JESUITS - PHILLIPPS, Thomas.

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"In April 1689 a Portuguese Priest came to Macao." A letterpress transcription of one of the manuscripts in the famous collection of Thomas Phillipps, printed at his Middle Hill Press for distribution to acquaintances. The source manuscript, the location of which is now unknown, tells a witty anecdote concerning a hypocritical Jesuit. It no doubt appealed to Phillipps's staunch anti-Catholicism.According to the story, Father Nicolas (who may be fictional) preaches to the prostitutes of Macao to turn to the Christian life, even though he could often be seen "drinking with these Women, and Girls, and joking with them till 9 or 10 at night" (p. [2]).We have traced four other copies of this pamphlet: one each at the Bodleian Library and the University of Macau, and two in the library of the Grolier Cub in New York.

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