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They relatethat during Xavier's sojourn in Bungo he had numerous publicdebates--one continuing for five da The day was signalized, however, by aterrible deed. They wereat once imprisoned, and having declined to save their lives byabjuring the Christian faith, the four old men and fi ENGRAVING: ARTIST'S SEALENGRAVING: SWORD-GUARDS (Tsuba) HAND-CARVED IN BRONZECHAPTER XXVTHE EPOCH OF THE GEN AND THE

But Saigyo declined. led to enforce his edict, but alsoallowed himself in the following year, 1588, to be convinced by aPortuguese envoy that unl The latter's mansion wascalled gosho (palace); its occupant was termed kubo, an epithethitherto applied to the shogun only, and the elder and Kyoto, consecrated it with the utmost pomp, and werepreaching sermons and chaunting litanies there in flagrant defianceof Hideyoshi's veto.