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              <text>&lt;p&gt;M&lt;em&gt;ol&lt;/em&gt;to Rev&lt;em&gt;erendo&lt;/em&gt; in Christo P&lt;em&gt;ad&lt;/em&gt;re N&lt;em&gt;ost&lt;/em&gt;ro&lt;span&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;em&gt;Pax Christi&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;Padre, alle prime chiamate ch’io hebbi da Dio alla Comp&lt;em&gt;agni&lt;/em&gt;a, Se non &lt;span&gt;forse &lt;/span&gt;avanti, con particolar sentimento mi sentij muovere à i patimenti dell’India, e talvolta ancor &lt;span&gt;Secolare &lt;/span&gt;mi sentivo talmente molto l’affetto, che fatto in certa maniera centro del mio Cuore il patire dell’India non mi pareva di trova altrove vera contentezza d’animo che nella considera&lt;span&gt;t&lt;/span&gt;ione di quello. Due anni, e quattro mesi sono scorsi da che misi il piede nella Comp&lt;em&gt;agni&lt;/em&gt;a nel qual tempo non solo quest’affetto non si è scemato, ma anche accresciuti, ed ampliati i desiderij, saldo et immobile per grande gratia del Sig&lt;em&gt;no&lt;/em&gt;r Dio s’è mantenuto, fossero pur grandi gl’ostacoli, che la natura cò suoi affetti porgesse. Ho havuto nella Comp&lt;em&gt;agni&lt;/em&gt;a un Parente il P&lt;em&gt;adre&lt;/em&gt; Gio&lt;em&gt;vanni&lt;/em&gt; Pietro Crassi, che è morto nel Giappone doppo li felici successi di due anni, che vi si fermò, e pare conveniente che, giache il Sig&lt;em&gt;no&lt;/em&gt;re m’ha chiamato nella medesima Religione, seguiti il suo Spirito, qual fo&lt;span&gt;r&lt;/span&gt;se esso Padre m’impetra dal Cielo, con intraprendere le fatiche che fù sforzato lasciare dalla Subita morte. Dunque, scrivendo queste ultime righe colle ginocchià a terra&lt;span&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; instantemente lo prego à non volermi escludere dalla prima occasione che si porge d’andar n&lt;span&gt;e&lt;/span&gt;ll’una, &lt;span&gt;ò &lt;/span&gt;nell’altra India, o in qualsivoglia altra rimota parte del mondo p&lt;em&gt;er&lt;/em&gt; servitio di Dio, à cui tanto, e tanto sono obligato. Scrivo al P&lt;em&gt;adre&lt;/em&gt; Gio&lt;em&gt;vanni&lt;/em&gt; Mar&lt;span&gt;r&lt;/span&gt;acci Procuratore di Goa, e di tutto animo me gli offerisco Comp&lt;em&gt;agn&lt;/em&gt;o nel suo vicino ritorno all’India, quando così V&lt;em&gt;ostra&lt;/em&gt; P&lt;em&gt;aternità&lt;/em&gt; si Compiaccia. Le forze del corpo ottimamente mi servono, il numero degl’anni che non passano li 19 mi suggerisce che quanto più presto vado conforme alla chiamata di Dio all’India, tanto più facilmente apprenderò i costumi, necessarij &lt;span&gt;à &lt;/span&gt;sapersi per gloria di Dio, di quelle incolte genti. Studio in Pavirano il terzo anno di Rettorica. Mi metto totalmente nelle mani di V&lt;em&gt;ostra &lt;/em&gt;P&lt;em&gt;aternità&lt;/em&gt; faccia di me il meglio, e se vedrò concordante il parer suo co’i miei desiderij non dubito punto che saranno da Dio, qual nella persona di V&lt;em&gt;ostra &lt;/em&gt;P&lt;em&gt;aternità&lt;/em&gt; con ogni affetto di riverenza riconosco. &lt;span&gt;P&lt;em&gt;er&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/span&gt;fine caldam&lt;em&gt;en&lt;/em&gt;te mi raccom&lt;span&gt;&lt;em&gt;m&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;ando ne suoi Santis&lt;em&gt;simi&lt;/em&gt; Sagrificij&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;Di V&lt;em&gt;ostra&lt;/em&gt; P&lt;em&gt;aternità&lt;/em&gt; M&lt;em&gt;olto&lt;/em&gt; Rev&lt;em&gt;erenda &lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p&gt;Gio&lt;em&gt;vanni&lt;/em&gt; Batt&lt;em&gt;ist&lt;/em&gt;a Crassi&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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