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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;&lt;span&gt;do&lt;/span&gt; in &lt;em&gt;Christo &lt;/em&gt;P&lt;em&gt;adre &lt;/em&gt;N&lt;em&gt;ostro&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;P&lt;em&gt;ax &lt;/em&gt;C&lt;em&gt;hristi&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;Con l’occasione della festa, che in questi giorni celebriamo dell’Apostolo delle Indie S&lt;em&gt;an &lt;/em&gt;Fran&lt;em&gt;cesc&lt;/em&gt;o Saverio, mi sento mosso, anzi costretto, à far instanza à V&lt;em&gt;ostra &lt;/em&gt;P&lt;em&gt;aternità &lt;/em&gt;di ciò, che più volte hò chiesto à suoi predecessori; cioè d’esser mandato (ove DIO mi chiama) à coltivar quella vigna, che per mezzo di S&lt;em&gt;an &lt;/em&gt;Francesco il Sig&lt;em&gt;nore&lt;/em&gt; piantò, e (se di tanto la Bontà D&lt;em&gt;ivin&lt;/em&gt;a mi amasse) ad inaffiare col sangue il terreno, che irrigò egli con sì copiosi sudori.&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;Merito, per conseguir tanta gratia, conosco, non haverne alcuno; il desiderio non di meno è grandissimo, atteso che hà lunghissimo tempo, che la D&lt;em&gt;ivina &lt;/em&gt;M&lt;em&gt;aestà&lt;/em&gt; si è degnata per sua misericordia di darmi, e mantenermi sempre viva questa vocatione all’Indie; e trà gli altri motivi, che mi spinsero ad e&lt;em&gt;n&lt;/em&gt;trare nella Compagnia, uno fù la speranza di haver sanza dubio da ottenere la licenza di andar à manifestare à Gentili Indiani la Divina Legge, ad essempio di S&lt;em&gt;an &lt;/em&gt;Fran&lt;em&gt;esc&lt;/em&gt;o Saverio, di cui nel secolo mi fù data à leggere la vita.&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;Perciò parmi, non possa, ne potrò mai vivere pienamente contento, se sarò privo di cotale speranza con esser sempre escluso dal felicissimo numero di quelli, che sono destinati à tale impresa. Per tanto con la maggior instanza possibile prego V&lt;em&gt;ostra &lt;/em&gt;P&lt;em&gt;aternità,&lt;/em&gt; che per le sue viscere paterne non può non desiderare ogni piena contentezza à ciascuno, à voler in cosa si giusta, e santa, subito, che può, consolarmi, concedendomi quella gratia, che le cerco per i meriti, e per l’amore di S&lt;em&gt;an &lt;/em&gt;Francesco, e della B&lt;em&gt;eatissi&lt;/em&gt;ma Vergine, qual sò, che di ciò gusta assai; e quando V&lt;em&gt;ostra &lt;/em&gt;P&lt;em&gt;aternità&lt;/em&gt; si degnarà di concedermela, mi darà ella subito la virtù, e le forze, che sono per ciò necessarie. In nome dunque della N&lt;em&gt;ost&lt;/em&gt;ra Sig&lt;em&gt;nor&lt;/em&gt;a, e di S&lt;em&gt;an &lt;/em&gt;Franc&lt;em&gt;esc&lt;/em&gt;o supplico di nuovo V&lt;em&gt;ostra &lt;/em&gt;P&lt;em&gt;aternità&lt;/em&gt; di quella gratia, di cui non posso (per così dire) sperarne maggiore in terra, et ottenendola havrò sempre obligo particolarissimo à V&lt;em&gt;ostra &lt;/em&gt;P&lt;em&gt;aternità&lt;/em&gt;, alle cui or&lt;em&gt;atio&lt;/em&gt;ni, e S&lt;em&gt;ant&lt;/em&gt;i Sacr&lt;em&gt;ifici &lt;/em&gt;molto mi raccom&lt;em&gt;m&lt;/em&gt;ando facendole humilissima riverenza.&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;Di V&lt;em&gt;ostra &lt;/em&gt;P&lt;em&gt;aternità &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;Figlio, e Servo indegniss&lt;em&gt;im&lt;/em&gt;o nel Sig&lt;em&gt;nor&lt;/em&gt;e&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;Gio&lt;em&gt;vanni &lt;/em&gt;Batt&lt;em&gt;ist&lt;/em&gt;a Noris.&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;Napoli .3. di Dec&lt;em&gt;embre&lt;/em&gt; 1650. &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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