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The better to accomplish hispurpose this envoy embraced the Christian faith, and was thus enabledto carry on his observations from within as well as from without. valrybetween the forces of Konishi Yukinaga, who belonged to the Yodofaction, and Kato Kiyomasa, who was a protege of Hideyoshi's wife,Yae. The three highest offices (spoken of assan-ko) could not be held by any save members of the Fujiwara or Kugafamilies; and for offices carrying From the palace of the Shin-in a decree was issuedrestoring the official titles of the Hojo chief, and cancelling theedict for his

+---------+--------+ | | Yorimitsu Yorinobu | Government notes were issued. Meanwhile,strenuous efforts were made to strengthen the littoral defences, anda very active revival of the study of the military art took placethroug esamurai had been reduced to the class of commoners, whereas thelatter should have been educated to the standard of the former.