The Commentary of Father Monserrate 1.7

1.7

In the two remaining books which I have added to those already mentioned, I have written in the same fashion a record of my journey to Ethiopia and a brief account of the condition and natural history of Arabia. In these books I have endeavoured (if I may say so without arrogance) to correct, explain and reconcile — in as seemly and moderate a manner as possible — many passages in those Geographers and Historians who have written about India and Arabia : and this I have done as a service to the teachers and lecturers in our own schools. I trust that my work may have been done to the glory of the divine Name and to the benefit of men's minds — a benefit which should not only be earnestly desired but sought after with all one's might. If my double work appears, in your most weighty judgment, to achieve these two aims, I believe that it will be amply satisfying to you. — Farewell. January 7th, 1591.