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Finally, on the third summons he answered that he would set things right at his own time, and went on playing. The inhabitants of the \[57\] place, seeing their villages plundered and burnt, and the enemy advancing on the town, laid hold of the governor, and, collecting a few horsemen and some infantry, went out to meet the enemy. They behaved so bravely that they forced him to retreat. They killed fifty of his soldiers, and recovered a little of what had been plundered from the villages. The governor of the place was sent to Goa in irons. It is quite likely that the man will be appointed to some greater position, since I have seen many a time such a thing happen to that sort of official ; while those who are faithful and exert themselves for the Crown of Portugal are very soon either ruined or murdered. \[Omitted, fols. 57-64, a letter from the Archbishop of Goa of December 23, 1704, and his pastoral, dated December 22, 1704. These are a mere repetition of what has already appeared in Codex XLIV., Part IV., fol. 226. I resume on fol. 64.\] \[64\] At present there are living in Madras many Armenian merchants and a number of other persons of this race who frequent this port. Not many years ago they received a report from Persia that their race had suffered much by the gross injuries committed and the calumnies invented by those of their own nation. The Armenians are themselves the originators of these evils from the want among them of unanimity and concord. It is already known that the principal Patriarch of this race lives usually not far from the city of Arivam (Erivan). His abode is about three days' journey from that city ; the town is of considerable antiquity, and is called Uchiquilicia (Úch Qilissah), which in our tongue means 'The Three Churches.' Great veneration is paid to the place because of the numerous and ancient holy relics there. In the town called Zulfah, close to Isfahan, are three bishops; the first is called Alexandre, the second Mobies, and the third Ovanes. The last mentioned turned renegade, so nowadays his place has been taken by someone else. These bishops decline to obey the aforesaid Patriarch of the \[65\] Three Churches (whose name is Naapiet), although anciently this was the custom; and this refusal has caused great enmity. On this account a great dispute arose among the population of Zulfah about the Patriarch, some being ready to obey him, and some declining to do so. When the three bishops saw it was impossible for them to become absolute masters of the situation, they planned to take the Patriarch's life. To this intent they concocted a letter in the Patriarch's name, in which a great deal of ill and many abusive words were written about the King of Persia and the false prophet, Muhammad. Then they so manoeuvred that the letter should fall into the king's own hands through Armenians, who were friends of theirs and enemies of the Patriarch—men who professed to be zealous supporters of the Persian Crown. The letter was in the Armenian tongue, and thus the king, like a wise man, was reluctant to believe the traitors. Therefore he called to the presence an aged Armenian from among the principal men, and ordered him to read out the letter. The old man, who was called Kalãntar, fearing some treachery, feigned to be ill, stood all in a tremble, and being nearly blind, was in that way able to excuse himself from reading it. Anxious to find out the truth, the king called in an old man from the residents of Zulfah, called Gregório Jamãl, and giving \[66\] him the letter, ordered him to read it aloud. XLIV. Figures of Ascetics. 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