro- 
duced into the Indies by James Bermu- 
dim a Cajlilian. After the arrival of 
the Jefuits in thofe parts (who have alfo 
a fine College here) there were in four 
years time baptiz'd no lefs than 17290 
Indians^ without reckoning thofe con- 
verted by the Francifcans and Dominicans 
before. In the Jefuits Chappel lies in- 
trench'd the Body of Francvs Xaverius, of 
which the Portuguefes relate ft range Mira- 
cles, as well as of his whole Life ^ an 
ample relation whereof may be feen in 
'jobyt dc Lucena in Portuguefe^ by Daniel 
BartbGli in Italian^ and by feveral others 
in Latin', and in another Treatife of 
B artholi ^x'ml^di aX. Rome 1653. concern- 
ing the Anions of the antient Fathers of 
the Jefuitical Order. It will be fufficient 
for us to touch upon fome of the chief 
Heads related by the Portuguefes of this 
Saint. 
He died in the Ifle of Sanchan in China 
1552. the fecond of December^ of a vio- 
lent Fever, in the eleventh year of his 
Voyage over the Indies. His dead Car- 
cafe was laid in a Coffin with his Clothes 
on J fill'd with Lime, with an intention to 
tranfport his Bones thence after the Flefh 
had been confum'd by the quick Lime. 
Many days after the Portuguefes opening 
the Coffin, found his Body not only un- 
corrupted, but alfo of a lively Colour, and 
moft agreeable Sceni : Thence being tranf- 
ported to Malacca^ and the Coffin being 
opened a fecond time, above three Months 
after his Deceafe, they found neither the 
leaft figns of Corruption, or any nau- 
feous Stench. After he had been buried 
here five Months, a certain Jefuit tra- 
velling that way from u'oa, being defi- 
rous to fee the Body of Xaverius, found 
not only the Body, but alfo his Clothei 
unconupted, and of a very odoriferous 
Scent, 
Thus it being judged unfeemly that his 
Body fhould remain any longer under 
ground, Didacia Pcreria caufed a magni- 
ficent Coffin adorn'd with Gold and 
Silk to be made, wherein the Body was 
depofitcd at Malacca^ till it could be 
tranfported to Coa^ where it was re- n trmf- 
ceived with incredible demonftrations of ported tB 
Joy by the Viceroy, all the Perfons of Goa. 
note, and efpecially by the Jefuits, and 
depofited with a great deal of Ceremony 
in the Chappel of S. Paul. And finding 
that the People were fo eager to touch his 
Body, that it was to be fear'd they 
would in timeconfume it, or carry it a- 
way by piece- meals, it was inclofed in 
an Iron Grate \ fuch being the Zeal of the 
People of Goa at that time, that they 
would imbrace the Body of Xaverius 
without intermiffion, lay their Beads up- 
on it, rub it with their Hands, <2'c. and 
the whole City rung of the Praifes of 
this Saint, of his uncommon Zeal, Piety, 
Charity, Mildnefs, his Dangers in his Voy- 
ages, his Chaftity, Temperance, Fafts, 
Prayers, Miracles, Conftancy, Prudence, 
and great Actions for the Honour of 
Chrift. 
The Speech he made upon his depar- 
ture for Ja^an and China to his Friends, 
who were for difiwading him from fo 
dangerous an Undertaking, is fo excel- 
lent in its kind, that it very well de- 
ferves a place in this Treatife. 
I am furpriz'd to fee you who fpend Xavenus 
" your days in the Praife of God Al- ^""^ 
mighty's Power and Mercy, fhould 
now be fo diffident thereof in regard 
*' of my Perfon. Have you forgot who 
is the Supreme Governour of the Uni- 
" verfe, and that every thing is rul'd by 
" his Will? Can you be deftitute of 
" Inftances of this nature? Don't the 
" Waves of the Sea, who open'd a way 
to the Servants of God through the 
" depth thereof, furnifh you with an 
" undeniable Example? Don't the Winds 
" who allayM their fury by his Com- 
" mand, proclaim his Power ? Pray 
*' look upon Jci), who could not be at- 
" Aided by the Devil without God's 
" fpecial PermilTion. The Mouth of 
" Truth himfelf tells you, that the Hairs 
" of 
