In this city of Nangasaqui there are twenty-eight imprisoned for Christ, in three prisons.

In Omura seven religious are imprisoned, four of the Order of St.Dominic, one of the Order of St.Francis, and two of our Society.

With them are imprisoned ten other Christians.

Of the inhabitants of the same city of Omura three were martyred--Lino, Pedro, and Thome--the first, because when he was guarding the prison in which the religious I have mentioned were confined, he allowed too much food to be given to the holy prisoners, as he was a Christian at heart himself; the second, because from time to time he sent food to them; and the third, because he carried the food.

All three were promised their lives if they would renounce our holy law; but they chose rather to die, in order that they might live forever in heaven." In another letter dated November 10, 1619, the same father writes: "On the sixth of October, Meaco offered to heaven the richest gift that has ever been seen in that great and populous city.