THE
THEATER
OF
IAPONIA'S
CONSTANCY
.
THE
cause
of
the
ensuing
so
strange
and
cruell
Martyrdomes
,
such
as
were
neuer
heard
of
in
the
Kingdom
of
Iaponia
,
since
the
Persecution
against
the
Christians
there
began
,
was
this
as
followeth
.
Whereas
the
Emperour
of
Iaponia
some
yeares
past
,
had
forbidden
,
by
Proclamation
throughout
all
the
Prouinces
of
that
Kingdome
,
vpon
paine
of
death
,
that
no
Sayler
or
Mariner
should
bring
any
Christian
Religious
man
into
Iaponia
;
which
was
a
thing
very
easy
to
be
done
,
in
regard
that
Manila
the
chiefe
Citty
of
the
Philippine
Ilands
is
so
neare
,
and
where
there
is
so
great
trafficke
betweene
the
Spanyards
and
Iaponians
:
Notwithstanding
some
there
were
both
Christians
,
and
Catholike
Marriners
,
who
styrred
vp
with
zeale
of
Gods
Honour
,
not
regarding
the
threats
and
penaltyes
of
the
lawes
,
did
bring
at
sundry
tymes
from
Manila
into
Iaponia
,
many
Religious
men
,
in
secular
apparell
,
to
cultiuate
and
manure
that
new-planted
Vineyard
of
this
new-found
Christendome
.
Amongst
the
sayd
Marriners
there
was
one
more
famous
than
the
rest
,
Captayne
of
a
ship
,
called
Ioachim
,
who
as
he
sayled
from
Manila
towards
Iaponia
,
carried
with
him
two
very
Reuerend
Religious
men
,
the
one
wherof
was
called
Father
Pedro
de
Zuniga
of
the
Order
of
S.
Austen
,
and
the
other
,
Father
Lewis
de
Flores
of
the
Order
of
S.
Dominicke
,
whome
he
could
not
transport
so
secretly
,
but
they
were
betrayed
by
certayne
Hollande
s
,
who
euen
vpon
the
very
shoare
of
Iaponia
,
inuaded
and
robbed
Ioachims
ship
,
and
also
accused
him
before
the
Emperours
Officers
,
for
bringing
the
sayd
Religious
men
with
him
into
Iaponia
,
contrary
to
the
Emperours
Proclamation
:
And
for
this
cause
was
Ioachim
presently
cast
into
prison
at
Firandum
,
togeather
with
the
sayd
two
Fathers
,
and
all
the
other
Marriners
that
were
Christians
.
There
was
at
that
tyme
in
the
same
Citty
residing
another
Religious
man
of
the
order
of
S.
Dominick
who
went
about
to
deliuer
the
foresayd
Father
Lewis
out
of
prison
;
which
indeed
he
had
almost
effected
,
togeather
with
the
deliuery
of
many
more
Christians
that
were
in
the
same
Prison
;
but
because
he
could
not
breake
open
the
prison
doores
without
great
noyse
,
nor
bring
to
passe
what
he
had
determined
,
with
that
secrecy
he
desired
,
his
plot
was
soone
discouered
,
and
all
the
Prisoners
brought
backe
againe
into
prison
.
When
the
Emperour
heard
of
this
,
he
tooke
the
matter
so
heynously
,
and
was
so
inraged
against
the
Christians
,
aswell
in
regard
of
the
new
comming
of
those
Religious
men
into
his
Kingdome
,
to
preach
the
Christian
fayth
,
as
also
,
because
they
had
broken
his
Maiesties
prison
;
that
without
delay
,
he
commanded
the
Gouernour
of
Nangasachi
presently
to
repayre
to
Firandum
,
and
there
put
to
death
first
of
all
Ioachim
the
Captayne
,
and
afterwards
the
two
Religious
men
that
he
brought
with
him
,
as
also
all
the
other
Marriners
,
that
were
Christians
.
Moreouer
he
commanded
,
that
all
other
Religious
men
,
whether
they
were
of
Europe
,
or
of
Iaponia
who
were
imprisoned
in
diuers
Cittyes
should
be
put
to
death
.
And
the
like
punishment
he
charged
to
be
inflicted
vpon
all
Widows
,
and
Orphanes
,
whose
Husbands
,
or
Parents
had
in
the
former
Persecution
of
late
yeares
,
suffered
death
for
the
fayth
of
Christ
.
The
Gouernour
with
all
speed
,
at
the
Emperours
commaundment
,
came
to
Firandum
,
where
calling
for
the
prisoners
,
he
began
to
examine
and
aske
them
many
questions
;
as
,
whether
they
were
Christians
?
From
whence
they
came
?
Of
what
Nation
they
were
?
And
when
,
and
where
they
were
baptized
?
Nor
he
did
forget
,
now
and
then
to
exhort
them
to
renounce
their
Fayth
,
promising
them
their
liues
,
if
they
would
so
do
;
&
affirming
that
he
had
full
power
and
Commission
from
the
Emperour
,
for
what
he
promised
.
But
to
this
last
,
one
and
the
selfe
same
most
constant
Reply
was
made
by
all
;
That
nothing
in
the
world
should
cause
them
deny
their
fayth
,
nor
breake
the
promise
they
had
made
to
IESVS
CHRIST
in
Baptisme
.
Vpon
which
answere
and
firme
resolution
,
the
Gouernour
presently
pronounced
sentence
,
and
condemned
the
Captayne
Ioachim
,
and
the
two
Religious
Fathers
Pedro
de
Zuniga
the
Augustine
Friar
,
and
Father
Lewis
de
Flores
the
Dominican
,
to
be
burned
aliue
,
&
the
rest
of
the
Marriners
,
who
were
twelue
in
number
,
to
be
beheaded
.
Now
these
holy
Confessours
of
IESVS
CHRIST
hauing
receaued
this
doom
,
the
more
to
increase
their
ioy
and
assurance
of
dying
for
Christs
sake
,
demanded
of
the
Gouernour
,
for
what
cause
he
adiudged
them
to
death
?
And
they
receiued
this
answere
in
very
plaine
tearmes
:
to
wit
,
that
the
Religious
men
must
dye
,
because
they
had
against
the
Emperours
decree
,
entred
into
Iaponia
to
preach
the
law
of
Christ
;
and
the
rest
for
that
they
had
brought
the
said
Preachers
into
the
Countrey
to
that
end
.
Which
plaine
declaration
was
an
exceeding
ioy
and
Iubily
of
heart
vnto
them
all
,
when
they
saw
themselues
condemned
to
death
for
the
fayth
,
and
loue
of
IESVS
CHRIST
.
The
place
appointed
for
the
execution
,
was
out
of
the
Citty
of
Firandum
,
where
there
was
a
faire
and
large
plot
of
ground
,
like
vnto
an
Amphitheater
,
all
inclosed
round
with
woodden
rayles
.
Hither
were
the
holy
Confessours
brought
forth
of
the
Citty
,
with
infinite
multitudes
of
people
,
and
the
three
foremost
placed
ech
one
at
a
pillar
,
or
stake
,
whereunto
they
were
bound
,
with
great
aboundance
of
fagots
,
and
wood
layd
round
about
them
.
But
before
the
fire
was
kindled
,
the
other
twelue
Marriners
heads
were
stroken
off
within
the
foresaid
place
,
before
the
eyes
of
the
Holy
Confessours
,
that
stood
now
ready
at
the
stake
to
be
burned
.
Heere
now
the
good
Captayne
Ioachim
made
knowne
the
force
of
Christian
Eloquence
,
being
not
only
permitted
,
but
also
commanded
by
the
sayd
two
Religious
Fathers
his
Companions
(
who
by
reason
of
the
short
tyme
of
their
abode
in
Iaponia
,
had
not
yet
learned
the
language
of
that
countrey
)
to
professe
the
fayth
of
Christ
in
the
name
of
all
the
rest
.
Of
whome
,
such
as
did
both
see
and
heare
him
,
do
affirme
,
that
he
seemed
rather
to
speake
like
an
Apostle
,
then
an
ordinary
Preacher
,
much
lesse
a
poore
Marriner
;
such
was
the
feruour
,
such
the
courage
wherewith
he
preached
IESVS
CHRIST
,
in
the
very
middest
of
the
fyre
and
smoke
.
And
by
how
much
more
the
barbarous
Gentils
endeauoured
aswell
by
often
interrupting
him
,
as
by
threats
,
to
make
him
hold
his
peace
;
so
much
the
more
did
he
cry
out
,
and
say
,
that
it
was
meet
he
should
rather
obey
God
then
Man
.
Neyther
,
can
I
be
terrified
(
sayd
he
)
by
your
threatninges
:
for
what
more
cruell
,
or
more
grieuous
torment
can
you
deuise
,
then
that
which
I
now
indure
in
burning
heere
aliue
?
And
this
he
said
out
of
the
middest
of
the
burning
fire
,
as
if
it
had
bene
out
of
a
flaming
pulpit
,
with
an
admirable
feruour
of
spirit
,
being
indeed
inflamed
with
the
loue
of
IESVS
CHRIST
.
Nor
did
he
leaue
darting
out
such
fiery
words
,
vntill
himselfe
,
togeather
with
his
two
most
blessed
Companions
,
with
wonderfull
constancy
ended
their
liues
,
and
that
in
so
quiet
a
manner
,
as
if
they
had
been
altogeather
immoueable
,
and
wrapt
in
heauenly
contemplation
.
This
first
Pageant
was
represented
vpon
the
one
and
twentith
day
of
August
,
in
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
1622.
in
presence
of
an
infinite
number
of
Christians
,
who
by
continuall
acclamations
and
crying
out
,
and
calling
vpon
God
to
assist
them
,
endeauoured
by
all
meanes
possible
to
encourage
the
holy
Martyrs
to
suffer
death
patiently
,
for
the
loue
of
IESVS
CHRIST
.
The
Executioners
,
as
soone
as
they
perceyued
that
the
Martyrs
were
dead
,
went
,
and
exposed
the
heads
of
those
which
they
had
first
stroken
of
,
vpon
a
very
high
Table
,
to
the
greater
feare
,
and
terrour
of
all
that
should
behold
them
.
But
the
bodyes
,
aswell
of
those
that
were
beheaded
,
as
of
those
that
were
burned
,
they
layd
them
all
vpon
a
heape
togeather
,
within
the
place
of
execution
,
well
guarded
round
about
with
railes
of
wood
,
as
also
with
souldiers
,
vntill
further
order
were
giuen
what
should
be
done
with
them
.
The
concourse
of
the
people
that
came
thither
both
night
and
day
to
worship
those
Holy
Reliques
,
was
wonderfull
;
notwithstanding
the
many
and
grieuous
blowes
,
yea
and
wounds
which
they
receyued
of
the
souldiers
who
were
commanded
there
to
watch
,
that
no
Christian
should
take
away
any
of
the
same
.
But
yet
all
they
could
do
,
was
not
inough
to
preuaile
against
the
good
desires
of
the
Christians
,
but
that
some
of
the
more
principall
sort
,
what
by
their
owne
Industry
,
and
what
by
bribing
of
the
souldiers
,
with
pious
deceyt
stole
away
some
of
the
bodyes
.
