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Emperor of China reforms Jesuits in court exile policy
Letters from China report the new Chinese emperor is a just ruler who opposes Jesuit meddling, banishes Father Murano and another missionary, while Abbe Sentini gains freedom after 16 years. A papal miracle at the hospital cures a patient, and the pope aims to retain independence from the empire, risking tension over Naples benefices. Monarchs in Europe entertain guests, and politics in Brussels, Antwerp, and Paris unfold amid shifting alliances. The East India Company offers loans on lottery tickets as canal improvements and traffic in fashion with gondola life continue. The Madrid king suffers fever and smallpox amid royal health concerns.
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China
Murano
Fryar
Tartary
Kingdom of
Naples
Honover
Saxe Gotha
Copenhagen
Behrenburg
Frederick
Herenhausen
Royal
East India Company
Expres
Madrid
Spain