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A71305	Purchas his pilgrimes. part 3 In fiue bookes. The first, contayning the voyages and peregrinations made by ancient kings, patriarkes, apostles, philosophers, and others, to and thorow the remoter parts of the knowne world: enquiries also of languages and religions, especially of the moderne diuersified professions of Christianitie. The second, a description of all the circum-nauigations of the globe. The third, nauigations and voyages of English-men, alongst the coasts of Africa ... The fourth, English voyages beyond the East Indies, to the ilands of Iapan, China, Cauchinchina, the Philippinæ with others ... The fifth, nauigations, voyages, traffiques, discoueries, of the English nation in the easterne parts of the world ... The first part.	Purchas, Samuel, 1577?-1626.	1625 (1625)	STC 20509_pt3; ESTC S111862	2,393,864	1,207

of late of the ancient Nobilitie that haue held diuers Prouinces by right of Inheritance with an absolute Authoritie and Iurisdiction ouer them to order and determine all matters within their owne Precinct without all Appeale or controllment of the Emperour But this was all annulled and wrung cleane from them by Iuan Vasilowich Father to this Emperour THeir highest Court of publike consultation for matter of State is called the Zabore that is the Publike Assembly The states and degrees of persons that are present at their Parliaments are these in order 1. The Emperour himselfe 2. Some of his Nobilitie about the number of twenty being all of his Councell 3. Certayne of the Clergie-men c. about the same number As for Burghers or other to represent the Comminaltie they haue no place there the people beeing of no better account with them then as seruants or bond-slaues that are to obey not to make Lawes nor to know any thing of publike matters before they are concluded The Court of Parliament called Zabore is held in this manner The Emperour causeth to to be summoned such of his Nobilitie as himselfe thinketh meete being as was said all of his Councell together with the Patriarch who calleth his Clergie to wit the two Metropolites the two Archbishops with such Bishops Abbots and Friers as are of best account and reputation among them When they are all assembled at the Emperours Court the day is intimated when the Session shall beginne Which commonly is vpon some Friday for the Religion of that day When the day is come the Clergie-men assemble before at the time and place appointed which is called the Stollie And when the Emperour commeth attended by his Nobilitie they arise all and meete him in an out-roome following their Patriarch who blesseth the Emperour with his two fore-fingers laying them on his fore-head and the sides of his face and then kisseth him on the right side of his brest So they passe on into their Parliament House where they sit in this order The Emperour is enthronized on the one side of the Chamber In the next place not farre from him at a small square Table that giueth roome to twelue persons or thereabouts sitteth the Patriarch with the Metropolites and Bishops and certayne of the principall Nobilitie of the Emperours Councell together with two Diacks or Secretaries called Dunmoy dyakey that enact that which passeth The rest place themselues on benches round about the Roome euery man in his ranke after his degree Then is there propounded by one of the Secretaries who representeth the Speaker the cause of their Assembly and the principall matters that they are to consider of For to propound Bils what euery man thinketh good for the publike benefit as the manner is in England the Russe Parliament alloweth no such custome nor liberty to subjects The points being opened the Patriarch with his Clergie-men haue the Prerogatiue to be first asked their vote or opinion what they thinke of the points propounded by the Secretarie Whereto they answere in order according to their degrees but all in one forme without any Discourse as hauing learned their Lesson before that serueth their turnes at all Parliaments alike whatsoeuer is propounded Commonly it is to this effect That the Emperour and his Councell are of great wisdome and experience touching the Policies and publike Affaires of the Realme and farre better able to iudge what is profitable for the Common-wealth then they are which attend vpon the seruice of God only and matters of Religion And therefore it may please them to proceed That instead of their aduise they will ayde them with their Prayers as their duties and vocations doe require c. To this or like effect hauing made their Answeres euery man in his course vp standeth some Abbot or Frier more bold then the rest yet appointed before-hand as a matter of forme and desireth the Emperour it would please his Majestie to command to be deliuered vnto them what his Majesties own iudgement and determinate