Amongst
which
they
had
a
particular
care
to
take
away
the
whole
body
of
Father
Pedro
de
Zuniga
,
with
intention
to
conuay
it
first
to
the
Citty
of
Manila
,
&
from
thence
to
send
it
into
Spaine
,
where
the
Honour
of
so
worthy
a
death
,
and
the
ornaments
of
so
glorious
a
Triumph
,
due
not
only
to
the
excellency
of
his
Vertue
and
Piety
,
but
also
to
the
Nobility
of
his
bloud
and
birth
(
his
Father
being
Marquesse
of
Manrique
,
&
sometymes
Viceroy
of
Hispaniola
,
or
new
Spaine
)
are
expected
to
be
celebrated
with
all
due
Reuerence
and
Solemnity
.
The
Gouernour
of
Nangasachi
,
after
he
had
bestowed
the
crowne
of
Martyrdome
vpon
these
victorious
Champions
,
sent
his
Officers
to
Omura
to
fetch
those
other
Christians
,
of
whome
we
made
mention
before
,
who
lay
there
in
prison
,
desiring
and
longing
for
nothing
so
much
as
to
see
that
happy
houre
,
wherin
they
might
come
to
shed
their
bloud
for
the
loue
of
IESVS
Christ
.
Behold
now
heere
,
I
beseech
you
(
Gentle
Spectators
)
behold
heere
a
conflict
,
nay
rather
an
admirable
Combate
,
and
such
a
Combate
as
the
like
was
neuer
seene
before
in
all
Iaponia
.
Fiue
and
fifty
valiant
Champions
of
IESVS
Christ
,
vpon
one
and
the
selfe
same
day
,
obteined
the
victorious
Palme
of
martyrdome
,
in
manner
as
followeth
.
Of
these
most
happy
Warryours
of
Christ
,
fiue
&
twenty
were
taken
out
of
prison
at
Omura
,
wherin
,
though
some
longer
then
others
,
yet
all
in
generall
,
as
young
souldiers
they
had
bene
trayned
vp
in
this
priuate
Fencing-Schoole
,
with
so
hard
,
and
miserable
a
vsage
,
as
barbarous
Heathens
are
accustomed
to
entertaine
such
guests
withall
.
For
,
there
was
made
vnder
the
ground
,
a
most
horrible
and
filthy
Caue
,
scarce
large
inough
for
twelue
ordinary
matt-beds
of
bulrushes
,
to
lye
one
by
another
.
Heere
sometimes
thirty
prisoners
,
sometimes
more
,
three
and
three
to
a
matte
of
eight
palmes
long
,
and
three
in
breadth
,
were
constrained
to
lodge
both
night
and
day
,
without
hauing
so
much
as
one
foote
of
roome
more
to
stir
vp
and
downe
in
:
&
which
is
more
(
and
of
it self
alone
had
bene
inough
to
dispatch
them
all
in
short
tyme
)
in
the
very
same
roome
,
they
were
to
giue
place
vnto
the
necessity
of
nature
.
And
as
for
their
dyet
,
the
daily
pittance
allowed
them
,
was
a
little
dish
of
blacke
Ryce
,
with
a
few
broyled
Pilchards
,
or
as
it
chanced
now
and
then
a
suppe
of
broth
,
wherein
Radish
leaues
had
bene
boyled
.
In
the
meane
time
,
whilest
the
Officers
were
taking
these
couragious
Champions
out
of
the
foresaid
miserable
dungeon
,
to
be
conueyed
to
the
place
of
execution
,
the
Gouernour
called
for
thirty
men
&
women
also
out
of
the
prison
of
Nangasachi
,
whome
he
determined
to
put
to
death
togeather
,
with
those
that
were
to
come
from
Omura
.
And
when
he
had
giuen
sentence
of
death
against
them
,
commanding
that
the
same
should
be
put
in
execution
the
next
day
,
he
sent
them
backe
againe
vnto
prison
:
who
albeit
they
went
chayned
all
togeather
,
like
malefactours
,
worthy
to
dye
for
most
notorious
crymes
;
yet
they
departed
from
the
Iudgment
seat
with
great
Ioy
and
Iubily
of
heart
,
euery
one
holding
vp
a
Crucifix
,
or
other
Crosse
in
his
hand
,
as
high
as
he
could
,
in
signe
of
Tryumph
.
The
troupe
of
couragious
Women
marched
first
;
amongst
whome
one
more
eminent
,
as
Captayne
,
went
before
the
rest
,
with
a
banner
of
Christ
IESVS
crucifyed
displayed
in
her
hands
.
After
her
followed
all
the
rest
in
manner
of
procession
,
sounding
forth
the
prayses
of
Almighty
God
,
with
all
honour
,
and
magnificence
,
and
contempt
of
the
Idols
with
all
scorne
and
reproach
:
wherof
many
of
the
woman
lifted
vp
in
their
armes
towards
Heauen
,
their
little
sucking
Christian
Babes
,
as
Sacrifices
ready
to
be
offred
vnto
God
together
with
themselues
.
After
the
women
followed
the
vndaunted
band
of
men
,
putting
likewise
themselues
in
such
order
of
procession
,
that
affoarded
a
most
worthy
&
pleasant
shew
vnto
the
eyes
of
God
,
&
to
all
the
Christians
that
beheld
the
same
;
who
not
contented
with
the
only
beholding
therof
,
but
inflamed
with
an
holy
emulation
of
their
hapines
,
went
also
in
great
numbers
accompanying
them
,
&
following
their
steps
with
great
reuerence
&
deuotion
.
Not
long
after
this
,
entred
into
the
Citty
the
foresaid
Prisoners
that
were
sent
for
from
Omura
,
in
number
fiue
and
twenty
,
amongst
whome
one
and
twenty
were
Religious
men
of
diuers
Orders
:
Whom
when
the
Christians
of
Nangasachi
beheld
,
what
flocking
made
they
(
thinke
you
)
to
come
to
see
,
and
to
salute
them
?
Who
is
able
to
recount
with
what
teares
and
sighes
euery
one
now
entertained
his
ghostly
Father
,
by
whome
he
had
bene
baptized
,
and
regenerated
in
Christ
IESVS
?
Who
can
expresse
with
what
weeping
and
lamentation
they
deplored
their
owne
most
lamentable
case
,
that
these
their
spirituall
Fathers
,
Tutours
,
and
Maisters
,
should
now
be
depriued
of
life
,
by
whose
meanes
the
life
of
grace
had
not
only
bene
so
long
nourished
and
conserued
,
but
euen
first
of
all
infused
into
their
soules
?
In
the
meane
tyme
,
the
ioyfull
Fathers
ceased
not
to
comfort
their
afflicted
children
,
bidding
them
be
of
good
comfort
;
&
encouraging
them
to
put
their
trust
in
the
Fatherly
protection
of
Almighty
God
;
assuring
them
that
his
Infinite
Goodnes
would
neuer
let
them
want
other
Fathers
and
Maisters
to
nourish
,
and
increase
their
good
desires
.
And
so
finally
exhorting
,
&
animating
them
to
perseuere
constantly
in
the
sincere
and
true
fayth
of
IESVS
Christ
,
euen
vntill
death
,
they
tooke
their
last
farewells
.
Being
now
come
vnto
the
place
of
execution
,
the
Officers
assigned
euery
one
a
pillar
or
stake
,
wherat
he
was
to
be
burned
;
which
euery
one
of
the
holy
Priests
,
before
they
were
bound
vnto
them
,
falling
downe
vpon
his
knees
,
with
great
reuerence
imbraced
,
and
saluted
with
a
thousand
kisses
:
The
like
also
did
the
lay
Religious
Brothers
,
being
moued
therunto
by
the
pious
example
of
the
Priests
.
The
sight
wherof
was
a
cause
of
great
admiration
to
the
Beholders
,
and
stirred
vp
in
the
harts
of
many
so
great
feeling
of
deuotion
,
that
they
could
not
refraine
from
teares
.
In
this
meane
tyme
,
whilest
those
thirty
prisoners
,
which
(
as
before
we
recounted
)
had
bene
sent
backe
with
their
sentence
of
death
to
the
prison
,
in
the
same
Citty
,
were
coming
towards
the
same
place
of
execution
;
the
officers
were
busied
in
binding
to
their
seuerall
pillars
the
fiue
and
twenty
before
named
,
all
whome
they
bound
but
very
loosely
in
order
following
.
Vnto
the
foure
first
pillars
were
bound
foure
Men
,
condemned
for
no
other
crime
,
but
only
because
they
had
sometimes
entertained
and
lodged
in
their
houses
with
great
charity
some
of
the
sayd
Religious
Fathers
.
Next
vnto
these
stood
the
one
and
twenty
Religious
men
,
some
of
Europe
,
and
the
rest
of
Iaponia
.
The
first
place
amongst
these
,
was
allotted
to
the
Reuerend
Father
Charles
Spinola
,
an
Italian
Priest
of
the
Society
of
IESVS
,
borne
in
Genua
,
and
descended
of
the
renowed
Bloud
and
Family
of
the
Spinola's
,
greatly
reuerenced
and
accounted
of
amongst
all
men
,
by
reason
of
his
Birth
,
but
much
more
in
regard
of
his
excellent
Vertue
,
his
rare
parts
,
and
singular
endowments
both
of
mind
and
body
;
as
also
for
his
excessiue
and
continuall
labours
&
paines
,
employed
in
cultiuating
the
vineyard
of
Christ
IESVS
in
Iaponia
,
so
far
from
his
Natiue
Country
,
which
he
,
and
all
the
rest
of
those
who
were
of
Europe
,
had
forsaken
for
the
loue
of
God
,
to
gaine
soules
in
India
.
After
Father
Spinola
,
followed
the
Reuerend
Fa.
Angelus
Ferrerius
of
the
order
of
S.
Dominicke
;
Fa.
Ioseph
de
S.
Iacintho
of
the
same
Order
;
Fa.
Iacinthus
,
also
of
the
same
.
Then
followed
Father
Sebastian
Quimura
of
the
Society
of
IESVS
,
a
Cittizen
of
Firandum
borne
in
Iaponia
,
who
had
liued
there
thirty
yeares
in
the
Society
of
IESVS
,
of
which
he
had
bene
Priest
for
the
space
of
twenty
;
being
himself
the
first
Iaponian
that
euer
tooke
vpon
him
the
holy
Order
of
Priesthood
,
wherin
he
shewed
himselfe
a
most
worthy
labourer
in
the
vineyard
of
his
Country
,
a
man
endowed
with
singular
Vertues
,
and
an
excellent
Preacher
in
the
Iaponian
language
.
Then
followed
the
Reuerend
Father
Peter
de
Auila
of
the
order
of
S.
Francis
;
Father
Richard
de
S.
Anna
of
the
same
Order
;
Father
Alfonsus
de
Mena
of
the
order
of
S.
Dominicke
;
Father
Francis
de
Morales
of
the
same
.
