AD. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1591-92. 



Portugals Captaine General attended upon by so many 

 Portugals sumptuously attired, and commlng with so 

 many shippes in the company of Frier John Rodoriguez : 

 and hee asked the Frier how the father Visitour did ? 

 And whether the presents to the Vice-roy liked him ? As 

 also, that hee tooke it in very good part that the Father 

 had wintered in Japan, and that the Frier should stay 

 with him. Afterward writing an answere to the father, 

 he declared therein the great favour which he bore to the 

 captaine of the ship. Whom, having familiarly enter- 

 tained him for the space of 2. houres, hee dismissed with 

 evident tokens of good will. After the Captaines returne, 

 Frier Rodoriguez staying behinde above a moneth, 

 attempted very often to speake with Quabacondono, of 

 whom hee was alwayes most kindly used. Afterward by 

 reason of sicknesse hee returned to Nangasaque ; where- 

 upon Quabacondono demaunded why he was not cured at 

 the same place where himselfe remained ? Jacuino an- 

 swered, that beeing a stranger, hee was to bee cured with 

 such diet and medicines, as were not there to bee had : 

 with which answere hee was satisfied. Hence it is, that 

 by often conferences which were made by reason of the 

 ambassage, Quabacondono waxeth every day more cour- 

 teous and affable. And yet for all this, new occasions of 

 troubles and afflictions are not cut off: for certaine it is, 

 that Quabacondono hath given out, that if he have good 

 successe with his warre against China, he will make great 

 alterations of estates, in assigning the kingdomes of Coray 

 and China to the Christian princes, and placing in their 

 roomes Ethnick lordes throughout Japan : which thing 

 might redound to the ruine and destruction of all Chris- 

 tianitie heere, neither should the Christians finde in Japan 

 any place of refuge. And albeit Augustine had certainly 

 informed the father Visitour of the sayde alteration of 



[III. 860.] estates, and Jacuine had written unto Augustine, that 

 Quabacondono had fully determined to alter the states or 

 governments of Ximo, and so consequently the state of 

 Augustine, and of the Christian princes of Arima and 



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