wherein_o the_o imperial_a city_n and_o palace_n of_o jedo_n be_v situate_v 27_o day_n north-east_n ward_n before_o they_o can_v reach_v the_o utmost_a point_n of_o the_o land_n of_o sungaer_n border_v upon_o the_o sea_n be_v come_v thither_o they_o pass_v over_o a_o isthmus_n of_o thirty_o three_o english_a mile_n broad_a lead_v into_o the_o country_n of_o jezzo_n abound_v in_o skin_n &_o fur_n of_o price_n this_o territory_n be_v very_o great_a mountainous_a but_o little_a inhabit_v the_o jappaner_n attempt_v its_o discovery_n several_a time_n but_o in_o vain_a for_o though_o they_o enter_v to_o &_o fro_o far_o into_o the_o country_n yet_o they_o can_v never_o find_v its_o end_n nor_o any_o certainty_n concern_v it_o their_o provision_n ordinary_o fail_v they_o which_o inforce_v their_o fruitless_a return_n the_o discoverer_n report_n of_o these_o be_v so_o imperfect_a that_o his_o majesty_n dispair_v of_o any_o further_a satisfaction_n the_o country_n be_v present_v as_o desolate_a and_o unpassable_a though_o in_o some_o place_n inhabit_v with_o a_o people_n all_o over_o hairy_a wear_v their_o beard_n long_o like_o the_o chiness_n brutish_a though_o otherwise_o well_o shape_v to_o consider_v therefore_o the_o uncertianty_n whether_o this_o country_n be_v a_o island_n or_o no_o we_o may_v observe_v that_o the_o passage_n between_o sungaer_n and_o jezzo_n be_v no_o run_a water_n but_o a_o inlet_n or_o long_a isthmus_n of_o the_o sea_n itself_o 120_o english_a mile_n long_o extend_v itself_o betwixt_o jezzo_n and_o japan_n where_o it_o bound_n upon_o vast_a mountain_n and_o desert_n about_o the_o province_n of_o ochio_n so_o that_o that_o way_n be_v whole_o unpassable_a by_o land_n traveller_n be_v force_v to_o ferry_v over_o the_o aforesaid_a isthmus_n from_o sungaer_n to_o jezzo_n in_o bark_n and_o such_o ship_n as_o they_o have_v the_o two_o great_a island_n of_o chirkock_n and_o saykock_n be_v govern_v by_o king_n and_o lord_n that_o share_v with_o they_o in_o the_o magistracy_n chirkock_n have_v one_o king_n and_o three_o lord_n saykock_n be_v the_o big_a of_o the_o two_o have_v more_o governor_n but_o both_o be_v account_v province_n of_o this_o great_a empire_n though_o least_o in_o extent_n of_o those_o whereof_o it_o be_v compose_v how_o many_o province_n it_o contain_v that_o great_a territory_n which_o we_o call_v japan_n &_o the_o inhabitant_n nippon_n border_n upon_o those_o afore_o mention_v island_n and_o strech_v to_o the_o unknown_n country_n of_o jezzo_n &_o be_v divide_v into_o five_o province_n to_o wit_n jam_fw-la aystero_n jetsengo_n jetsesen_n quanto_fw-la &_o ochio_n the_o which_o with_o the_o island_n of_o saykock_n &_o chirkock_n make_v seven_o in_o all_o who_o dominion_n city_n and_o castle_n be_v subdivide_v under_o several_a king_n and_o lord_n as_o the_o follow_a specification_n of_o the_o revenue_n of_o the_o whole_a land_n abundant_o show_v a_o extract_v of_o the_o seal_a account_n and_o specification_n of_o the_o revenue_n except_v the_o emperor_n of_o the_o king_n prince_n duke_n and_o lord_n of_o japan_n together_o with_o the_o name_n of_o their_o country_n and_o castle_n according_a to_o the_o japan_n account_v in_o cockyens_n each_o cockyen_fw-fr be_v ten_o carolus_n guilder_n