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                <text>Old Society (1540-1773)</text>
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              <text>&lt;p&gt;M&lt;em&gt;ol&lt;/em&gt;to R&lt;em&gt;everen&lt;/em&gt;do in &lt;em&gt;Chris&lt;/em&gt;to P&lt;em&gt;ad&lt;/em&gt;re N&lt;em&gt;ost&lt;/em&gt;ro&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Sò &lt;/span&gt;di dovergli apportare fastidio nelle congratulationi di Moltissimi suoi figli che gli scriveranno da tutte le Provincie &lt;span&gt;p&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;er&lt;/em&gt; il nuovo carico di P&lt;em&gt;ad&lt;/em&gt;re N&lt;em&gt;ost&lt;/em&gt;ro, con tutto ciò no&lt;em&gt;n&lt;/em&gt; hò possuto raffrenarmi di no&lt;em&gt;n&lt;/em&gt; fare io il &lt;span&gt;med&lt;em&gt;esim&lt;/em&gt;o&lt;/span&gt; tra &lt;span&gt;gl’&lt;/span&gt;altri, e priego il Sig&lt;em&gt;no&lt;/em&gt;re Iddio gli &lt;span&gt;vogli &lt;/span&gt;concedere quanto V&lt;em&gt;ostra&lt;/em&gt; P&lt;em&gt;aterni&lt;/em&gt;ta brama di forze e di &lt;span&gt;gratie &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;p&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;er&lt;/em&gt;puoter portare una soma tale. Ma &lt;span&gt;p&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;er&lt;/em&gt; sapere V&lt;em&gt;ostra&lt;/em&gt; &lt;span&gt;P&lt;em&gt;aterni&lt;/em&gt;ta &lt;/span&gt;à pieno la causa perche io che sono studente theologo di p&lt;em&gt;rim&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;o&lt;/span&gt; anno sono stato si sollecito à far tal ufficio, si è, perche no&lt;em&gt;n&lt;/em&gt; hò possuto contenere &lt;span&gt;la &lt;/span&gt;fiamma del desiderio, co&lt;em&gt;n&lt;/em&gt; la quale Dio N&lt;em&gt;ost&lt;/em&gt;ro Sig&lt;em&gt;no&lt;/em&gt;re dal pri&lt;span&gt;n&lt;/span&gt;cipio del Mio Novitiato &lt;span&gt;m’hà &lt;/span&gt;abbru&lt;span&gt;g&lt;/span&gt;giato il cuore, cioè circa le missioni dall’Indie, ne tal desiderio è prescritto à luogo, ò natione, ma solo alla salvatione et ag&lt;span&gt;&lt;em&gt;g&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;iu&lt;/em&gt;to &lt;span&gt;degl’&lt;/span&gt;Infedeli. &lt;span&gt;ad &lt;/span&gt;ogni creatione di &lt;span&gt;Nuovo &lt;/span&gt;Generale hò scritto, et mi è stato risposto ch’aspettassi fino all’esser studente di Theologia, et hor &lt;span&gt;vi &lt;/span&gt;sono gia; mancherà &lt;span&gt;forse &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;p&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span&gt;er&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;ch&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;e&lt;/span&gt; la porta di quelle parti è chiusa, vi bisognano pure genti che l’aprono; Ma V&lt;em&gt;ostr&lt;/em&gt;a P&lt;em&gt;aterni&lt;/em&gt;ta no&lt;em&gt;n&lt;/em&gt; sa s’io posso aprirla, et entrare à quelle parti, speriamo in Dio, poiche da lui si spera ogni ag&lt;span&gt;&lt;em&gt;g&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;iu&lt;/em&gt;to e gratia, et lui hà dà fare il tutto. S’informi pure V&lt;em&gt;ostr&lt;/em&gt;a P&lt;em&gt;aterni&lt;/em&gt;ta dal P&lt;em&gt;ad&lt;/em&gt;re Bompiani N&lt;em&gt;ost&lt;/em&gt;ro P&lt;em&gt;rovi&lt;span&gt;n&lt;/span&gt;cia&lt;/em&gt;le della mia salute, e forze, e mi consoli &lt;span&gt;p&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;er&lt;/em&gt; &lt;span&gt;amór &lt;/span&gt;di Dio, et se no&lt;em&gt;n&lt;/em&gt; giudica di consolarmi, no&lt;em&gt;n&lt;/em&gt; per questo io cessarò di perseverare corrispondendo &lt;span&gt;alle &lt;/span&gt;continue chiamate di Dio, nelle cui mani stò&lt;span&gt;.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;P&lt;em&gt;er &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;fine alli Santi Sacrificij di V&lt;em&gt;ostr&lt;/em&gt;a P&lt;em&gt;aterni&lt;/em&gt;ta molto mi raccomando.&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;Di V&lt;em&gt;ostr&lt;/em&gt;a P&lt;em&gt;aterni&lt;/em&gt;ta&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;Inutile Servo nel Sig&lt;em&gt;no&lt;/em&gt;re&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;Prospero Intorcetta&lt;span&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;da Mess&lt;em&gt;in&lt;/em&gt;a 15&lt;span&gt;. di&lt;/span&gt; febraro 1652.&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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              <text>Gotifredi, Aloysius (1595-1652)</text>
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