They
that
were
not
Priests
,
were
placed
in
this
order
:
Vincentius
,
a
Religious
Brother
of
the
order
of
Saint
Francis
borne
in
Europe
:
Anthony
Fugia
a
Iaponian
,
of
the
Society
of
IESVS
:
Gonsaluus
Fusay
of
the
same
Society
and
Countrey
:
Petrus
Zampo
of
the
same
both
religion
and
Countrey
:
Michael
Iaponensis
of
the
same
Order
.
After
these
againe
followed
foure
other
of
the
order
of
S.
Dominicke
:
And
last
of
all
were
brought
three
of
the
Society
of
IESVS
borne
in
Iaponia
,
to
wit
Thomas
Acasgin
,
Ludouicus
Cauarato
,
who
were
likewise
bound
to
their
pillars
,
and
Iohn
Chacoco
,
who
alone
amongst
those
fiue
and
twenty
that
were
condemned
to
the
fire
,
for
want
of
a
pillar
whereat
to
be
burned
,
was
beheaded
presently
;
and
first
of
all
obtayned
the
crowne
of
Martyrdome
by
the
sword
.
So
as
to
reckon
them
ouer
againe
there
were
of
secular
men
Foure
,
that
were
condemned
for
receiuing
of
the
Religious
Fathers
into
their
houses
,
Nine
religious
men
of
the
order
of
S.
Dominicke
,
Three
of
Saint
Francis
,
and
Nine
of
the
Society
of
IESVS
,
all
which
being
put
together
,
do
make
the
full
number
of
fiue
and
twenty
Crowned-Martyrs
.
The
Executioners
had
scarce
made
an
end
of
placing
and
binding
these
vnto
their
pillars
,
when
behold
that
other
new
troupe
of
thirty
glorious
Confessours
which
were
condemned
to
be
beheaded
,
were
brought
to
the
same
place
,
who
as
soone
as
they
saw
the
religious
men
,
they
fell
sodainly
to
imbracing
,
and
saluting
them
with
many
teares
and
sighes
.
Amongst
the
rest
,
a
certaine
Matrone
called
Isabella
Fernandez
,
came
running
to
the
pillar
wherunto
Father
Charles
Spinola
was
bound
,
to
giue
him
the
last
farewell
.
She
was
the
wydow
of
a
most
noble
Martyr
who
for
hauing
entertained
the
said
Father
in
his
house
had
vnder
gone
a
glorious
death
.
She
had
a
little
child
called
Ignatius
,
scarce
fiue
yeares
old
,
whom
she
most
deerely
and
tenderly
loued
.
When
she
was
euen
now
ready
to
lay
hold
vpon
the
pillar
,
and
Father
Charles
ready
to
salute
her
,
he
cryed
out
vnto
her
,
ô
Isabella
,
Isabella
,
vbi
est
tuus
Ignatiolus
?
vbi
est
?
vbi
est
,
inquam
,
filiolus
tuus
?
Where
is
your
little
Ignatius
?
where
is
,
I
say
,
your
little
Sonne
?
Isabella
hearing
this
,
as
she
had
her
hart
all
inflamed
and
set
on
fire
,
and
to
the
end
she
might
make
answere
no
lesse
by
deedes
,
than
by
words
,
made
no
more
a
doe
,
but
straight
fetching
forth
her
little
One
from
amongst
the
throng
of
people
,
tooke
him
in
her
armes
,
and
lifting
him
vp
towards
Heauen
,
presented
him
before
the
Father
,
saying
:
Behold
heere
(
my
dearest
Father
)
behold
my
little
Sonne
;
behold
heere
I
bring
you
my
little
Ignatius
;
I
offer
you
my
little
sonne
,
that
he
may
be
sacrificed
vnto
God
,
and
become
a
martyr
,
togeather
with
his
mother
,
in
this
your
Company
.
When
Father
Charles
saw
,
and
heard
the
Mother
vtter
such
resolute
speaches
,
concerning
her
little
sonne
,
it
is
incredible
what
comfort
,
and
spirituall
ioy
he
conceiued
in
his
soule
.
Now
approached
the
happy
houre
so
much
longed
for
of
all
this
couragious
Troupe
:
now
was
the
fuell
all
set
ready
round
about
the
pillars
;
but
before
the
fire
was
put
vnto
it
,
the
Executioners
,
with
most
barbarous
cruelty
,
cut
off
the
heads
of
those
thirty
men
and
women
,
as
also
of
twelue
young
children
,
the
eldest
whereof
was
not
yet
full
ten
yeares
old
.
And
when
it
was
demanded
of
them
,
Why
they
beheaded
these
before
they
had
burned
the
others
,
that
came
first
to
the
stake
?
They
answered
,
they
did
it
,
to
terrify
and
disanimate
them
,
that
they
might
haue
little
courage
to
vndergoe
the
torment
of
the
fire
.
And
to
the
end
they
might
better
accomplish
what
they
did
pretend
,
they
tooke
vp
the
heads
of
those
whome
they
had
slaine
,
yet
warme
,
and
all-imbrued
with
their
owne
innocent
bloud
,
and
bowled
,
&
tumbled
them
vp
and
downe
before
their
eyes
.
But
when
they
saw
that
the
holy
Confessours
could
not
be
daunted
,
or
discomfited
with
this
,
they
kindled
the
fire
.
The
fuell
now
,
which
on
euery
side
enuironed
the
fiue
and
twenty
Holy
Martyrs
,
began
indeed
to
flame
,
and
burne
vehemently
:
But
(
as
many
with
particuler
diligence
obserued
)
there
was
a
great
space
left
betwixt
the
fire
,
and
the
Religious
men
;
and
as
some
,
that
were
more
curious
then
others
,
and
tooke
the
measure
of
it
,
say
it
was
no
lesse
then
three
yards
distant
from
them
on
euery
side
.
And
this
was
also
done
of
set
purpose
,
that
they
might
be
tormented
&
consumed
by
little
and
little
,
with
a
slow
&
lingring
fire
;
and
therfore
the
Officers
were
still
ready
at
hand
to
quench
the
flame
when
it
burned
too
fast
,
for
feare
of
dispatching
them
too
soone
.
But
for
what
end
did
they
this
?
For
no
other
surely
,
but
that
such
as
would
forsake
their
faith
,
and
woorship
their
false
Gods
,
might
the
more
easily
escape
.
And
for
this
purpose
also
they
left
their
bands
so
slacke
,
that
they
might
themselues
easily
vntye
them
,
and
he
that
would
yeild
to
the
Presidents
offer
before
mentioned
,
might
therby
saue
his
life
.
And
for
the
same
cause
likewise
they
set
the
gate
of
the
place
of
Execution
wide
open
,
that
whosoeuer
would
,
might
cast
downe
his
crowne
of
Martyrdome
,
and
escape
both
fire
and
sword
.
But
there
was
not
found
one
amongst
all
these
Glorious
Confessours
,
who
did
not
in
the
very
middest
of
the
scorching
flames
reioyce
and
triumph
in
our
Lord
:
Who
did
not
fixe
his
eyes
vpon
Heauen
,
with
all
hope
and
confidence
in
God
:
and
who
did
not
finally
indure
the
burning
fire
with
a
quiet
and
cheerfull
heart
,
and
with
his
whole
body
so
immoueable
,
Ac
si
dura
silex
,
vel
stet
Marpesia
cautes
.
As
if
he
had
byn
as
hard
as
flint
,
Which
Iron
cannot
feele
;
Or
harder
then
Marpesian
rockes
,
That
blunt
the
sharpest
steele
.
Neither
was
it
for
any
short
tyme
,
that
this
admirable
Constancy
of
the
valiant
Champions
,
remained
still
inuincible
,
and
vndaunted
in
the
middest
of
the
raging
flames
:
For
there
wanted
not
some
(
whose
diligence
is
greatly
to
be
commended
)
who
hauing
of
purpose
brought
hower-glasses
with
them
,
to
note
the
tyme
,
affirme
,
that
most
of
these
holy
Martyrs
endured
with
incredible
courage
and
magnanimity
,
this
horrible
torment
,
for
the
space
of
an
hower
and
a
halfe
,
and
some
others
for
the
space
of
two
whole
howers
.
Nay
(
which
is
more
)
concerning
the
blessed
Martyr
F.
Sebastian
Quimura
of
the
Society
of
IESVS
,
they
do
constantly
report
,
that
they
saw
him
broyling
aliue
in
the
fire
for
the
space
of
three
whole
howers
,
diligently
noted
by
the
hower-glasses
,
to
the
wonderfull
astonishment
of
the
Barbarous
Gentils
,
who
for
many
dayes
after
did
talke
of
nothing
else
,
but
of
this
holy
Martyrs
so
long
sufferance
,
&
that
not
without
great
wonder
,
and
admiration
.
One
thing
there
was
,
that
amongst
the
rest
,
was
a
chiefe
and
speciall
cause
of
the
great
courage
and
constancy
of
these
noble
Champions
,
I
meane
the
so
extraordinary
and
great
concourse
of
Christians
that
were
present
,
which
could
not
choose
but
be
so
much
the
greater
,
by
how
much
they
had
notice
of
the
time
&
place
long
before
,
by
meanes
aswell
of
the
Proclamation
,
as
also
in
regard
of
the
desire
they
had
to
see
so
many
famous
Religious
men
,
both
of
Europe
and
Iaponia
,
and
such
venerable
Priests
,
who
had
so
long
laboured
and
taken
paines
in
the
Vineyard
of
Iaponia
,
some
for
twenty
,
some
for
twenty
fiue
,
yea
and
some
for
whole
thirty
yeares
togeather
.
But
that
we
may
make
some
ghesse
at
the
number
of
the
spectatours
,
it
will
not
be
amisse
to
call
to
mind
what
Father
Iohn
Baptista
de
Baeza
of
the
Society
of
IESVS
,
Rectour
of
Nangasachi
,
who
hath
dwelt
in
Iaponia
now
full
foure
and
thirty
yeares
,
doth
testify
in
his
Letters
sent
from
thence
to
Manila
,
that
there
were
to
be
found
in
that
one
only
Citty
of
Nangasachi
,
and
in
the
Territory
of
the
same
,
aboue
fifty
thousand
Christians
:
so
as
there
were
present
an
infinite
number
of
the
said
Christians
,
to
see
,
and
with
great
ioy
and
comfort
to
behold
,
how
cheerfully
these
holy
Martyrs
all
ended
their
liues
in
the
midst
of
burning
flames
;
and
how
some
of
them
as
they
were
most
pittifully
broyling
,
humbly
falling
vpon
their
knees
,
dyed
most
sweetly
,
imbracing
and
kissing
their
stakes
which
now
togeather
with
the
Martyrs
,
were
halfe
consumed
by
the
fire
.
The
fire
was
no
sooner
out
,
but
the
Christians
instantly
with
great
violence
brake
into
the
place
of
Execution
,
to
reuerence
and
gather
vp
the
sacred
Reliques
.