which_o be_v some_o twenty_o shilling_n sterling_a cangano_n tsiunangon_n king_n of_o canga_n geâ—tichu_n &_o natta_n have_v his_o residence_n in_o the_o castle_n of_o canga_n his_o revenue_n amount_v to_o 1190000._o â—â—rngano_fw-la daynangon_n king_n of_o surngo_n toto_fw-la and_o mitaunca_n dwell_v in_o the_o castle_n faytâ—iâ—s_n have_v in_o revenue_n 700000_o ouwarino_n daynangou_n king_n of_o owary_n and_o mimo_fw-la dwell_v in_o the_o castle_n of_o mangay_a and_o have_v 700000_o sendaino_n thiunangon_n king_n of_o massamne_n and_o ochio_n live_v in_o the_o invinsible_a castle_n of_o senday_n and_o have_v 640000_o satsumanon_n thiunangon_n king_n of_o satsumae_fw-la ossimus_fw-la fiungo_fw-la and_o quchio_n live_v in_o kaâ—gasima_n and_o have_v 600000_o rinocaouny_n daynangon_n king_n of_o kimo_n and_o ishe_n live_v in_o the_o castle_n of_o wake_n jamma_n and_o have_v 550000_o catto_n fingonocamy_n king_n of_o tingo_fw-la live_v in_o the_o castle_n of_o koumamâ—tte_n and_o have_v 554000_o matsendeyro_n jemenofiâ—_n king_n of_o tsunkisâ—n_n and_o faccatia_n dwell_v in_o foucosa_n and_o have_v 510000_o matsendayro_n jonocany_n king_n of_o the_o great_a province_n of_o jetchesen_n live_v at_o ocede_v and_o have_v 511100_o calto_n s._n kibo_n king_n of_o osio_n dwell_v in_o the_o castle_n of_o aâ—s_n and_o have_v in_o revenue_n 430000_o assaino_n taysima_fw-la king_n of_o bingo_n dwell_v in_o the_o castle_n of_o oky_o and_o have_v 420000_o matsendeyro_n nangato_n king_n of_o sova_n dwell_v in_o the_o castle_n of_o fangy_a and_o have_v 370000_o mittono_n thionangon_n king_n of_o fitaytâ—_n dwell_v in_o the_o castle_n of_o mit._n and_o have_v 360000_o nahissima_fw-la simano_n king_n of_o thisien_n dwell_v in_o the_o castle_n of_o logtois_n and_o have_v 360000_o matsendeyro_n sentairo_n king_n of_o janabasoky_a dwell_v in_o the_o castle_n of_o tackaham_n have_v 360000_o tâ—do_n isumy_a king_n of_o janga_n i_o dwell_v in_o the_o castle_n of_o son_n have_v 320000_o matsendeyro_n lonuey_v king_n of_o bissen_n dwell_v at_o ossaiamma_n have_v 310000_o inno_n cammon_n the_o brave_a of_o the_o prince_n king_n of_o totomy_n dwell_v in_o savaiamma_n &_o have_v 300000._o fosso_n cowa_n jetchin_v king_n of_o boyte_n live_v at_o cokera_n and_o have_v 300000._o oyesungi_fw-la daynsio_n king_n of_o jotsengo_n dwell_v in_o the_o castle_n of_o gunisauwa_n and_o have_v 300000._o matsendeyro_fw-la denrio_n king_n of_o the_o province_n of_o jetsengo_n live_v at_o formando_fw-la and_o have_v 300000._o matsendeyro_fw-la auwa_n duke_n of_o auwa_n dwell_v in_o the_o castle_n incts_n and_o have_v 250000._o matsendeyro_fw-la jetchigonacamâ—â—_n duke_n of_o the_o land_n of_o congee_n dwell_v at_o takato_n and_o have_v 250000._o matsendeyro_fw-la tsiusio_fw-la duke_n of_o joo_o dwell_v at_o mat_n jamma_n and_o have_v 250000._o ariama_n grimba_n duke_n of_o tsirkingo_n dwell_v at_o courme_n have_v 240000._o morimo_fw-la imasack_n prince_n of_o imasaka_n dwell_v at_o tsiamma_n and_o have_v 200000._o tory_n inganocanij_fw-la prince_n of_o sewano_n dwell_v at_o jummengatta_n have_v 200000._o matsendeyro_fw-la tosa_fw-la prince_n of_o tosnacorij_fw-la dwell_v at_o tocosiamma_n have_v 200000._o satake_v okion_n prince_n of_o wano_n dwell_v at_o akita_n