Historia y anal relacion de las cosas que hizieron los Padres de la Compañia de Jesus, por las partes de Oriente y otras, en la propagacion del Santo Evangelio, los años passados de 607. y 608

Sacada, limada, y compuesta de Portugues en Castellano por el Doctor Christoval Suarez de Figueroa. En Madrid : Juan Hasrey, 1614. Small quarto, later vellum over black cloth, spine with gilt decoration and morocco title label lettered in gilt; title set within decorative border, with woodcut Jesuit device and an easy ownership inscription; pp. [16], 366, [1 colophon], [1 blank]; woodcut initials, head- and tailpieces; text in Spanish; occasional browning and spotting, lower section of last few leaves with pale water stain (not affecting text); a very good copy.

A comprehensive survey of all recent activities of the Society of Jesus in various parts of the globe, compiled from the missionaries’ Relations and other reports. The first four parts are translated into Spanish from the Portuguese, while the final part is in the original Spanish. Part I is devoted to Japan (177 pp.); Part II the Province of Goa, Mogor (Northwest Provinces), Father Manuel Pinero’s Journey from Lahore to Goa and Cambay, Cathay, and Mocambique (99 pp.); Part III the Province of Cochin, plus reports from the colleges at Cranganor, Colombo, Madura, Malacca, Pegu and the Siam mission (69 pp.); Part IV Sierra Leone and the Guinea Coast (71 pp.); and Part V Ethiopia (146 pp.).

Cordier, BJ, 259; Palau, 323907