ut the claim of Spain and Portugal toabsorb all non-Christian countries, so the edict of Hidetada had forpreface C *One of these sons, Tomonaga, fell by his father's hand. They miscalculated thetime required for this operation, and daylight compelled them toabandon the enterprise when its only result had been to disclose tothe invaders the whereabouts of the fords. The proceedings of this council with an autograph covering-letterfrom the sovereign were sent to the Bakufu, in 1792, but for a longtime no answer was given.
To this last is to be credited theterrible device of throwing converts into the solfataras at Unzen,and under him, also, the punishment of the fosse was resorted to. During many years, however, Ieyasu had to standconstantly on the defensive against Takeda Shingen. But the Imperial Court hesitated to accept theresponsibilities that would have resulted from sanctioning hisresignation. Heissued (1601) two official patents sanctioning the residence of thefathers in Kyoto, Osaka, and Nagasaki; he employed Father Rodri
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