AD. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1590- 

 [III. 855.] But whatsoever become of China, it is held for a 



certaintie, that his comming will cause great alterations 

 in these partes of Ximo, especially in this kingdom of 

 Figen, wherein are the princedomes of Arima and Omura, 

 and all the force of our Christianity : and he told Don 

 Protasio when he was with him once before, that he 

 would make him a great man in China, and that he would 

 remoove these lordes, and deliver their governments unto 

 lordes that were Gentiles ; which would be the ruine of 

 all this Christianitie ; neither should we have any place 

 wherein to remaine. For, as it is the custome of Japan 

 in the alterations of estates and kingdomes (which they 

 call Cuningaia) to remoove all the nobilitie and gentry, 

 and to leave onely the base people and labourers, com- 

 mitting them to the government of Ethnicks, wee shall 

 hereby also leese our houses, and the Christians shall be 

 dispersed with their lords ; whom sometimes he handleth 

 in such sort, that he giveth them nothing to susteine 

 themselves, and so they remaine with all their followers, 

 as men banished, and utterly ruined. 



The second Testimonie containing the huge levies 

 and preparations of Quabacondono, as also his 

 warres and conquests, and the successe thereof 

 in the kingdome of Coray. Together v^ith a 

 description of the same kingdom, and of their 

 trafficke and maner of government : and also of 

 the shipping of China, Japan, and Coray, writh 

 mention of certaine isles thereunto adjacent, 

 and other particulars very memorable. Out of 

 the Epistles of the aforesaid Father Fryer Luis 

 Frois dated 1 591, and 1592. 



A Bout this time Ouabacondono determining to put his 

 warre against China in execution, assembled sundry 

 of his nobles and captaines, unto whom he declared his 

 intent; who, albeit they were all of a quite contrary 



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