"It is noteworthy as an example of how the gospel was preached in Portugal and her dominions at the same time as the voices of Bourdaloue and Bossuet were ringing from the pulpits of Paris. Father Craveiro's sermon, or merenda, is divided into six parts, or pratos, as they are entitled, as follows: first dish, chicken for the sick; second, quail for the convalescents; third, lamb and kid for the favoured; fourth, veal for the healthy; fifth, venison and game for the diligent; sixth, eagle for the learned! It is more than likely that the sermon left his hearers, if not entirely converted, at least with a keen appetite". (Silva, cited in Moraes)

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Moraes, R.B. de. Bib. Brasiliana (1983 ed.), p.235.

Silva, I.F. da. Diccionario bib. portuguez, V, p.196.

Barbosa Machado, III, p.27.

Backer-Sommervogel II, col.1648.

John Carter Brown Library copy acquired with the assistance of the Metcalf Fund.