pleasure is as touching those matters propounded by his De●ake Whereto is replyed by the said Secretarie in the Emperours name That his Highnesse with those of his Noble Councell vpon good and sound aduice haue found the matters proposed to be very good and necessary for the Common-wealth of his Realme Notwithstanding forasmuch as they are Religious men and know what is right his Maiestie requireth their godly Opinions yea and their Censures too for the approuing or correcting of the said Propositions And therfore desireth them again to speak their minds freely And if they shall like to giue their consents that then the matters may passe to a full conclusion Hereunto when the Clergie-men haue giuen their consents which they vse to doe without any great pausing they take their leaues with blessing of the Emperour who bringeth the Patriarch on his way so faire as the next Roome and so returneth to his Seat till all be made ready for his returne homeward The Acts that thus are passed by the Zabore or Parliament the Deiakeis or Secretaries draw into a forme of Proclamation which they send abroad into euery Prouince and head Towne of the Realme to be published there by the Dukes and Diakeis or Secretaries of those places The Session of Parliament being fully ended the Emperour inuiteth the Clergiemen to a solemne Dinner And so they depart euery man to his home THe degrees of persons or Estates of Russia besides the Souereigne State or Emperour himselfe are these in their order 1. The Nob●lity which is of foure sorts Whereof the chiefe for Birth Authority and Reuenue are called the Vdelney Knazey that is The exempt or priuiledged Dukes These held sometime a seuerall Iurisdiction and absolute Authoritie within their Precincts much like vnto the States or Nobles of Germany But afterwards reseruing their Rights vpon compo●ition they yeelded themselues to this House of Beala when it beganne to waxe mightie and to enlarge it selfe by ouer-matching their Neighbours Onely they were bound to serue the Emperour in his Warres with a certayne number of Horse But the late Emperour Iuan Vasilowich Father to this Prince being a man of high spirit and sub●ill in his kind meaning to reduce his Gouernment into a more strict forme began by degrees to clip off their greatnesse and to bring it downe to a lesser proportion till in the end he made them not onely his Vassals but his K●lophey that is his very Villaines or Bond-slaues For so they terme and write themselues in any publike Instrument or priuate Petition which they make to the Emperour So that now they hold their Authorities Lands Liues and all at the Emperours pleasure as the rest do The meanes and practice whereby hee wrought this to effect against those and other of the Nobility so well as I could note out of the report of his doings were these and such like First he cast priuate emulations

Visitation to his Palace There they abode foure or fiue moneths often visited in that Temple by principall men and Magistrates of the Citie and were in hope of their perpetuall continuance hauing obtayned licence of the Secretarie also for Ricius to come who was preparing for the Voyage when all was disturbed on a sudden the Vice-roy being I know not for what fault depriued of his place He fearing least in the chiefe Citie the presence of Strangers might further hurt him dismissed the Iesuites so as hee permitted them to stay at Canton commanding the Magistrate there to prouide them a house and ground The Chinois call that Citie Quam-cheu which the Portugals by the name of the Prouince deluded call Canton They well knew that his commission was of no force yet they went and the Haitau to whom the Charter was directed was absent and no regard being had thereof they were not permitted to ascend the bankes and therefore with griefe returned to Amacao Pasius presently sayled according to the Visitors appointment to Iapon and after diuers yeeres labour there was Vnderprouinciall of the China and Iaponian Missions and when both of those expeditions were by the Generals order made a Prouince he was declared Visitour thereof and came to Amacao to take order for China where within few moneths he died §. II. Iaponian Embassage to the Pope Of Nabunanga and Quabacondono their gouernment Corai inuaded Embassage from China TAICOSAMAS Temple and OGOSHOSAMAS succession HAuing mentioned that Embassage of Iaponian Kings sent to the Pope by procurement of the Iesuites out of their writings I haue heere added for further illustration the acts of the publike Consistorie in this forme of words Pope Gregorie the thirteenth sitting in the Hall designed for entertaynment of Kings and their Embassages on the three and twentieth of March 1585. in the morning in a most ample Session of the Cardinals of the Holy Romane Church and in a great assembly of Princes and Prelates with greatest industry