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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 P&lt;em&gt;ad&lt;/em&gt;re Nostro in &lt;em&gt;Christo&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;P&lt;span&gt;ax &lt;/span&gt;C&lt;span&gt;hristi &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;Nel principio del nuovo carico quale Dio N&lt;em&gt;ost&lt;/em&gt;ro Sig&lt;em&gt;no&lt;/em&gt;re hà dato à V&lt;em&gt;ostr&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;a &lt;/span&gt;P&lt;em&gt;aterni&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;ta &lt;/span&gt;per bene della Nostra S&lt;em&gt;an&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;ta&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Comp&lt;em&gt;agni&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;a&lt;/span&gt;, io confidato nella carità del nuovo Padre hò volsuto inviarle queste linee, per le quali me gli dedico prima per figlio, benche indegno, et inutile, e doppo gli dò raguaglio ch’io son chiamato da Dio p&lt;em&gt;er &lt;/em&gt;mezzo del glorioso S&lt;em&gt;an &lt;/em&gt;Fran&lt;em&gt;ces&lt;/em&gt;co X&lt;em&gt;averi&lt;/em&gt;o alle missioni del Giappone, Indie, ò altre parti d’infedeli, ove N&lt;em&gt;ost&lt;/em&gt;ro Sig&lt;em&gt;no&lt;/em&gt;re, m’invierà per mezzo de miei Superiori; io di ciò ne feci istanza al N&lt;em&gt;ost&lt;/em&gt;ro P&lt;em&gt;ad&lt;/em&gt;re Mutio, e Pa&lt;em&gt;dr&lt;/em&gt;e Vinc&lt;em&gt;en&lt;/em&gt;zo Caraffa di fel&lt;em&gt;ice&lt;/em&gt; mem&lt;em&gt;oria&lt;/em&gt; et adesso à V&lt;em&gt;ostr&lt;/em&gt;a P&lt;em&gt;aterni&lt;/em&gt;ta. Mi scrisse dà Roma il N&lt;em&gt;ostr&lt;/em&gt;o P&lt;em&gt;ad&lt;/em&gt;re Pro&lt;em&gt;vincia&lt;/em&gt;le che era serrata la porta à quelle parti, con tutto ciò io non perdo la speranza; onde priego caldamente à V&lt;em&gt;ostr&lt;/em&gt;a P&lt;em&gt;aterni&lt;/em&gt;tà, che se Dio N&lt;em&gt;ost&lt;/em&gt;ro Sig&lt;em&gt;no&lt;/em&gt;re gl’inspira nel cuore di mandar gente in quei paessi per battere la porta fortemente accio s’apri, e si dij adito a gl’operarij nella cultura di quelle vigne, si vogli servir di me per instromento, et poi lasci operare l’onnipotente mano di Dio. La mia vocatione fù prima del mio ingresso alla Religione, nella q&lt;em&gt;ua&lt;/em&gt;le hò studiato l’accademia e filosofia, et adesso insegno gram&lt;em&gt;mati&lt;/em&gt;ca in Bizzini essendo questo il terz’anno di secolo, sono d’età di 24. in 25. anni, e da quando che fui Novitio che mi essercito in predicàr al popolo nelle Piazze, essendo che Dio p&lt;em&gt;er&lt;/em&gt; questo offitio m’hà eletto; hò scritto le cose à minuto p&lt;em&gt;er &lt;/em&gt;esser questa la prima da me inviata à V&lt;em&gt;ostr&lt;/em&gt;a P&lt;em&gt;aterni&lt;/em&gt;ta a i Santi Sacrificij della q&lt;em&gt;ua&lt;/em&gt;le caldamente mi raccomando, e priego S&lt;em&gt;u&lt;/em&gt;a D&lt;em&gt;ivi&lt;/em&gt;na M&lt;em&gt;aes&lt;/em&gt;tà gli vogli concedere quel tanto che lei desidera à mag&lt;em&gt;gio&lt;/em&gt;r Sua gloria.&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;Di V&lt;em&gt;os&lt;/em&gt;tra P&lt;em&gt;aterni&lt;/em&gt;ta&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;Inutili&lt;em&gt;ssi&lt;/em&gt;mo Servo e figlio nel Sig&lt;em&gt;no&lt;/em&gt;re&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;Prospero Intorcetta.&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
&lt;p&gt;Bizzini 25. di Marzo 1650. &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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