Xavier departs for the East--Goa--Around Hindostan-- Malacca--The Moluccas--Return to Goa--The Valiant Belgian--Troubles in Goa--Enters Japan--Returns to Goa-- Starts for China--Dies off the Coast--Remains brought to Goa--Africa--Congo, Angola, Caffreria, Abyssinia-- Brazil, Nobrega, Anchieta, Azevedo--Failure of Rodriguez in Portugal 72-95 CHAPTER IV CONSPICUOUS PERSONAGES Ignatius--Laínez--Borgia--Bellarmine--Toletus--Lessius-- Maldonado--Suárez--Lugo--Valencia--Petavius--Warsewicz-- Nicolai--Possevin--Vieira--Mercurian 96-133 CHAPTER V THE ENGLISH MISSION Conditions after Henry VIII--Allen--Persons--Campion-- Entrance into England--Kingsley's Caricature--Thomas Pounde--Stephens--Capture and death of Campion--Other Martyrs--Southwell, Walpole--Jesuits in Ireland and Scotland--The English Succession--Dissensions--The Archpriest Blackwell--The Appellants--The Bye-Plot-- Accession of James I--The Gunpowder Plot--Garnet, Gerard 134-165 CHAPTER VI JAPAN 1555-1645 After Xavier's time--Torres and Fernandes--Civandono-- Nunhes and Pinto--The King of Hirando--First Persecution --Gago and Vilela--Almeida--Uprising against the Emperor --Justus Ucondono and Nobunaga--Valignani--Founding of Nangasaki--Fervor and Fidelity of the Converts--Embassy to Europe--Journey through Portugal, Spain and Italy-- Reception by Gregory XIII and Sixtus V--Return to Japan --The Great Persecutions by Taicosama, Daifusama, Shogun I and Shogun II--Spinola and other Martyrs--Arrival of Franciscans and Dominicans--Popular eagerness for death --Mastrilli--Attempts to establish a Hierarchy--Closing the Ports--Discovery of the Christians. 166-196 CHAPTER VII THE GREAT STORMS 1580-1597 Manares suspected of ambition--Election of Aquaviva-- Beginning of Spanish discontent--Dionisio Vásquez--The "Ratio Studiorum"--Society's action against Confessors of Kings and Political Embassies--Trouble with the Spanish Inquisition and Philip II--Attempts at a Spanish Schism--The Ormanetto papers--Ribadeneira suspected-- Imprisonment of Jesuits by the Spanish Inquisition-- Action of Toletus--Extraordinary Congregation called-- Exculpation of Aquaviva--The dispute "de Auxiliis"-- Antoine Arnauld's attack--Henry IV and Jean Chastel-- Reconciliation of Henry IV to the Church--Royal protection--Saint Charles Borromeo--Troubles in Venice-- Sarpi--Palafox 197-227 CHAPTER VIII THE ASIATIC CONTINENT