The
Barbarous
Guard
began
at
first
to
oppose
themselues
against
them
,
laying
about
them
as
hard
as
they
could
with
their
weapons
:
but
when
they
saw
they
could
not
preuaile
by
this
meanes
,
they
inuented
another
,
that
therby
both
themselues
might
seeme
to
depart
with
victory
from
the
holy
Bodyes
;
and
also
that
there
should
not
remaine
the
least
iote
,
or
signe
of
the
sacred
Reliques
,
in
memory
of
the
Martyrs
.
The
President
therfore
commanded
a
huge
deepe
pit
to
be
made
in
the
ground
,
and
in
the
same
a
very
great
fire
of
wood
,
and
all
the
bodies
of
the
blessed
Martyrs
,
togeather
with
the
pillars
and
stakes
whervnto
they
had
byn
tyed
,
to
be
cast
into
the
same
,
and
there
burnt
to
ashes
,
and
lastly
all
the
ashes
very
carefully
put
in
sackes
to
be
carryed
in
ships
farre
out
of
the
sight
of
Nangasachi
,
and
there
to
be
scattered
,
and
cast
into
the
mayne
sea
.
The
day
next
ensuing
after
this
most
illustrious
Martyrdome
,
which
was
the
eleauenth
of
September
,
was
beheaded
M.
Gaspar
Cotengan-doxico
,
who
was
wont
to
accompany
Father
Camillus
Constantius
of
the
Society
of
IESVS
,
the
Apostle
of
Iaponia
;
and
who
by
trauailing
vp
and
downe
diuers
parts
of
the
Country
did
greatly
assist
him
in
the
conuersion
of
the
Infidels
.
There
were
also
beheaded
with
him
two
children
,
that
were
the
sonnes
of
Martyrs
,
one
wherof
was
but
seauen
,
the
other
a
little
aboue
nine
yeares
old
.
Another
Christian
also
as
he
was
gathering
vp
some
small
Reliques
or
ashes
of
the
sacred
bodyes
of
the
burned
Martyrs
,
which
were
kept
with
watch
&
ward
,
within
the
forsaid
place
of
Execution
,
was
in
the
night
apprehended
,
and
brought
before
the
Gouernour
;
Who
when
he
vnderstood
that
he
was
a
Cittizen
of
Omura
,
sent
him
thither
presently
as
prisoner
,
where
the
Gouernour
of
that
Citty
,
as
soone
as
he
arriued
,
put
both
him
,
and
all
his
family
to
death
;
and
so
for
the
fayth
of
Christ
they
all
obtayned
a
crowne
of
Martyrdome
.
The
twelfth
day
of
September
there
was
at
Omura
a
famous
Martyrdome
of
the
R.
Father
Thomas
de
Summarega
,
one
of
the
most
auncient
amongst
those
of
S.
Dominick
Order
,
that
had
laboured
in
the
vineyard
of
Iaponia
;
and
of
the
R.
Father
Apollinaris
Franco
,
none
of
the
last
,
or
least
of
the
Iaponian
Apostles
,
of
the
Order
of
S.
Francis
;
and
also
of
diuers
other
Iaponians
,
who
were
all
consumed
by
fire
,
for
the
fayth
and
loue
of
IESVS
Christ
.
Amongst
these
was
a
certaine
Woman
whose
admirable
piety
and
deuotion
deserueth
euerlasting
memory
:
for
that
after
she
had
beene
found
by
the
Officers
amongst
the
sacred
Reliques
of
the
fornamed
holy
Martyrs
,
and
had
already
giuen
sufficient
testimony
,
both
by
praying
&
commending
her selfe
to
their
merits
,
what
she
was
;
being
demanded
what
she
was
doyng
,
&
whether
she
were
a
Christian
,
or
no
,
answered
very
couragiously
,
that
they
might
easily
see
,
if
they
had
eyes
,
by
what
she
did
,
that
she
was
a
Christian
.
And
what
,
(
said
she
)
will
you
haue
any
thing
else
with
me
?
For
this
her
resolute
answere
they
made
no
more
a
doe
,
but
instantly
in
the
same
place
cut
off
her
head
,
and
cast
her
body
vpon
the
heape
of
the
rest
of
the
Martyrs
,
which
together
with
hers
,
do
in
all
make
the
number
of
fifteene
more
.
Ten
other
holy
Martyrs
also
,
togeather
with
Augustine
Onda
of
the
Society
of
IESVS
,
who
were
all
companions
to
Father
Camillus
Constantius
of
the
same
Society
,
were
put
to
death
at
Yquinotima
,
a
Towne
of
Iaponia
nere
vnto
Firandum
,
for
the
fayth
of
Christ
,
being
all
burned
aliue
,
and
consumed
to
ashes
.
But
the
happy
death
of
Father
Camillus
fell
vpon
the
fifteenth
day
of
September
at
Firandum
,
who
there
obteined
a
Crowne
of
Glory
,
ending
the
course
of
his
Martyrdome
by
fire
:
where
the
concourse
of
people
was
exceeding
great
,
by
reason
that
there
were
then
lying
in
the
Hauen
at
anker
by
Firandum
,
thirteene
English
and
Holland
ships
well
fraught
with
merchandize
,
and
consequently
no
small
store
of
passengers
,
Marriners
,
souldiers
,
factours
,
and
the
like
,
that
came
to
see
this
said
spectacle
.
Father
Camillus
was
an
Italian
,
borne
in
Romagnia
,
who
could
speake
the
Flemish
tongue
well
,
and
diuers
other
languages
besides
.
He
was
a
man
of
an
Apostolicall
spirit
,
of
which
he
gaue
sufficient
testimony
by
preaching
in
diuers
Countries
,
wherby
he
greatly
moued
the
peoples
hearts
,
aswell
by
reason
of
his
rare
Eloquence
,
as
of
the
vehement
feruour
of
his
deuotion
.
In
this
Amphitheater
where
he
was
to
be
consumed
by
fire
,
from
out
the
pile
of
wood
,
as
from
some
chaire
or
pulpit
,
he
made
a
speach
vnto
all
the
spectatours
.
But
the
Epilogue
,
or
Conclusion
therof
he
conuerted
vnto
the
Iaponians
themselues
alone
,
of
whose
customes
and
ceremonies
he
had
got
no
small
knowledge
:
in
which
he
most
efficaciously
proued
,
and
concluded
,
that
the
fayth
of
IESVS
Christ
was
both
true
,
necessary
,
and
secure
.
And
whilst
be
spake
thus
,
he
did
so
rauish
the
Iaponians
hearts
with
the
sweet
harmony
of
his
Eloquence
,
that
they
would
not
suffer
the
fire
to
be
kindled
so
soone
,
as
otherwise
it
should
haue
byn
,
that
they
might
not
be
so
soone
depriued
of
that
sweet
fruite
of
his
diuine
speach
.
Neyther
was
the
heat
of
the
fire
able
to
ouercome
that
heat
of
Charity
which
burned
within
his
brest
.
For
euen
after
that
the
wood
was
all
set
on
fire
round
about
him
,
he
still
cast
out
fiery
words
on
euery
side
vnto
all
the
beholders
,
and
could
neuer
make
an
end
of
speaking
,
vntill
he
made
an
end
of
liuing
.
The
second
day
of
October
,
Nine
other
noble
Martyrs
illustrated
the
Citty
of
Nangasachi
with
their
glorious
deathes
,
wherof
three
little
children
died
manfully
for
the
fayth
of
Christ
.
But
that
which
happened
to
one
of
the
nine
is
admirable
to
recount
:
For
being
in
most
cruell
manner
tortured
for
the
space
of
seauen
dayes
vpon
the
Racke
,
because
he
refused
to
betray
,
and
discouer
certaine
Religious
men
:
notwithstanding
all
their
racking
,
they
were
not
able
to
wrest
from
him
any
other
words
then
Iesus
Maria
,
O
Iesus
Maria
!
O
what
an
ardent
and
burning
desire
haue
I
to
enter
into
the
Glory
of
my
Iesus
!
with
such
other
like
exclamations
.
So
as
the
Executioners
now
perceiuing
on
the
one
side
,
that
they
laboured
in
vaine
,
and
on
the
other
side
,
being
ashamed
to
acknowledge
themselues
to
be
ouercome
by
a
Christian
,
they
opened
(
O
most
barbarous
or
rather
inhumane
cruelty
!
)
they
opened
,
I
say
,
a
hole
in
the
flesh
of
his
shoulder
,
and
therin
poured
boyling
lead
:
Notwithstanding
all
this
,
the
valiant
Champion
of
IESVS
Christ
remained
still
so
inuincible
,
that
the
Executioners
quite
despayring
of
the
victory
,
with
all
rage
and
fury
cast
him
,
together
withall
his
family
,
into
the
fire
,
and
when
there
was
nothing
else
of
them
left
but
ashes
,
they
gathered
them
vp
,
and
threw
it
into
the
sea
.
The
23.
of
September
fiue
other
Christians
did
consecrate
their
liues
to
God
,
for
hauing
entertained
and
hidden
in
their
houses
,
the
holy
Martyr
,
Father
Hyacinthus
a
Religious
man
of
the
Order
of
S.
Dominicke
,
wherof
three
,
to
wit
,
the
husband
,
his
wife
,
and
their
Child
,
were
burned
,
and
the
other
two
beheaded
.
The
27.
day
of
May
,
fower
miles
from
Firandum
two
other
Christians
were
put
to
death
for
the
loue
of
IESVS
Christ
;
the
one
for
hauing
lodged
Father
Camillus
in
his
house
,
the
other
for
hauing
carryed
him
in
his
Barke
to
diuers
places
,
to
and
fro
,
to
preach
the
holy
Ghospell
of
Christ
.
Not
long
after
this
,
happened
a
most
rare
Martyrdome
of
a
very
Venerable
man
of
fourescore
and
fiue
yeares
old
.
This
man
was
cast
headlong
into
the
sea
,
hauing
tyed
vnto
his
feet
two
so
huge
great
stones
,
that
one
of
them
would
haue
bene
inough
to
load
foure
lusty
strong
fellowes
;
who
instantly
,
and
as
it
were
in
the
twinckling
of
an
eye
sunke
downe
to
the
very
bottome
:
but
behold
a
very
strang
thing
,
as
if
both
he
,
and
the
two
great
stones
also
had
beene
made
of
the
lightest
Corke
,
he
came
gliding
vp
againe
to
the
very
top
,
where
swimming
aboue
the
water
,
like
the
swan
he
began
to
sing
before
his
death
,
and
with
a
most
sweet
&
pleasant
voice
,
he
repeated
thrice
this
mellifluous
ditty
Iesus
Maria
,
Iesus
Maria
,
Iesus
Maria
,
and
then
by
the
weight
of
the
stoones
being
drawne
downe
againe
into
the
sea
,
neuer
appeared
more
.
This
Miraculous
sight
and
Martyrdome
fell
vpon
the
2.
of
Iune
,
to
the
great
admiration
of
all
the
beholders
,
and
particular
ioy
and
comfort
of
innumerable
Christians
,
that
were
present
,
and
did
see
the
same
.