and_o have_v 200000._o matsendeuro_fw-la simo_n sautamy_n prince_n of_o simosa_n dwell_v at_o tatebays_n and_o have_v 200000._o forriwo_a jamaissiro_n prince_n of_o insâ—â—o_n dwell_v at_o masdaytâ—_n and_o have_v 200000._o ikouma_n ikinocanij_fw-la prince_n of_o sanike_n dwell_v at_o couham_n and_o have_v 180000._o foriwo_fw-la jamassiro_fw-la prince_n of_o insimo_n dwell_v at_o masdayt_n and_o have_v 180000._o fonda_n kayokamij_fw-la knight_n and_o lord_n of_o faryma_n dwell_v in_o tayeno_n and_o have_v 150000._o sackey_n counay_n knight_n &_o lord_n of_o the_o great_a province_n of_o wano_n dwell_v at_o fakfio_n &_o have_v 150000._o tara_n sanwa_fw-fr simado_n knight_n and_o lord_n of_o fisen_n dwell_v in_o lataâ—s_n and_o have_v 120000._o kiongock_fw-mi wakasa_fw-mi knight_n and_o lord_n of_o wakasa_n dwell_v in_o osamma_n and_o have_v 120000._o fory_z tango_n knight_n and_o lord_n of_o â—etchesen_fw-mi dwell_v at_o kawantisma_n and_o have_v 120000._o minsio_fw-la fiongo_fw-la knight_n and_o lord_n in_o bingo_n dwell_v at_o fâ—uâ—ke_n jamma_n have_v 120000._o sackopharra_n eskibon_n knight_n and_o lord_n of_o kooske_n dwell_v in_o the_o castle_n of_o tattay_n have_v 120000._o matsendeyrâ—_n tawayt_v governor_n of_o the_o emperor_n castle_n in_o quana_n have_v 110000._o oeckendyero_fw-it imysacka_fw-mi knight_n and_o lord_n of_o simotske_n dwell_v in_o oâ—tsnomio_n and_o have_v 110000._o sannada_n jut_a knight_n and_o lord_n of_o sinano_n dwell_v at_o koske_n and_o have_v 110000._o taysibanna_n finda_n knight_n and_o lord_n of_o sickingo_n dwell_v in_o imangonwa_n and_o have_v 110000._o ongasaura_n oucken_v knight_n and_o lord_n of_o farima_fw-la dwell_v at_o kays_n and_o have_v 100000._o indatiji_n voutumij_fw-la knight_n and_o lord_n of_o gyo_n dwell_v in_o itasima_n and_o have_v 100000._o nambon_n sinano_n knight_n and_o lord_n in_o the_o great_a province_n of_o ochio_n dwell_v at_o mortiamma_n and_o have_v 100000._o niwa_n groysemon_n knight_n and_o lord_n in_o the_o great_a province_n of_o ochio_n dwell_v at_o sirakowa_n and_o have_v 100000._o abeno_n bitchion_n governor_n of_o the_o emperor_n castle_n iwatsuky_a in_o the_o country_n of_o moysay_n have_v 80000._o kiongock_v oenieme_n knight_n and_o lord_n of_o tanga_n dwell_v in_o tanabe_n and_o have_v 70000._o makino_n surnga_n lord_n in_o jetchingo_n dwell_v at_o wangerecka_n and_o have_v 70000._o nackangonwa_fw-la nysien_n lord_n in_o bongâ—_n live_v in_o the_o city_n of_o nangoun_n and_o have_v 70000._o matsendayrâ—_n comba_n lord_n in_o sinano_n dwell_v in_o matsmoâ—â—_n have_v 70000._o nayâ—â—o_fw-la samma_fw-la lord_n in_o fitayt_n dwell_v in_o the_o city_n of_o
lest_o the_o great_a lord_n of_o his_o kingdom_n reflect_v upon_o the_o lowness_n of_o his_o former_a condition_n may_v contemn_v his_o present_a authority_n as_o disdain_v to_o be_v govern_v by_o one_o less_o than_o themselves_o think_v it_o best_a to_o keep_v they_o in_o action_n the_o better_a to_o divert_v they_o from_o cavil_v a_o new_a he_o therefore_o send_v those_o king_n and_o chief_n that_o he_o fear_v most_o with_o a_o army_n of_o sixty_o thousand_o man_n to_o war_n against_o corea_n and_o reduce_v that_o country_n to_o the_o obedience_n of_o the_o japan_n empire_n these_o he_o