TESTIMONIES OF COREA a.d. 



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 opinion, yet all of them without any pretense of difficulty 

 approved his determination. For he had given out that 

 he would not abstaine from this warre, although his owne 

 Sonne should rise from death to life and request him ; yea 

 whosoever would moove any impediment or difficulty in 

 that matter, hee would put him to death. Wherefore for 

 certaine moneths there was nothing in all places to be 

 seene, but provision of ships, armour, munition, and other 

 necessaries for the warres. Quabacondono making a cata- 

 logue of all the lordes and nobles his subjects, willed 

 every one of them (not a man excepted) to accompany 

 him in this expedition, injoyning and appointing to each 

 one, what numbers they should bring. In all these king- 

 domes of Ximo he hath nominated 4 of his especiall 

 favourites ; whom (to all mens admiration) he will have 

 to be heads over all these new kingdomes, notwith- 

 standing that here are 4 others farre more mighty 

 then they. Of whom (by Gods good providence) 

 two are Christians, to wit, Augustine Eucunocamindono 

 governour of half the kingdom of Finga, & Cainocami 

 the son of Ouambioindono governour of the greater part 

 of the kingdome of Bugen. The other two are Ethniques, 

 namely Toranosuque governour of the halfe of the 

 kingdom of Finga and Augustins mortall enemie; and 

 Iconocami governour of the residue of the kingdome of 

 Bugen, and an enemie both to Augustine and Cainocami. 

 And Quabacondono hath commanded all the Christian 

 lordes of Teximo to follow Christian governours. 

 Whereupon the lord Protasius was there with 2000 

 souldiers; & Omurandono the lord of Ceuxima and 

 Augustins Sonne in law, which lately became a Christian, 

 with a thousand. Also he appointed that the governours 

 of Firando and Goto should follow Augustine, who albeit 

 they were Gentiles, had many Christians to their subjects. 

 Wherefore Augustine was to conduct 15000 souldiers, 

 besides mariners, slaves, and other base people to cary the 

 baggage of the army, all which being as great a number 

 as the former, so soone as they arrived in the kingdom of 



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