Vpon
the
next
day
after
,
which
was
the
3.
of
Iune
another
Christian
man
,
and
companion
of
Father
Camillus
Constantius
of
the
Society
of
IESVS
,
was
likewise
put
to
death
,
for
hauing
assisted
him
in
Ecclesiastical
functions
and
ministeries
.
And
vpon
the
8.
day
of
the
same
Moneth
,
another
also
suffered
death
,
for
the
same
cause
.
Vpon
the
28
,
of
Iuly
were
three
other
Christians
,
put
to
death
,
for
a
very
strange
cause
:
for
that
(
forsooth
)
they
would
not
lend
their
horses
to
carry
the
holy
Martyrs
to
execution
;
for
indeed
the
Christians
did
piously
belieue
,
and
persuade
themselues
,
that
it
was
a
sinne
for
any
of
them
,
so
lend
his
horse
to
help
forward
the
execution
of
so
barbarous
a
Cruelty
.
Two
others
also
,
that
were
Twinnes
by
birth
,
were
put
to
a
cruell
Martyrdome
,
only
for
animating
and
encouraging
of
other
Martyrs
,
that
were
strugling
hand
to
hand
with
death
in
a
grieuous
agony
.
And
another
likewise
,
in
another
place
,
was
crowned
with
Martyrdome
for
refusing
to
lend
his
horse
to
carry
the
Martyrs
to
their
death
.
Neyther
is
he
to
be
passed
ouer
with
silence
,
who
though
his
Name
,
and
the
manner
of
his
Martyrdome
in
particuler
be
not
knowne
,
yet
was
he
put
to
death
for
the
fayth
of
Christ
in
the
Suburbes
of
a
little
town
neere
vnto
Firandum
,
where
certaine
Husbandmen
haue
a
few
cottages
for
their
habitation
.
This
most
illustrious
and
glorious
Combat
of
purpled
Martyrs
,
died
in
their
owne
bloud
,
shall
be
closed
vp
and
concluded
with
the
death
of
that
renowned
Apostle
of
IESVS
Christ
,
the
R.
Father
Paulus
Nauarrus
of
the
Society
of
IESVS
,
whose
memory
in
Iaponia
will
liue
for
euer
,
where
himself
gaue
his
life
for
his
flocke
which
he
had
for
the
space
of
3●
yeares
,
like
a
good
Sheepheard
most
carefully
fed
,
&
amongst
so
many
rauenous
wolues
most
stoutly
defended
.
He
was
condemned
to
be
burned
aliue
for
hauing
come
out
of
Europe
into
Iaponta
,
against
the
Emperours
lawes
,
to
preach
the
Christian
fayth
,
therby
to
ouerthrow
the
worship
of
their
Idols
,
and
false
Gods
.
When
he
had
receiued
this
sentence
,
all
replenished
with
ioy
and
confort
,
he
was
brought
vnto
the
stake
,
or
pillar
;
wherto
after
he
was
bound
,
and
the
fire
kinded
about
him
,
he
began
to
preach
IESVS
Christ
with
his
Apostolicall
spirit
,
and
so
continued
euen
vnto
the
last
gaspe
,
when
he
rendred
his
blessed
and
pure
Soule
into
the
hands
of
his
Creatour
,
and
receiued
the
Crowne
of
his
glorious
Martyrdome
,
vpon
the
first
day
of
Nouember
,
and
feast
of
All-Saints
.
Neyther
did
he
enioy
this
happy
Crowne
alone
,
but
had
for
his
Companions
,
and
fellow-souldiers
in
Christ
IESVS
,
two
Brothers
of
the
same
Society
of
IESVS
,
to
wit
,
Dennis
,
and
Peter
Sandaye
:
from
whose
company
we
must
in
no
case
exclude
another
Christian
,
that
was
both
companion
and
guide
to
Father
Paulus
Nauarrus
,
to
direct
him
the
way
vp
and
downe
the
country
,
and
therfore
deserued
in
like
manner
to
be
made
worthy
of
his
blessed
death
,
in
requitall
of
his
kindnesse
,
and
togeather
with
him
,
to
obtaine
a
glorious
Crowne
of
Martyrdome
.
THE
CONCLVSION
.
Farewell
!
Adieu
most
noble
Champions
!
Let
them
who
dye
th●●●iue
for
euer
!
Let
them
triumph
,
let
them
,
I
say
,
liue
:
let
them
triumph
for
all
Eternity
!
Let
vs
reioyce
!
This
Glorious
Tragedy
is
ended
?
What
applause
can
be
sufficient
for
such
Noble
Actes
?
for
such
admirable
Scenes
,
as
you
haue
heard
?
An
hundred
and
eighteene
most
sweet
Holocausts
sacrificed
for
the
loue
of
Christ
,
whereof
fourty
and
six
were
offered
vp
by
fire
,
all
the
rest
by
sword
!
O
happy
Soules
!
I
honour
you
all
.
I
reuerence
your
sacred
Names
&
Memory
:
but
especially
you
,
(
you
I
meane
)
who
being
deuout
Religious
men
,
and
of
so
many
Sacred
Families
,
to
wit
,
of
S.
Augustines
one
,
of
S.
Francis
fiue
,
of
S.
Dominicks
ten
,
and
of
the
Society
of
IESVS
fourteene
,
haue
thus
manured
,
&
tilled
the
Iaponian
barren
soyle
by
your
great
labours
;
and
carefully
watered
the
same
,
with
the
sweat
of
your
dearest
Bloud
!
Many
other
notable
things
haue
happened
in
the
Martyrdome
of
these
glorious
Saintes
,
which
we
hope
will
very
shortly
come
to
light
.
In
the
meane
tyme
,
read
here
the
summe
of
what
we
haue
receiued
from
vndoubted
Authority
.
Almighty
God
in
the
booke
of
life
,
hath
no
doubt
,
made
another
reckoning
.
He
hath
set
downe
the
number
,
not
only
of
their
heads
,
but
euen
of
the
least
hayres
therof
,
though
now
consumed
to
ashes
.
He
(
I
say
)
hath
set
them
downe
,
because
he
meaneth
to
crowne
them
.
We
prayse
thee
,
O
God
,
who
art
so
glorious
in
thy
Saints
.
We
beseech
thee
,
Sweet
IESVS
,
vouchsafe
to
make
vs
partakers
of
so
glorious
a
Triumph
.
Amen
.
GENTLE
READER
.
This
former
Relation
,
or
briefe
History
,
was
wrytten
from
Nangasachi
and
Firandum
(
two
principall
Citties
of
Iaponia
,
where
most
of
the
foresaid
Christians
suffered
death
)
vnto
Manila
,
the
Chiefe
Citty
of
the
Philippine
Ilands
,
by
such
as
were
present
at
the
Martyrdoms
themselues
;
and
from
thence
very
authentically
sent
into
Spaine
,
to
diuers
persons
there
of
Credit
and
Authority
:
Where
the
same
was
first
published
in
print
at
Madrid
,
&
afterward
at
Seuill
,
&
other
places
;
and
since
translated
into
Latin
,
and
printed
at
Bruxells
in
Brabant
;
and
also
into
French
,
and
printed
in
diuers
Citties
,
both
of
France
,
and
the
Low
Countreyes
,
with
licence
and
approbation
,
requisite
for
the
Truth
of
so
notable
and
remarkable
an
Accident
.
FINIS
.
S.
IGNATIVS
HIS
TRIVMPH
.
OR
A
briefe
Relation
of
some
of
the
many
Miracles
,
which
God
hath
pleased
to
worke
at
Munebrega
a
Towne
belonging
to
the
Territory
of
the
Citty
of
Calatayude
,
in
the
Kingdome
of
Arragon
in
Spayne
,
by
the
merits
&
intercession
of
S.
IGNATIVS
de
Loyola
,
Founder
of
the
Society
of
IESVS
,
in
the
Moneths
of
April
and
May
,
of
the
yeare
M.DC.XXIII
.
VPON
the
17.
day
Aprill
,
in
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
1623.
which
fell
out
to
be
Munday
in
Easter
Weeke
,
Father
Valerius
Piquer
of
the
Society
of
IEEVS
,
after
he
had
preached
the
whole
Lent
in
Munebrega
,
a
towne
belonging
to
the
Commandry
and
Libertyes
of
Calatayude
,
a
Citty
of
Arragon
in
Spaine
,
and
scituate
two
Leagues
distant
thence
;
proposed
to
the
people
,
and
desired
,
that
a
certaine
Picture
of
S.
Ignatius
,
which
then
hanged
priuately
in
the
Sacristy
,
or
Vestry
of
that
Church
,
might
be
more
publikely
exposed
vpon
some
Altar
,
where
Masses
might
be
said
,
and
the
people
pray
,
and
doe
their
deuotions
before
it
.
So
iust
a
petition
being
condescended
vnto
,
the
Vicar
,
and
the
Cleargy
of
that
Parish
Church
,
with
the
assistance
of
the
greater
part
of
the
Inhabitants
,
Euensong
being
ended
,
after
the
solemnest
manner
they
could
,
remoued
,
and
placed
the
said
picture
of
S.
Ignatius
de
Loyola
vpon
an
altar
dedicated
to
S.
Blase
;
&
hauing
song
the
Ant-Hymne
,
and
Prayer
of
S.
Ignatius
,
Father
Piquer
aforesaid
,
made
a
Sermon
for
the
space
of
an
hower
,
in
honour
and
praise
of
the
Saint
,
and
therin
recounted
some
of
the
Miracles
,
which
by
his
intercession
God
had
vouchsafed
to
shew
in
diuers
places
of
Europe
.
Vpon
this
,
a
Vertuous
and
Venerable
Matrone
called
Mary
Guascon
,
of
the
age
of
50.
yeares
,
wife
to
Hierome
Ladron
de
Gueuara
,
dwellers
of
the
same
town
of
Munebrega
,
who
was
so
lame
of
one
leg
that
she
could
not
go
a
step
,
without
the
help
of
some
other
person
to
assist
her
,
hearing
of
the
miracles
which
the
forsaid
Father
had
recounted
in
his
Sermon
,
commended
her selfe
to
S.
Ignatius
in
the
best
manner
she
could
,
imploring
ayd
of
Almighty
God
,
through
the
merits
and
intercession
of
the
Saint
;
and
suddainly
feeling
a
heauines
to
come
vpon
her
,
fell
into
a
quiet
slumber
,
&
by
&
by
awaking
,
found
her selfe
well
&
sound
,
&
the
lamenesse
of
her
Leg
wholy
departed
from
her
.
At
which
she
greatly
reioyced
,
and
forthwith
went
without
any
help
,
or
stay
of
any
,
towards
the
Church
,
to
giue
God
,
and
S.
Ignatius
thankes
for
her
deliuery
from
that
infirmity
,
to
the
great
admiration
and
astonishment
of
all
that
dwelled
in
the
towne
,
who
knew
full
well
her
long
and
troublesome
lamenesse
.
