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gfcpore to preach the true Religion, that we had reason to believe 
that it was no more prohibited in Cochin China, as it was allowed in 
China by a publie Edict of the Emperor, and this Edict had been sent 
by him to the king of Cochin China, who is his vassal. We said 
what we liked; the whole was written without difficulty and the dis¬ 
patch was forwarded to the capital. We were brought with our bag¬ 
gage, in the. midst of a multitude of curious persons, to the house 
destined for Mandarins when travelling. The Pilot and the crew of 
oar boat were put in another prison; we could never communicate 
with them. No one was allowed to approach us, and the Christians 
especially were strictly prohibited,—-then a great fear was spread 
among them: they had reasons to fear the vexation of the Manda¬ 
rins, being suspected to have called us to them. Often spies have 
been sent to examine whether some movement was discovered among 
them ; but this had no ill consequences: nothing could be made out 
that might compromise any one. We feared above all for the Revd. 
M. Miche, who had retired to “ Lai Thien” in the same Province ; 
he had some sudden fears, but I think that he is left more quiet since 
iny departure. 
On the 2 1st of June the Revd. M. Duclos was attacked by a fe¬ 
ver which soon caused alarm. I had few European medicines ; I 
had then recourse to those of the country. The great Mandarin, 
who always seemed to take an interest in us, gave orders that medi¬ 
cines of all descriptions I might require, should be supplied. He 
would not allow the Physicians of the country to attend on my “ con¬ 
frere.” In vain I observed that I was not acquainted with medi¬ 
cines, especially Chinese; I was obliged to act as if I had been. I 
only used a few plants of which I knew the virtue and efficacy in si¬ 
milar complaints. But the Revd. M. Duclos’ complaint was of a 
nature not to yield even to the best remedies. To the dysentary was 
soon added a sort of brain- fever and I saw that there was no hope, 
I then warned him to prepare himself for the great passage from life 
to eternity; winch warning he received with joy. All his life had 
been a preparation for death, and he could not meet a better oppor¬ 
tunity to appear before God than the moment in which he was a pri¬ 
soner for the faith. He joined me in reciting the prayers of the dying 
and gave up Ins soul to God on the 17th July. One may easily 
conceive how painful it was to me to see my companion in qgptivity 
taken away from me, lie who had been my fellow student in the Uni¬ 
versity, and who promised to he an indefatigable labourer for the mis¬ 
sion of Cochin China, to which he had devoted all his affections. 
