TESTIMONIES OF COREA a.d. 



1591-92. 

 of the other lordes beeing numbered, were founde to bee 

 200000. persons, besides those that were conducted by the 

 foure foresayde governours. In the meane season Augus- 

 tine with his forces, and with a Fleete of eight hundred ^ P^eete of 

 Ships, arrived at Coray. In whose armie the lord Pro- ^°°- ^^^P^' 

 tasius excelled all others ; for though hee had but the 

 leading of 2000. souldiers, yet for the goodnesse of his 

 armour, and the beautie of his ships, he was admired of 

 all men. At their very first entrance they wonne 2. 

 castles of the kingdome of Coray by maine force, wherein 

 the Corayans reposed great confidence ; for they were 

 environed with mighty high walles, and defended with 

 great multitudes of souldiers, and with a kinde of gunnes Shorte gunnes 

 of 2. spannes and ^. long, which in stead of bullets ^^^^S,^^ ^'^^^^ 

 discharged with a terrible noise woodden arrowes headed llrlms 

 with forked points of yron : but the sayd gunnes beeing 

 able to hurt but a small distance off, and the Japonians 

 being furnished with brazen ordinance unknowen unto 

 the Corayans, they presently drave them from their walles, 

 and with ladders made for the sam.e purpose of great 

 canes, they forthwith scaled the same, and planted their 

 ensignes thereon ; the Corayans indeed for a short time 

 making resistance, but after a while betaking themselves 

 to dishonorable flight, 5000 men of their part being 

 slaine, and of Augustines but 100. and 400. wounded. 

 Augustine perceiving that the Corayans could not endure 

 any long assault, determined to take upon himselfe, and 

 his armie the whole burthen and honour of this warre, and 

 not staying for the governours his associates, to march up 

 into the heart of the kingdome, and to the principall City ; [HI. 858.] 

 unto which determination all the lordes that were with 

 him gave their consent. This was (no doubt) a bolde, 

 yea, and in some sort, a rash enterprise of Augustine : 

 but yet it argueth a wise and valiant minde in him. But 

 this long delay was so greevous to the Captaines which in 

 Ceuxima expected the successe of the warre, that before 

 they heard any newes at all concerning the surprize of the 

 two Castles, they brought Augustine in suspition among 



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