The
same
day
,
Mary
Pariente
wife
to
Alonso
Buesso
,
who
hauing
no
vse
at
all
of
her
left
arme
,
after
she
had
sought
and
applied
many
remedies
without
any
good
successe
,
but
rather
greater
harme
,
seing
that
insteed
of
curing
her
,
the
Chirurgeons
had
broken
the
bone
of
her
arme
,
&
that
the
Phisitians
had
now
abandoned
her
as
one
desperate
&
incurable
:
And
calling
to
mind
what
had
passed
with
Mary
Guascon
aforesaid
,
prayed
thus
deuoutly
into
the
Saint
:
O
blessed
Ignatius
,
if
God
through
thy
merits
,
would
be
pleased
to
cure
me
,
I
would
shew
forth
his
praises
and
thine
,
to
my
vttermost
power
.
And
euen
at
that
instant
,
she
felt
in
her
left
arme
,
a
great
conuulsion
of
the
bones
and
synewes
,
and
presently
after
found
her selfe
well
,
and
her
arme
perfectly
recouered
.
Wherfore
with
a
loud
voyce
she
vttered
these
words
,
I
am
whole
,
and
cured
by
the
fauour
and
merits
of
S.
Ignatius
:
and
she
stirred
vp
and
downe
her
arme
,
as
if
it
had
neuer
bene
any
way
annoyed
before
.
Within
a
while
after
Mary
Santijus
wife
to
Pasqual
Bueno
de
la
Muda
,
who
being
almost
blind
,
and
could
only
discerne
but
the
bulkes
of
bodies
,
without
knowing
any
person
;
comming
to
the
Chappell
where
the
foresaid
picture
was
newly
set
vp
,
made
her
prayer
,
saying
:
O
holy
Ignatius
obtayne
for
me
,
I
humbly
beseech
thee
,
my
perfect
sight
,
if
it
shall
please
Almighty
God
;
and
I
heere
faithfully
promise
,
to
procure
a
Masse
to
be
said
at
thy
Altar
,
in
signe
of
gratitude
and
thankefulnes
.
At
that
very
instant
it
seemed
to
her
,
that
her
eyes
gaue
a
turne
in
her
head
,
&
she
remained
with
a
cleare
sight
,
knowing
distinctly
and
perfectly
all
that
were
present
,
and
so
continueth
still
,
enioying
this
benefit
and
fauour
,
which
God
,
for
S.
Ignatius
sake
,
hath
granted
vnto
her
.
Bernardina
Benedid
of
the
age
of
31.
yeares
,
wife
to
Philip
Gomez
,
dwelling
in
Munebrega
,
had
for
the
space
of
eight
yeares
bene
tormented
with
diuers
diseases
,
as
hauing
one
vlcer
in
the
liuer
,
and
another
in
the
spleene
,
togeather
which
a
defluction
from
the
Head
to
the
Lungs
;
and
sometimes
also
there
grew
a
kind
of
impostume
in
her
stomacke
,
which
breaking
made
her
vomite
much
putrified
matter
,
and
bloud
;
by
which
meanes
she
came
to
haue
so
great
weakenes
and
debility
of
stomacke
,
that
for
six
yeares
togeather
she
could
not
retaine
any
kind
of
meate
,
but
was
fayne
presently
to
cast
all
vp
againe
;
&
whensoeuer
she
vsed
any
force
to
hold
it
in
,
it
would
breake
through
her
nostrills
:
&
in
case
there
remained
any
thing
behind
,
cleauing
to
some
parts
of
the
stomacke
,
it
bred
such
store
of
bloud
,
that
necessarily
she
was
driuen
to
be
let
bloud
twice
or
thrice
euery
other
moneth
,
for
feare
of
being
choaked
;
by
which
meanes
also
she
fell
many
tymes
into
fits
of
swoundings
,
and
at
last
was
brought
so
low
and
feeble
that
she
seemed
nothing
els
but
skin
and
bones
,
being
vnable
either
to
stirre
her selfe
,
or
suffer
that
others
should
so
much
as
touch
her
,
for
feare
of
increasing
her
great
paines
.
Now
by
reason
of
these
so
many
and
grieuous
indispositions
of
her
body
,
the
Phisitians
and
Chirurgeons
,
after
diuers
Consultations
had
about
her
,
gaue
her
ouer
for
incurable
.
At
which
Philip
Gomez
her
sonne
,
much
grieuing
and
lamenting
his
mothers
pittifull
case
,
told
her
,
that
he
would
carry
her
to
the
Church
where
S.
Ignatius
had
wrought
so
great
miracles
:
and
her
husband
being
by
,
byd
her
offer
9.
Masses
to
be
said
there
in
his
honour
.
She
answered
that
,
that
was
euen
to
carry
her
thence
to
her
graue
,
by
reason
of
her
weakenes
.
Presently
after
came
in
Father
Valerius
Piquer
,
&
sayd
vnto
her
:
Haue
confidence
in
God
,
and
in
his
Saint
:
and
withall
gaue
vnto
her
a
Relique
of
S.
Ignatius
,
which
she
reuerenced
with
much
deuotion
,
beseeching
him
to
obtayne
health
for
her
at
the
hands
of
God
Almighty
.
Vpon
this
she
fell
into
a
swound
,
and
extraordinary
sweate
:
but
when
she
came
to
her selfe
againe
,
she
cryed
out
;
I
find
my selfe
throughly
well
,
let
me
go
to
the
Saints
Picture
in
the
Church
.
And
within
halfe
an
houre
after
(
for
before
she
could
not
get
away
from
the
people
which
came
so
fast
into
the
house
to
see
her
)
she
rose
vp
from
her
bed
well
and
strong
,
and
went
alone
downe
the
stayres
:
but
the
people
not
permitting
her
to
go
any
further
a
foote
,
would
needes
carry
her
to
the
Church
doore
in
a
chaire
,
from
whence
she
went
her selfe
on
foote
to
the
Chappell
,
and
gaue
thankes
to
God
,
and
to
S.
Ignatius
.
And
after
she
had
ended
her
prayer
,
she
returned
home
to
her
own
house
a
foote
,
&
supped
with
the
rest
of
her
family
,
like
vnto
one
that
was
in
as
perfect
health
as
any
of
the
rest
,
without
changing
any
thing
afterward
of
the
common
dyet
of
the
house
,
or
suffering
any
indisposition
euen
vnto
this
present
day
.
The
next
day
after
she
went
againe
to
the
Church
,
where
she
made
her
Confession
and
receiued
the
blessed
Sacrament
with
great
deuotion
and
thanksgiuing
,
still
remaning
in
good
health
&
perfect
strength
of
body
.
Paschalis
Gabrerizo
an
honest
poore
inhabitant
of
Munebrega
had
bene
for
the
space
of
12
yeares
diseased
,
and
so
benummed
in
his
feet
,
that
he
was
not
able
to
go
without
one
crutch
at
least
;
besides
,
he
had
no
vse
of
one
of
his
armes
,
and
did
almost
continually
suffer
extreame
paine
of
the
Goute
,
togeather
with
a
great
palpitation
of
the
hart
.
He
now
seing
the
miracles
which
S.
Ignatius
had
wrought
,
with
desire
to
recouer
his
former
health
,
conceiued
great
deuotion
to
the
Saint
,
and
hauing
made
vp
a
Ryall
in
money
,
which
he
had
gotten
by
almes
of
good
people
,
(
for
he
was
very
poore
)
procured
therwith
a
Masse
to
be
said
at
the
Altar
of
S.
Ignatius
,
whereat
he
was
present
,
&
deuoutly
recommended
himselfe
to
God
and
the
Saint
with
great
confidence
of
his
recouery
.
The
Masse
being
ended
,
he
rose
vp
with
his
Crutch
to
go
backe
towards
his
house
,
and
at
the
Church
doore
he
found
himselfe
wel
,
and
free
from
the
lamenesse
of
his
leggs
:
so
as
casting
away
his
Crutch
,
he
very
nimbly
and
speedily
went
vp
and
downe
,
praising
God
and
S.
Ignatius
for
the
cure
;
nor
was
he
only
cured
of
his
feet
,
but
also
of
his
arme
,
and
of
the
troublesome
passion
of
his
Hart.
This
miracle
was
so
publicke
&
notorious
to
all
the
towne
of
Munebrega
,
that
most
of
the
people
leauing
their
shops
and
houses
repayred
and
flocked
to
the
Church
to
admire
the
successe
;
and
the
poore
man
was
there
found
amongst
them
giuing
thanks
to
God
and
the
Saint
:
in
whose
Chappell
he
hanged
vp
his
Crutch
for
a
perpetuall
memory
.
A
little
child
called
Mary
Pardo
daughter
to
Dominike
Pardo
,
and
Magdalene
Ximeno
,
dwellers
of
Munebrega
,
had
some
two
yeares
before
fallen
into
the
fire
,
and
burnt
her
left
arme
,
especially
about
the
Elbow
,
wherby
the
synewes
were
dryed
&
shrunke
vp
in
such
sort
,
that
she
had
no
vse
at
all
of
that
arme
.
Peter
de
Villar
,
a
Religious
man
of
S.
Augustines
Order
,
&
Bachelour
of
Diuinity
,
came
to
the
house
,
and
annoynted
the
childs
arme
with
some
of
the
oile
of
the
Lampe
that
burned
before
the
picture
of
Saint
Ignatius
in
his
Chappell
;
which
being
done
and
the
Girle
feeling
her
arme
a
little
more
pliable
then
before
,
he
willed
her
mother
to
annoynt
it
daily
wherwith
;
which
as
she
was
doyng
the
next
day
,
she
sayd
:
Daughter
lift
vp
thy
arme
;
and
at
the
instant
she
heard
as
it
were
a
certaine
rushing
of
the
bones
togeather
,
&
perceiued
that
the
arme
grew
somewhat
greater
,
&
amended
;
whervpon
continuing
to
annoint
it
,
after
the
same
manner
,
some
two
or
three
dayes
more
,
her
daughter
was
perfectly
cured
.
Mary
Corriz
,
wife
to
Pedro
Bueno
dwelling
in
the
towne
of
Munebrega
,
hauing
a
foule
Canker
in
one
of
her
legs
wherby
she
was
in
danger
to
haue
it
cut
off
,
caused
a
Masse
to
be
said
at
the
Altar
of
S.
Ignatius
,
and
there
annoynting
the
diseased
part
,
with
the
oyle
of
his
Lampe
,
the
Canker
was
healed
,
and
leauing
there
behind
her
the
Crutch
which
before
she
vsed
,
she
ioyfully
returned
home
.
Mary
Munnoz
wife
of
Michael
Marina
,
inhabitants
of
Vijuesca
,
had
one
of
her
Legs
so
dried
vp
and
consumed
away
,
that
she
could
not
stirre
or
mooue
the
same
.
The
Phisitians
despairing
of
all
humane
remedy
,
her
friends
would
needs
conuay
her
to
Belmonte
,
to
a
famous
Chirurgeon
of
that
place
.
He
looking
vpon
,
and
considering
well
the
diseased
part
,
said
,
that
there
was
no
meanes
possible
to
cure
it
;
&
that
it
were
good
she
recommended
her selfe
to
S.
Ignatius
,
who
wrought
so
many
miracles
at
Munebrega
;
for
other
humane
help
she
might
assure
her selfe
there
was
none
.