and most frequent attendance of all Orders Mantius and Michael who was also of the Prince of Omur two Legates of Iaponian Kings were brought in and one of the two Iaponian companions of the same Embassage of principall Nobilitie to wit Martine for Iulian the other of them was withholden by sicknesse After solemne adoration of the Pope and the kisses of his blessed feet receiued of him with great demonstration of beneuolence and charitie they went aside into a place appointed them with great modestie Afterwards the Letters of the Kings which they had brought are publikely read being translated out of the Iaponian Tongue into the Italian and thence into the Latine First that of Francis King of Bungo who therein professeth the Diuine bountie in sending the Iesuites foure and thirtie yeeres before into those parts whose seed had taken some rooting in his breast which hee ascribes to the Popes prayers and merits And had it not beene for his age warres and sicknesse bee would haue visited those holy places and haue kissed his holy feet and set them on his head and receiued his blessing his breast crossed by his most holy hand but so detayned had thought to haue sent his sisters sonne the Lord Ierome Sonne of the King of Fiunga his Embassadour whose Cousin-german Mantius in his absence he now sent thankes him for the Relikes sent him c. Ian. 11. 1582. Inscribed To the great and most holy Pope to be adored and holding on Earth the place of the King of Heauen Subscribed Francis King of Bungo prostrate at your Blessednesse most holy feet Not much vnlike was the tenour of the second Letter sent from Protasius King of Arima who detayned by diuers lets had sent his Cousin-german in his roome to his Holinesse which with sincere and humble minde hee adoreth Inscribed To the great and holy Lord whom I adore holding the roome of God The Prince of Omur sent also the said Michael his Brothers Sonne with a Letter of like import inscribed With lifted vp hands adoring I offer these to the most holy Lord the Pope Vicar of the great God Subscribed in substance as the first After this silence was commanded and in the name of the said Kings and Legates Gasper Gonsaluas a Portugall Iesuite made an Oration vnto the Pope comparing and preferring this Embassage with that of certaine Indians to Augustus and the conuersion of Britaine by the first Gregorie with this of Iapon and other Ilands by the Thirteenth succeeding and exceeding that now fallen from the Pope applying Esays Prophecies of the Churches encrease to this Iesuiticall Haruest and magnifying the great glories of that Pope founder of Seminaries and magnified extra anni Solisque vias Antonio Buccapadulio answered in the name of the Pope That Francis King of Bungo Protasius King of the Arimans and Bartholmew his Vncle Prince of Omur hath sent you their kinsmen to him from the remote Iaponian Ilands to the veneration of that power in presence which by Gods bounty he holdeth they haue done godly and wisely For there is one Faith one Catholike Church one made Gouernour ouer the said Church and Pastor of Christs Flocke that is of all Catholikes thorow the World in the succession of Peter the Roman Bishop That they acknowledge and professe this together with the mysteries of the orthodoxe Faith our most holy Lord reioyceth and giueth immortall thankes to the Diuine bounty and iudges this to be the most true ioy which proceedeth from the studie of Gods glorie and the saluation of Soules Therefore most willingly together with these his venerable Brethren Cardinals of the Roman Church hee embraceth the testification of their Faith Obedience Deuotion He wisheth and prayeth that by their example other Kings and Princes also of those Iles and of the whole World reiecting the worship and errour of Idols may know the true God and whom he hath sent Iesus Christ for this is life eternall This done the Consistorie was dismissed The Legates when they had attended the Pope after the custome into the inner roomes were first entertayned of the Popes brothers sonne the Cardinall of Saint Sixtus with a Banket after that admitted to the Popes pr●uate and familiar conference they discoursed by Interpreters with him of many things touching the Iourney and Religion then went to Saint Peters Church and the holy Thresholds of the Apostles piously saluted at night were honourably brought to their lodging This was prepared and furnished in the Iesuites Colledge by the Popes appointment at their first comming to Rome the two and twentieth of March who also sent two troops of Horse to guard them They went from their Charet to the Temple and whiles they praised God and worshipped at the greatest Altar the Students of the German Colledge in a double Quire sang Te Deum laudamus The Legates next day had audience as yee haue heard their Vestment was parti-coloured and embroidered a short Sword on