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this_o relation_n be_v write_v i_o fear_v to_o scandalize_v the_o holy_a office_n and_o violate_v my_o oath_n and_o this_o fear_n be_v confirm_v in_o i_o by_o pious_a but_o timorous_a person_n who_o be_v of_o the_o same_o opinion_n as_o myself_o but_o other_o person_n no_o less_o pious_a and_o who_o seem_v to_o i_o more_o rational_a at_o last_o convince_v i_o that_o it_o concern_v the_o public_a upon_o many_o account_n to_o know_v this_o tribunal_n well_o that_o this_o relation_n may_v be_v useful_a even_o to_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o holy_a office_n if_o they_o know_v how_o to_o profit_v by_o it_o and_o much_o more_o to_o those_o who_o have_v a_o right_a to_o regulate_v the_o proceed_n and_o limit_v the_o jurisdiction_n of_o it_o and_o as_o for_o the_o oath_n of_o secrecy_n so_o unjust_o extort_a as_o that_o be_v which_o the_o inquisition_n extort_v under_o pain_n of_o burn_a the_o public_a good_a sufficient_o dispense_v with_o it_o for_o to_o set_v at_o liberty_n the_o conscience_n of_o he_o who_o take_v it_o and_o consequent_o put_v he_o into_o a_o kind_n of_o obligation_n to_o relate_v what_o he_o know_v see_v the_o reason_n which_o hinder_v i_o from_o publish_v this_o relation_n before_o and_o those_o which_o now_o engage_v i_o to_o publish_v it_o at_o present_a if_o the_o delay_n of_o it_o have_v deprive_v the_o public_a of_o a_o useful_a knowledge_n at_o least_o it_o will_v serve_v to_o assure_v i_o that_o i_o have_v precipiate_v nothing_o and_o that_o the_o resentment_n of_o those_o ill_a treatment_n which_o i_o suffer_v have_v no_o share_n in_o this_o account_n in_o fine_a what_o i_o here_o say_v of_o the_o inquisition_n of_o goa_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o those_o also_o of_o portugal_n and_o spain_n for_o although_o this_o last_o be_v less_o cruel_a than_o the_o other_o two_o upon_o this_o account_n that_o those_o public_a execution_n which_o they_o call_v act_n of_o faith_n be_v here_o less_o frequent_a and_o that_o there_o be_v a_o 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the_o begin_n of_o much_o great_a trouble_n than_o all_o those_o which_o i_o have_v hitherto_o experience_v the_o true_a cause_n of_o all_o the_o persecution_n which_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o inquisition_n make_v i_o endure_v be_v a_o ill-grounded_a jealousy_n of_o the_o governor_n of_o daman_n it_o be_v not_o hard_a to_o judge_v that_o this_o reason_n be_v never_o allege_v in_o my_o process_n yet_o for_o to_o satisfy_v the_o passion_n of_o this_o governor_n they_o make_v use_v of_o divers_a pretext_n and_o they_o find_v at_o last_o the_o the_o mean_n of_o seize_v i_o and_o remove_v i_o from_o the_o indies_n where_o perhaps_o otherwise_o i_o have_v pass_v the_o rest_n of_o my_o day_n it_o must_v be_v acknowledge_v that_o although_o these_o pretext_n of_o which_o they_o make_v use_v be_v very_o weak_a for_o person_n instruct_v in_o the_o faith_n or_o in_o law_n they_o be_v nevertheless_o too_o sufficient_a for_o such_o person_n as_o the_o portugeze_n be_v in_o respect_n of_o their_o 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