The
good
woman
followed
the
Chirurgeons
counsayle
,
&
went
to
Munebrega
to
visit
the
Chappell
of
S.
Ignatius
,
where
hearing
Masse
,
&
recommending
her selfe
with
great
deuotion
to
the
glorious
Saint
,
presently
found
her selfe
free
from
her
disease
,
and
was
able
to
go
her
iourney
backe
on
foot
,
to
her
owne
house
at
Vijuesca
.
There
was
another
woman
in
Munebrega
,
a
widdow
and
very
poore
,
who
had
a
grieuous
soare
in
her
right
foote
,
and
both
her
legs
greatly
swollen
,
which
made
her
perforce
go
with
crutches
.
Being
thus
priuy
to
her
owne
misery
and
affliction
,
&
seing
the
wonders
which
God
did
worke
by
meanes
of
S.
Ignatius
,
she
went
to
his
Picture
,
&
recommended
her selfe
very
earnestly
vnto
him
;
&
before
she
departed
the
Church
,
she
recouered
her
perfect
health
,
and
left
there
her
Crutches
,
being
very
well
able
to
walke
home
a
foot
.
But
first
of
all
she
forgot
not
to
render
her
best
thankes
vnto
God
,
and
the
Saint
for
so
singular
a
benefit
.
Agnes
Cauallero
wife
to
Martin
de
Huerta
Inhabitants
of
Nueualo
,
being
blind
,
in
such
manner
as
that
she
could
not
go
a
step
without
a
guide
,
hauing
also
a
foule
Canker
growing
ouer
one
of
her
lips
;
and
hearing
of
the
miracles
which
S.
Ignatius
wrought
,
determined
to
go
to
Munebrega
,
to
visit
his
Chappell
,
and
pray
vnto
him
for
remedy
of
these
her
infirmities
.
She
was
led
thither
,
&
for
the
space
of
3.
dayes
made
continuall
prayer
with
great
deuotion
and
confidence
in
his
Chappell
,
&
annoynting
her
lip
and
eyes
with
the
oile
of
the
Lampe
that
burned
before
his
Altar
,
obtayned
perfect
recouery
both
of
her
lippe
&
eyes
;
&
euer
since
her
eye-sight
hath
bene
so
good
,
as
she
is
able
to
threed
a
very
small
needle
.
Antony
Franco
inhabitant
of
Castejon
vpon
Alarua
in
Castile
,
hauing
bene
abroad
,
came
home
to
his
house
with
a
burning
feuer
on
his
backe
,
and
an
impostume
also
,
risen
through
heate
,
in
his
stomacke
,
which
caused
him
extreme
payne
.
The
Phisitian
came
vnto
him
,
and
seing
that
his
sicknes
was
mortall
,
bad
him
dispose
of
his
soule
,
and
temporall
estate
,
for
he
could
not
assure
him
aboue
twelue
houres
of
life
.
Now
the
fame
of
the
miracles
which
our
Lord
had
wrought
by
the
intercession
of
S.
Ignatius
in
Munebrega
being
spred
abroad
far
&
neere
,
&
come
vnto
this
place
;
the
friends
of
the
sicke
Patient
,
fomented
his
stomacke
with
some
of
the
oyle
which
they
had
gotten
of
the
Lampe
that
burned
in
the
Chappel
of
the
Saint
at
Munebrega
aforesaid
:
and
the
sicke
man
himselfe
,
with
all
the
rest
inuocating
S.
Ignatius
for
ayde
with
great
deuotion
,
in
a
moment
he
felt
himselfe
fully
well
,
and
forthwith
,
in
all
gratitude
and
affection
,
arose
and
went
to
Munebrega
on
pilgrimage
,
to
giue
God
thanks
,
at
the
Chappell
of
the
Saint
.
Francisa
Locano
,
wife
of
Dominicke
Marco
Inhabitant
of
Valtorres
,
who
hauing
one
of
her
brests
greatly
swolne
with
two
great
hard
bunches
,
which
made
her
often
fall
into
a
swounding
;
vpon
the
fame
of
these
miracles
,
resolued
to
visite
the
Chappell
of
S.
Ignatius
and
to
recommend
herselfe
vnto
him
with
great
deuotion
,
although
she
had
receiued
the
Sacrament
of
Extreme
Vnction
but
three
dayes
before
.
Being
brought
therefore
to
Munebrega
,
and
recommending
her selfe
in
most
deuout
manner
vnto
the
glorious
Saint
in
his
Chappell
,
presently
her
brest
began
to
sweat
,
with
much
ease
of
her
payne
,
and
so
continuing
to
visit
the
Chappell
for
9.
dayes
together
,
she
found
,
at
last
,
her selfe
prefectly
cured
of
the
foresaid
swellings
,
and
the
colour
of
the
sweat
of
her
brests
turned
into
the
colour
of
bloud
.
She
had
endured
the
payne
and
trouble
of
this
disease
for
nine
yeares
continually
;
and
now
at
last
through
the
merits
of
S.
Ignatius
,
receiued
perfect
cure
and
remedy
,
by
her
prayers
and
deuotions
of
nine
dayes
,
which
she
daily
powred
out
before
his
Altar
;
and
so
came
ioyfully
home
to
her
owne
house
at
Valtorres
.
Matthew
Pola
,
of
the
age
of
20.
yeares
inhabitant
of
Ateca
,
hauing
a
continuall
palsy
in
one
of
his
armes
and
legs
,
being
not
able
to
mooue
,
or
serue
himselfe
with
eyther
of
them
in
any
occasion
;
caused
himselfe
to
be
conueyed
to
Munebrega
with
great
confidence
to
obtaine
remedy
by
the
mediation
and
merits
of
S.
Ignatius
.
When
he
arriued
thither
,
for
nine
dayes
space
togeather
,
with
much
deuotion
,
he
determined
,
and
began
to
annoynt
euery
day
his
legge
and
arme
with
some
of
the
oile
of
the
lampe
that
burned
before
S.
Ignatius
Altar
;
but
vpon
the
eight
day
he
found
himselfe
sound
,
and
so
perfectly
recouered
,
as
if
he
had
bene
neuer
troubled
at
al
in
those
parts
of
his
body
with
any
infirmity
whatsoeuer
.
Peter
Garzia
Inhabitant
of
Tortuera
,
an
old
man
of
the
age
of
74.
yeares
,
had
so
great
an
impediment
in
his
tongue
,
that
he
could
not
scarce
pronounce
one
word
perfectly
to
be
vnderstood
.
Hearing
others
make
mention
of
the
miracles
which
S.
Ignatius
did
worke
at
Munebrega
;
he
went
thither
in
all
last
to
visite
his
Chappell
,
and
recommending
himselfe
very
earnestly
and
deuoutly
vnto
his
merits
,
and
annoynting
his
tongue
with
the
oile
of
the
lampe
aforesaid
,
spake
very
cleerly
and
distinctly
,
and
so
continueth
to
this
day
,
through
the
Goodnes
of
God
,
and
intercession
of
the
Blessed
Saint
.
A
certaine
woman
of
the
Citty
of
Calatayude
,
hauing
such
a
benumming
in
her
hands
,
that
they
serued
her
to
no
vse
;
and
her
leggs
also
being
benummed
in
the
same
manner
,
would
neyther
beare
her
vp
,
nor
suffer
her
so
much
as
to
kneele
,
did
most
earnestly
and
deuoutly
recommended
her selfe
to
S.
Ignatius
at
Munebrega
,
and
without
any
other
remedy
she
recouered
her
entire
and
perfect
health
.
Another
woman
,
a
wyddow
of
the
same
Citty
,
hauing
a
daughter
of
some
6.
or
7.
yeares
old
,
who
by
reason
of
a
great
weakenesse
and
other
infirmityes
in
her
leggs
,
was
not
able
to
go
vp
or
downe
any
stayres
;
hearing
of
these
miracles
,
and
iudging
that
S.
Ignatius
liked
well
,
that
widdowes
(
according
to
the
manner
of
Spaine
)
should
liue
retired
at
home
in
their
owne
houses
,
made
this
prayer
vnto
him
,
in
a
most
effectuall
manner
:
O
glorious
Saint
,
it
doth
not
suite
well
with
my
state
of
Widdowhood
,
to
make
iourneyes
abroad
,
in
the
sight
of
many
people
,
no
not
although
it
be
to
go
on
pilgrimage
to
visit
your
Chappell
of
Muncbrega
;
the
power
of
Curing
which
you
can
do
there
,
I
doubt
not
,
but
that
you
are
able
also
to
worke
heere
;
and
the
graces
and
fauours
which
you
shew
in
that
place
abroad
to
others
,
you
can
as
well
shew
in
this
,
to
my
little
daughter
heere
at
home
;
Let
it
please
you
then
(
O
blessed
Saint
)
to
cure
her
.
A
little
after
this
her
prayer
,
she
saw
her
daughter
going
vp
and
downe
the
stayres
of
the
house
so
readily
,
as
if
she
had
neuer
had
my
impediment
,
or
defect
in
her
leggs
before
.
A
little
sonne
of
Don
Iohn
Perez
of
Nueros
,
standing
by
his
Fathers
Coach
,
which
was
ready
at
the
doore
for
him
to
go
abroad
,
&
playing
with
the
wheels
,
the
Mules
vpon
a
suddaine
began
to
run
away
with
the
Coach
as
being
feared
with
somthing
that
passed
in
the
street
;
&
ouerthrowing
the
boy
vpon
the
ground
,
one
of
the
wheels
passed
ouer
the
very
middle
of
his
face
.
A
Gentlewoman
which
saw
it
,
cryed
out
,
and
sayd
:
S.
Ignatius
,
S.
Ignatius
saue
the
Child
;
and
euen
at
that
very
instant
the
Mules
stopt
,
and
stood
still
,
&
drawing
away
the
child
,
they
found
that
he
had
no
other
harme
at
all
,
but
onely
that
the
markes
of
the
nayles
were
seene
,
which
the
wheeles
had
lightly
left
imprinted
vpon
his
face
.
A
Venerable
Father
of
the
Order
of
S.
Francis
,
of
the
Monastery
in
Calatayude
,
who
had
byn
lame
,
and
gone
halting
a
long
tyme
together
,
determined
for
remedy
therof
to
go
on
foote
,
by
little
and
little
,
to
Munebrega
,
to
visit
the
Chappell
of
S.
Ignatius
.
He
was
scarce
gone
a
quarter
of
a
league
with
great
paine
and
trouble
,
when
he
began
to
distrust
of
being
able
to
passe
any
further
,
and
so
sate
himselfe
downe
;
and
taking
out
his
Breuiary
,
began
to
say
his
Mattins
in
honour
of
S.
Ignatius
,
which
when
he
had
done
,
he
found
himselfe
animated
and
encouraged
to
prosecute
the
rest
of
of
his
iourney
.
