AD. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1591-92. 



Coray, were made souldiers, and bore armes. Unto the 

 said Augustine, Quabacondono, in token of singular 

 favour, granted the first assault or invasion of the king- 

 dom of Coray, to wit, that he onely with his forces might 

 enter the same, the other lordes remaining in Ceuxima 

 (which is 18 leagues distant from Coray) till they should 

 bee advertized from Augustine : which thing procured 

 unto Augustine great envie and disdaine from them all ; 

 howbeit (as you shall forthwith understand) it prooved in 

 the end most honourable unto him. The other Christian 

 governour Cainocami being but a yong man of 23 

 yeeres, he commanded the king of Bungo to follow with 

 6000 souldiers ; so that with the 4000 which hee had 

 before, his number amounted unto loooo, besides 

 mariners and others which caried burthens. This was 

 most joyful newes to us, and to all the Christians. Of 

 the Ethnick lords Quabacondono appointed the governour 

 of Riosogo together with Foranosuque to march with 

 8000 : and likewise the king of Sazeuma and Iconocami 

 with as many. And amongst all he gave the first and 

 chiefe place unto Augustine. All the other souldiers of 

 Japan hee caused to accompanie his owne person : the 

 number of all together (as appeared out of a written 

 catalogue) amounting to three hundreth thousand per- 

 sons: of whom two hundred thousand were souldiers. 

 [III. 856.] The order prescribed in this whole armie was, that 



first they should make their entrance by the kingdome of 

 A description Coray, which is almost an island, one ende whereof 

 of oray. joyneth upon the maine lande of China ; which though 

 it be a severall kingdome of it selfe, yet is it subject and 

 tributarie unto the king of China. And because this 

 kingdom of Coray is divided but by an arme of the sea 

 from Japan, Quabacondono determined to subdue the 

 same, for that it so aboundeth with victuals, that from 

 thence he might the easier invade China. While all 

 things were preparing, it was commanded, that at the 

 chief port of Ximo called Nangoia, being twelve leagues 

 distant from Firando, there should be erected a mightie 



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