AD. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1591-92. 



misliked of this warre : yea, all the lordes were in great 

 hope, that some one man at length would step foorth and 

 restore their libertie ; howbeit there is none as yet found, 

 which dare put his hand to that businesse. Wherefore 

 they were all (though to their great griefe and lamenta- 

 tion) violently constrained to prosecute the enterprize. 

 But Quabacondono being voyde of all anxiety, to the ende 

 hee might encourage his followers, boasted that hee would 

 make great alterations of kingdomes, and would bestow 

 upon them the kingdoms of Coray and China ; and unto 

 the lord Protasius hee hath promised 3 kingdomes : but 

 he with all the other lords giving him great thankes, had 

 much rather retaine a smal portion of their estate in 

 Japan, then to hunt after all those kingdomes which he 

 promiseth. 



And whereas Quabacondono had by proclamation pub- 

 lished, that he would personally be present at Nangoia the 

 3 moone of this yeere ; troups and armies of men began 

 to resort from all the quarters of Japan to these parts. 

 Now were our afflictions renewed. For so long as 

 Quabacondono remained at Miaco, we might stay in 

 these parts of Ximo without any danger : but after he 

 began to come this way, it seemed impossible for our 

 state to continue whole and sound, and we were put into 

 no small perplexitie. For the Christian lordes advised us, 

 that sithence Quabacondono was come so neere, all our 

 companie that lived in the Colledge, in the house of 

 Probation, and in the Seminary, should depart to some 

 other place. And the Christians from Miaco writ dayly 

 unto us, that wee shoulde pull downe our houses and 

 Churches at Omura, Arima, and Cansaco, and that the 

 fathers of Europe should return unto Nangasaque in the 

 secular habite of Portugals, but that the Japonian Fryers 

 should retire themselves unto several houses of Christians, 

 that so they might al remaine safe and out of danger. 

 But this remedy, as it was too grievous and subject to 

 many difficulties, so did it afford us but small comfort. 

 In brief the Father visitor talking of this matter with 



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