Going
therfore
forward
,
the
more
he
went
,
the
better
he
felt
himselfe
,
and
when
he
came
to
Munebrega
he
found
himselfe
wholy
cured
;
so
as
giuing
thankes
in
the
Chappell
of
the
Saint
,
he
returned
backe
ioyfully
,
&
in
very
perfect
health
to
his
Monastery
.
At
Pardos
,
a
village
of
some
40.
Houses
,
a
yong
girle
of
twelue
yeares
of
age
,
became
so
stopt
vpon
a
suddaine
with
the
increase
of
aboundance
of
bloud
in
the
spring
season
,
that
within
a
little
tyme
she
fell
sicke
and
dyed
,
and
remayned
foure
houres
dead
and
cold
.
Her
mother
much
afflicted
therewith
,
recommended
her
to
S.
Ignatius
,
with
so
great
fayth
and
perseuerance
,
that
all
those
foure
houres
she
ceased
not
to
beseech
the
Saint
,
that
by
his
merits
,
he
would
intreat
of
God
,
that
her
daughter
might
returne
to
life
againe
.
S.
Ignatius
hard
her
prayer
,
and
the
Child
returning
to
herselfe
,
sayd
vnto
her
mother
;
O
mother
,
now
I
am
well
,
S.
Ignatius
hath
raised
me
vp
from
death
,
and
commanded
me
to
present
my selfe
in
his
Chappell
at
Muncbrega
;
and
so
presently
she
was
carryed
thither
,
and
the
next
day
after
sent
into
the
feild
to
keepe
sheepe
,
which
she
was
wont
to
do
,
by
reason
of
her
pouerty
.
The
Phisitian
which
dwelleth
at
this
day
in
Munebrega
,
had
an
Infant
some
2.
or
3.
monthes
old
,
that
being
fed
with
certaine
sops
,
was
choaked
on
a
suddaine
,
and
as
his
Father
iudged
,
and
since
protested
starke
dead
,
in
so
much
that
he
gaue
order
for
his
buriall
;
but
the
mother
with
more
fayth
and
deuotion
,
annoynted
her
little
babe
with
some
of
the
oyle
of
the
lampe
of
S.
Ignatius
,
making
deuout
supplication
to
the
Saint
for
the
recouery
of
life
againe
in
her
sonne
,
and
therwith
all
she
offred
him
to
S.
Ignatius
.
At
that
very
instant
the
child
came
againe
to
himselfe
,
and
began
to
cry
,
and
by
the
fauour
and
merits
of
the
Saint
,
continueth
still
in
perfect
health
.
¶
This
foresaid
Picture
of
S.
Ignatius
,
which
God
Almighty
hath
made
the
meanes
of
so
many
,
and
so
wonderfull
miracles
,
some
sixteene
yeares
since
was
,
by
Don
Rocque
de
Villar
Chanon
of
Calatayude
,
first
set
vp
in
the
Sacristy
,
or
Vestry
of
the
Parish
Church
of
Munebrega
,
togeather
with
other
Founders
of
Religious
Orders
amongst
the
pictures
of
diuers
Cardinals
,
Archbishops
,
Bishops
,
Maisters
of
the
Order
of
Knighthood
of
Malta
,
Vicechancellours
,
Iustices
,
Councellors
of
Estate
,
Iudges
of
his
Catholike
Maiesty
,
and
of
other
worthy
and
famous
Persons
,
which
had
bene
sometimes
promoted
from
this
place
to
these
dignities
;
and
being
compared
with
many
other
pictures
of
the
same
Saint
,
seemeth
to
differ
from
them
all
,
as
shewing
,
somewhat
superiour
,
and
extraordinary
,
for
the
maiesty
it
carrieth
in
the
Face
.
Vpon
the
first
Friday
,
after
it
was
placed
vpon
the
Altar
,
being
the
21.
day
of
Aprill
,
hauing
bene
kept
alwayes
before
in
a
dry
place
,
it
began
to
sweat
on
the
right
side
vnder
the
arme
,
and
so
continued
for
the
space
of
4.
howers
;
which
sweat
was
an
extraordinary
kind
of
liquor
,
much
differing
from
water
,
although
it
seemed
so
in
colour
,
as
also
from
oyle
,
or
any
other
running
liquor
;
but
it
came
out
swelling
,
like
certaine
full
&
thicke
drops
;
and
as
fast
as
it
was
dryed
vp
,
presently
the
same
liquor
began
to
flow
out
againe
;
all
which
was
gathered
,
and
drunke
vp
with
two
great
linnen
Towlls
,
and
is
yet
there
kept
.
Vpon
Friday
also
a
fortnight
after
,
being
the
5.
of
May
,
the
same
sweat
began
againe
to
flow
forth
,
for
the
space
of
two
houres
.
Witnesses
of
these
sweatings
were
many
Ecclesiasticall
,
and
Religious
persons
,
who
saw
them
,
&
the
R.
Father
Friar
Peter
Villar
of
the
Order
of
S.
Augustine
,
and
Bachelour
of
Diuinity
,
did
wet
two
handkerchers
therwith
,
which
are
kept
vntill
this
day
.
Some
few
dayes
after
,
a
certaine
woman
of
the
towne
of
Alarua
,
hauing
heard
of
the
miracles
of
S.
Ignatius
,
out
of
a
desire
to
find
remedy
against
a
dangerous
great
swelling
which
she
had
in
her
brests
,
to
her
extreme
griefe
and
payne
;
came
to
Munebrega
and
recommending
her selfe
deuoutly
to
the
Saint
,
in
his
Chappell
,
presently
she
felt
certaine
drops
of
water
to
run
downe
her
breast
,
as
if
it
had
bene
some
sweat
of
that
swelling
,
which
much
eased
her
paine
,
and
which
began
to
grow
lesse
.
Vpon
this
,
one
of
the
Towells
wherwith
the
sweat
aforesaid
of
the
Picture
had
byn
dryed
vp
,
was
applyed
vnto
her
brest
,
and
the
swelling
presently
resolued
it selfe
into
great
aboundance
of
water
,
&
by
and
by
after
the
woman
remained
wholy
cured
.
Many
other
famous
miracles
haue
bene
wrought
there
,
by
the
Merits
and
Intercession
of
S.
Ignatius
,
which
do
exceed
the
number
of
an
hundred
;
all
which
haue
byn
wrought
within
the
space
of
one
month
,
and
are
most
notorious
to
all
the
Inhabitants
therabout
.
Amongst
which
,
besides
those
aboue
mentioned
,
there
haue
byne
foure
blind
restored
to
their
sight
,
many
Cripples
,
many
deafe
,
and
many
sicke
of
diuers
infirmityes
perfectly
cured
.
So
that
it
would
be
ouer
long
to
recount
them
all
heere
in
this
briefe
Relation
,
since
there
scarce
passeth
any
day
,
wherin
some
one
miracle
or
other
is
not
wrought
,
and
some
dayes
three
or
foure
.
Therfore
it
is
no
meruaile
if
vpon
the
certaine
fame
of
so
many
,
and
continuall
miracles
,
there
be
so
great
concourse
of
people
,
from
all
parts
of
Arragon
,
and
other
places
of
Spaine
,
vnto
this
Chappell
of
S.
Ignatius
.
Also
many
Cittyes
,
Townes
,
and
Villages
do
daily
repaire
thither
in
solemne
Procession
;
in
so
much
that
continually
the
Church
of
Munebrega
is
full
of
Pilgrims
,
some
blind
,
some
lame
,
some
with
vlcers
,
others
with
other
diseases
,
who
daily
through
the
merits
and
intercession
of
this
glorious
Saint
do
receiue
health
,
and
most
singular
fauours
at
the
hands
of
God
.
And
if
the
Church
of
Munebrega
were
six
times
larger
than
it
is
(
and
it
is
of
a
reasonable
good
bignes
:
)
yet
would
it
be
too
little
for
all
commers
,
who
striue
to
be
there
early
in
the
morning
,
yea
,
and
many
tymes
remayne
there
all
night
,
to
occupy
,
and
preuent
the
getting
of
a
good
and
commodious
place
.
Moreouer
,
it
is
iudged
for
a
thing
certaine
,
that
there
is
no
one
holy
Place
or
Pilgrimage
throughout
all
Spaine
,
more
frequented
at
this
day
,
then
is
the
forsaid
Chappell
of
Saint
Ignatius
in
Munebrega
.
Wherfore
the
sayd
towne
of
Munebrega
hath
chosen
this
Saint
Ignatius
,
for
their
speciall
Patron
,
and
vowed
to
celebrate
his
feast
yearely
with
all
solemnity
possible
.
Also
in
Maluenda
,
Villaroy
,
and
other
places
within
the
Precincts
,
and
Territoryes
of
Calatayude
,
they
haue
lately
dedicated
diuers
Chappells
and
Altars
vnto
S.
Ignatius
of
Loyola
,
Founder
of
the
Society
of
IESVS
.
That
which
most
of
all
ought
to
be
pondered
,
concerning
this
famous
place
of
Pilgrimage
,
is
the
great
fruite
,
and
the
notable
conuersions
of
many
lost
and
damnable
soules
,
which
vpon
this
occasion
hath
byn
wrought
by
generall
Confessions
;
besides
the
wonderfull
changes
in
many
from
most
wicked
and
desperate
,
vnto
vertuous
and
godly
liues
.
And
without
all
doubt
,
this
is
that
,
which
principally
S.
Ignatius
pretendeth
by
the
working
of
so
great
Miracles
.
For
although
in
his
life
tyme
,
he
alwayes
exercised
himselfe
in
Corporall
workes
of
Mercy
;
yet
principally
did
he
practise
the
Spirituall
,
with
all
possible
endeauour
,
as
most
gratefull
,
and
pleasing
to
the
diuine
Goodnes
.
THE
CONCLVSION
.
This
Relation
hath
bene
gathered
,
and
taken
from
many
Examinations
,
and
Depositions
receiued
authentically
by
an
Apostolicall
Notary
,
&
fiue
others
of
the
Kings
Notaryes
,
in
presence
of
the
Magistrates
of
the
Towne
of
Munebrega
;
and
from
the
letters
which
the
R.
Father
Peter
Villar
of
the
Order
of
S.
Augustine
,
and
Bachelour
of
Diuinity
;
Father
Hierome
Alagre
Rector
of
the
College
of
the
Society
of
IESVS
in
Calatayude
;
Father
Valerius
Piquer
,
and
Father
Francis
Perez
de
Culla
of
the
same
Society
,
and
diuers
others
,
haue
testified
,
and
authentically
wrytten
to
many
principall
Persons
in
Madrid
:
where
this
present
Relation
was
first
published
,
and
printed
by
Lewis
Sanchez
,
Printer
to
his
Catholike
Maiesty
,
with
speciall
Priuiledge
.
Let
vs
then
be
so
happy
,
as
not
to
want
the
powerfull
intercession
of
this
Glorious
Saint
,
to
the
end
we
may
not
only
obtaine
at
Gods
hands
,
health
and
Commodities
of
the
Body
;
but
much
more
the
Health
,
Saluation
,
and
Eternall
good
of
our
Soules
:
&
let
vs
all
deuoutly
say
with
Holy
Church
,
as
followeth
: