AD THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1590. 



THREE SEVERALL TESTIMONIES 



Concerning the mighty kingdom of Coray, tribu- 

 tary to the king of China, and borthering upon his 

 Northeast frontiers, called by the Portugales Coria, 

 and by them esteemed at the first an iland, but 

 since found to adjoyne with the maine not many 

 dayes journey from Paqui the metropolitan citie of 

 China. The more perfect discovery whereof 

 and of the coast of Tartaria Northward, may 

 in time bring great light (if not full cer- 

 taintie) either of a Northwest or a 

 Northeast passage from Europe to 

 those rich countries. Collected out 

 of the Portugale Jesuites yeerely 

 Japonian Epistles dated 

 1590, 1591, 1592, 

 1594, &c. 



The first testimony containing a resolute determi- 

 nation of Quabacondono the great Monarch of 

 all Japan, to invade and conquere China by the 

 way of Coray, being a country divided from 

 the lies of Japan onely by an arme of the sea 

 about twentie leagues broad, and abounding 

 with victuals and all other necessaries for the 

 maintenance of the warres. Out of the 

 Epistles of father Frier Lewis Frois, dated 

 1590. 



Uabacondono having subdued all the petie king- 

 domes of Japan, in the yeere of our Lord 

 1590 (as father Frier Lewis Frois writeth in 



his Japonian Epistles of the foresaid yeere) grew so 



proud and insolent that he seemed another Lucifer ; 



so farre foorth, that he made a solemne vow and othe, 



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