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decision awaited; that in case thecircumstances were such as to necessitate or justify the instantcutting-down of the offender, a personal account of the matter mustbe given to the administrator; that lesser feudatories must honestlydischarge the duties of their position and refrain from givingunlawful or arbitrary orders (to the people of their fiefs); thatthey must take care not to impair the resources or well-bei This reform had the effect not only of lightening theburden upon the Bakufu income, but also of opening high offices toable men without regard to their private fortunes. ion of Konin--Nagazane, father of one of Toba's consorts--Nakamaro (710-64), grand councillor--Nakanari (d. At one moment it seemed as though this question would be solved by anappeal to violence, but ultimately, at

tudyingliterature and military art, and taking lessons in statecraft fromthe ex-regent, Ichijo Kaneyoshi. I here omit the excesses committed in thelands of pagans where the Portuguese spread themselves to recr They failed. It will be presently seen that theinveterate hostility shown by the Buddhists to Nobunaga was largelyresponsible for his favourable attitude towards Christianity.