{"pages":{"56":{"imagePath":"H:\\web_projects\\corpus-web\\electron-app\\data\\5e07978430078cb56ea89a104e5a0c0e50b3aa1618e48c486c8af005ae015143\\raw\\pages\\00080-ff77a50a7c91773592aa.webp","width":1170,"height":1680,"segments":[{"text":"56","box":{"x":151,"y":155,"width":42,"height":18}},{"text":"HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY IN INDIA","box":{"x":375,"y":167,"width":470,"height":20}},{"text":"natives were kept to people the town; the slaves passed to the","box":{"x":154,"y":213,"width":903,"height":34}},{"text":"service of the Company. Honourable men were allowed to take","box":{"x":155,"y":241,"width":903,"height":35}},{"text":"away what they had on their backs, and perhaps a small bundle","box":{"x":154,"y":269,"width":903,"height":36}},{"text":"of clothes; but on getting on board, upon disembarking, and even","box":{"x":154,"y":297,"width":901,"height":35}},{"text":"during the voyage, they suffered much and lost even the little they","box":{"x":149,"y":326,"width":905,"height":34}},{"text":"had.","box":{"x":144,"y":346,"width":69,"height":24}},{"text":"50. A LETTER OF JOHN DE BRITTO FROM ORIOUR","box":{"x":147,"y":439,"width":905,"height":27}},{"text":"PRISON (1693 A.D.)","box":{"x":459,"y":469,"width":284,"height":29}},{"text":"One of the successors of Robert de Nobili, John de Britto suffered","box":{"x":226,"y":521,"width":774,"height":29}},{"text":"much during his missionary career. This letter was written with","box":{"x":190,"y":545,"width":810,"height":29}},{"text":"charcoal from the prison of Oriour on 3 February, 1693, and was","box":{"x":191,"y":572,"width":810,"height":27}},{"text":"addressed to Fr. Laynez. Cited by Ferroli, The Jesuits in Malabar,","box":{"x":193,"y":597,"width":808,"height":28}},{"text":"vol. II, p. 86.","box":{"x":193,"y":617,"width":158,"height":25}},{"text":"My dear Father, through Raganappan, my Catechist, thou","box":{"x":186,"y":674,"width":864,"height":35}},{"text":"hast learnt of what has happened in my prison up to my departure","box":{"x":139,"y":702,"width":907,"height":35}},{"text":"for Ramnadpuram. On the 28th January I was obliged to appear","box":{"x":141,"y":729,"width":907,"height":36}},{"text":"before a tribunal. I was told I was condemned to death. I was","box":{"x":140,"y":755,"width":904,"height":29}},{"text":"brought to the spot, where I was to die, and all was prepared when","box":{"x":138,"y":784,"width":908,"height":34}},{"text":"the Raja, fearing an uprising, gav gave the order to separate me from","box":{"x":140,"y":810,"width":905,"height":36}},{"text":"my dear children, the other other Confessors of Jesus Christ, in order to","box":{"x":137,"y":836,"width":908,"height":36}},{"text":"hand me over to his brother Udayarthevar. He charged him to","box":{"x":134,"y":866,"width":908,"height":34}},{"text":"execute me without delay. On the 31st January I reached the place","box":{"x":134,"y":895,"width":907,"height":34}},{"text":"of Udayarthevar. The journey was full of hardships. On the","box":{"x":137,"y":921,"width":904,"height":35}},{"text":"same day Udayarthevar sent for me. We spoke at length on","box":{"x":137,"y":950,"width":905,"height":34}},{"text":"religion. Then I was brought back to prison, where I find myself","box":{"x":135,"y":977,"width":907,"height":34}},{"text":"still, and in constant expectation of death, which I shall endure for","box":{"x":135,"y":1005,"width":903,"height":32}},{"text":"God. The hope of obtaining this happiness led me twice to India.","box":{"x":127,"y":1032,"width":907,"height":36}},{"text":"True it is, to secure such happiness has cost me much, but the","box":{"x":133,"y":1061,"width":904,"height":35}},{"text":"rewards which I hope from God are worth all these, and even","box":{"x":134,"y":1088,"width":901,"height":32}},{"text":"greater, pains. The crime of which I am accused is none other","box":{"x":127,"y":1116,"width":907,"height":32}},{"text":"than that I preach the true religion of God, and that, therefore","box":{"x":130,"y":1144,"width":904,"height":35}},{"text":"the idols are no longer worshipped. What an honour to suffer","box":{"x":130,"y":1171,"width":903,"height":32}},{"text":"death for such a crime. It fills me with joy and consolation in the","box":{"x":128,"y":1201,"width":905,"height":34}},{"text":"Lord. Soldiers guard me closely; hence I can write no more..","box":{"x":130,"y":1226,"width":879,"height":32}},{"text":"51. EAST INDIA COMPANY CHARTER OF 1698","box":{"x":215,"y":1311,"width":721,"height":28}},{"text":"The British East India Company charter of 5 September 1698","box":{"x":212,"y":1367,"width":768,"height":28}},{"text":"contained provision for the appointment and support of chaplains.","box":{"x":169,"y":1391,"width":812,"height":31}},{"text":"The following extract from the charter of 1698 is cited in C. J. Grimes,","box":{"x":166,"y":1416,"width":812,"height":28}},{"text":"Towards an Indian Church, Appendix II, pp. 223-224.","box":{"x":168,"y":1441,"width":656,"height":29}},{"text":"And we do hereby further will and appoint, that the said","box":{"x":161,"y":1492,"width":865,"height":39}},{"text":"Company, hereby established, and their successors, shall constantly","box":{"x":117,"y":1523,"width":908,"height":38}}]}}}