hold_v there_o with_o kind_a message_n and_o reiterated_a promise_n of_o succour_n seven_o whole_a year_n command_v they_o shall_v not_o return_v till_o they_o have_v subdue_v and_o make_v conquest_n of_o all_o but_o the_o army_n longing_n for_o their_o country_n their_o wife_n and_o child_n and_o despair_v of_o a_o return_n mutine_v and_o destroy_v burn_a and_o plunder_v all_o they_o can_v meet_v endeavour_v the_o satisfaction_n of_o their_o pretend_a wrong_n by_o the_o desolation_n of_o other_o the_o corean_o unable_a to_o endure_v this_o violence_n any_o long_o send_v a_o ambassador_n to_o the_o emperor_n taycko_n who_o be_v admit_v into_o his_o court_n find_v mean_n to_o take_v away_o his_o life_n by_o poison_n in_o revenge_n of_o the_o manifold_a wrong_n his_o country_n have_v suffer_v by_o the_o injurious_a ambition_n of_o this_o prince_n the_o king_n and_o lord_n command_v the_o army_n in_o corea_n hear_v of_o their_o emperor_n death_n resolve_v to_o quit_v that_o country_n and_o to_o return_v every_o one_o to_o his_o own_o in_o expectation_n and_o hope_n who_o among_o they_o may_v be_v choose_v to_o succeed_v in_o the_o sovereignty_n the_o emperor_n be_v remove_v leave_v one_o only_a son_n behind_o he_o call_v fideri_n about_o six_o year_n of_o age_n but_o before_o he_o die_v he_o appoint_v he_o a_o governor_n one_o of_o the_o great_a lord_n of_o his_o country_n by_o name_n ongoschio_n one_o who_o he_o have_v oblige_v by_o his_o favour_n and_o rely_v upon_o above_o all_o other_o for_o his_o fidelity_n to_o this_o person_n he_o deliver_v his_o infant-son_n with_o command_n that_o when_o he_o be_v fifteen_o year_n of_o age_n he_o shall_v cause_v he_o to_o be_v crown_v by_o the_o deyro_n with_o the_o usual_a pomp_n and_o ceremony_n as_o emperor_n of_o japan_n ongoschio_n be_v thus_o declare_v governor_n of_o the_o prince_n person_n be_v likewise_o by_o taycko_n will_n and_o the_o consent_n of_o his_o subject-king_n make_v regent_n of_o the_o kingdom_n during_o the_o minority_n which_o for_o some_o time_n he_o peaceable_o rule_v in_o his_o master_n name_n but_o grow_v now_o weary_a of_o subordination_n he_o quick_o forget_v his_o promise_n make_v to_o taycko_n and_o seal_v with_o his_o blood_n fideri_n be_v therefore_o to_o be_v remove_v to_o make_v place_n for_o his_o greatness_n he_o assault_v he_o first_o in_o his_o reputation_n by_o lay_v those_o thing_n to_o his_o charge_n he_o be_v no_o way_n guilty_a of_o among_o other_o he_o accuse_v he_o of_o distrust_n of_o his_o tutor_n and_o that_o he_o make_v private_a preparation_n to_o extort_v the_o government_n out_o of_o his_o hand_n by_o force_n before_o his_o time_n he_o lay_v likewise_o ambition_n and_o a_o untimely_a desire_n of_o honour_n to_o his_o charge_n in_o that_o he_o suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v adore_v as_o emperor_n before_o he_o be_v invest_v with_o the_o power_n and_o that_o the_o king_n and_o lord_n of_o the_o realm_n have_v do_v he_o that_o reverence_n which_o be_v only_o due_a to_o a_o receive_a emperor_n but_o arm_a ambition_n need_v not_o many_o excuse_n ongoschio_n muster_v his_o unite_a force_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o surnga_n and_o march_v thence_o to_o onsacka_fw-mi where_o