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observantiae nobis fuerunt significationes Patrum
Societatis, qui in nobilissima illa vinea Apostolica zelo, insignique fructu animarum et Ecclesiae incremento ibidem desudant, quibus vicissim singularem benevolentiam, quam Societatem nostro in Regno complectimur, Devot. Vestris animitus declaramus. Porro quod tantus Sinico – Tartaricus Monarcha, cui maxima pars orbis obtemperat, lubenti animo et effigiem nostram suspexerit et ottomanicam superbiam potentiamque, Superis propitiis, multiplicibus attritam esse victoriis curiosus intellexerit, aeque nobis honorificum ac iucundum esse non inficiamur, immo satisfactionem, quam inde cepimus et grati animi contestationem a Devot. Vestra Eidem Monarchae vicissim exhiberi impense desideramus. Applaudimus insuper Potentissimo Imperatori, quod tot nobilissimis Gentibus terra marique imperet et virtutibus nomen toto orbe celeberrimum impleat, diuturnos Suac M-ti annos, gloriae auctoramenta et omnimodam felicitatem a Supremo Numine auguramur, fidem et fraternam cum eodem amicitiam et sincere ambientes, quam certo nobis pollicemur. In hoc quoque non minimum experimur oblectamentum, quod quemadmodum Divina Providentia Polonicis armis et dexteris ad Christianae Religionis Sanctissimae contra barbaros et infidelissimos hostes defensionem uti dignata est, ita potentissimi et sapientissimi Monarchae protectione veri Dei Opt. Max. et Jesu Christi cultus promoveatur, ac Religiosi Soc. Jesu de Sancta Ecclesia tam bene meriti, Imperiali gratia foveantur. Unde Supremum Numen, novis in dies favoribus illum cumulaturum, tandemque verae lucis radiis eiusdem oculos, mentemque illuminaturum, quo longe amplius Regnum consequi, eoque frui in aeternum possit, speramus. Liber de rebus sinicis nondum in nostram devenit notitiam, gratissimum vero nobis fore confidat, si inposterum distinctissimas relationes, morum praecipue et rerum exoticarum, tum ad Regiones tum ad Personas, sive aulae sive aliorum spectant, quavis ad nos miserit occasione. Caeterum devotis Societatis suffragiis nos, domumque nostram commendatam cupimus.
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Venerabilis Pater, devote nobis dilecte. Tametsi tardius per tanta terrarum spatia litterae
Paternitatis Vestrae ad nos delatae sint, a tam grato tamen in aula Potentissimi Sinarum Regis Verbi Divini Administro, non potuerunt nisi esse gratissimae. At longe maioris adhuc aestimationis illae amoris et
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The efforts were also motivated by his interest in the
Chinese culture. John III was curious about such matters as Chinese customs, organization of the court (government) or the size of the army. He asked Verbiest these and similar questions seeking reliable and first-hand information. In his royal
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Although the victory brought John III fame throughout Europe, at that time the King was seeking it himself. One of his ways was sending royal portraits of him to the courts of various rulers. It is believed that around 1685-87 John III presented his portrait to the Kangxi
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The fact that the letter was hand-written by the Polish King himself indicates the great importance he attached to this matter. Although the letter returned unanswered, it has not stopped John III from further attempts of establishing diplomatic ties with the
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and all foreigner missions were expected to adopt a posture of subjugation. For Kangxi therefore it must have been unlikely to imagine alliance with a distant, European kingdom as essential in maintaining safety.
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on 6 May 1686. Unfortunately the agreement was not honored. It is speculated that
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gift was well received and the Emperor personally responded with an eulogy for the Polish King. The contents of the letter remain unknown.
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became the King’s new, main concern. Unfortunately for the Polish King, at the time the Qing Emperor must have considered the
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