fideri_n hold_v his_o court_n besiege_v he_o with_o all_o his_o might_n fideri_fw-la have_v hold_v out_o three_o month_n be_v now_o reduce_v to_o great_a extremity_n will_v prevent_v his_o ruin_n by_o a_o sordid_a submission_n he_o therefore_o send_v to_o ongoschio_n to_o beg_v his_o life_n quit_v all_o his_o pretence_n to_o the_o empire_n and_o desire_v only_o to_o survive_v a_o vassal_n to_o the_o conqueror_n but_o ongoschio_n refuse_v all_o manner_n of_o capitulation_n and_o though_o fideri_n send_v out_o his_o wife_n who_o be_v his_o adversary_n daughter_n to_o supplicate_v his_o safety_n she_o can_v not_o be_v hear_v of_o her_o father_n the_o castle_n be_v take_v the_o palace_n where_o fideri_n have_v retire_v himself_o with_o his_o mother_n and_o chief_a friend_n be_v encompass_v with_o great_a post_n and_o pallisadoe_n and_o much_o wood_n be_v pile_v up_o about_o it_o the_o unfortunate_a prince_n and_o all_o they_o that_o be_v with_o he_o be_v miserable_o burn_v and_o consume_v with_o sire_n ongoschio_n have_v thus_o destroy_v his_o master_n put_v all_o they_o to_o death_n who_o be_v considerable_a and_o of_o his_o party_n bring_v the_o whole_a empire_n under_o his_o obedience_n by_o force_n as_o taycko_n have_v do_v before_o he_o the_o year_n follow_v ongoschio_n die_v not_o enjoy_v long_o what_o his_o violence_n have_v so_o quick_o get_v he_o his_o son_n coubo_n or_o coubosanna_n succeed_v he_o who_o be_v father_n to_o this_o present_a emperor_n chiongon_n now_o reign_v the_o number_n of_o his_o soldier_n and_o their_o arms._n the_o revenue_n which_o be_v divide_v among_o the_o king_n and_o govern_v lord_n amount_n as_o be_v already_o demonstrate_v to_o 18400000_o coquyn_n or_o pound_n sterling_a according_a to_o which_o account_n each_o of_o they_o must_v proportionable_o entertain_v a_o select_a company_n of_o soldier_n always_o in_o readiness_n for_o the_o emperor_n service_n so_o that_o he_o who_o have_v a_o thousand_o coquyn_n yearly_a must_v bring_v into_o the_o field_n when_o ever_o he_o be_v command_v twenty_o foot_n soldier_n &_o two_o horseman_n thus_o the_o lord_n of_o fiarmor_n who_o have_v 60000_o coquyn_n a_o year_n must_v entertain_v as_o he_o easy_o may_v one_o thousand_o two_o hundred_o foot_n and_o one_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o horse_n beside_o servant_n slave_n and_o what_o more_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o train_n the_o number_n therefore_o of_o soldier_n which_o the_o emperor_n have_v continual_o in_o service_n entertain_v by_o the_o aforesaid_a king_n and_o lord_n amount_v to_o three_o hundred_o sixty_o eight_o thousand_o foot_n and_o thirty_o six_o thousand_o eight_o hundred_o horse_n beside_o these_o his_o majesty_n have_v one_o hundred_o thousand_o foot_n and_o twenty_o thousand_o horse_n which_o he_o pay_v out_o of_o his_o own_o revenue_n and_o keep_v for_o the_o garrison_n of_o his_o castle_n and_o fort_n and_o the_o secure_n of_o his_o own_o person_n most_o of_o the_o lord_n especial_o the_o most_o powerful_a do_v ordinary_o keep_v double_a the_o number_n of_o soldier_n and_o many_o more_o than_o they_o be_v oblige_v to_o by_o their_o tax_n and_o all_o to_o out_o vie_v each_o 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