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Description:Excerpt from The Log-Book of William Adams, 1614-19: With the Journal of Edward Saris, and Other Documents Relating to Japan, Cochin China, Etc To this period belongs the conversation between Iyeyasu and Adams with regard to the desire of the Spaniards to make soundings in the harbour of Japan. The occasion was the arrival in 1611 at Yedo of a Spanish Ship, the captain of which had asked and received permission to make soundings in the harbour, the ostensible reason being the need of knowing the coast in case of storms. Iyeyasu afterwards asked whether European countries allowed foreigners to do this off their coasts, and Adams replied that, on the contrary, to do so constituted an act of war, and he added that probably the Spaniards had designs on the kingdom of Japan. He went on to say that their missionaries were spies, and were undermining the loyalty of the natives to their own rulers in order to facilitate the conquest of the island by the Spaniards. For this reason the rulers of Germany, England, and the Netherlands would not allow priests to enter their countries. Iyeyasu replied that, if this were so, it would not be strange if he who was of a different religion should drive out these men, when rulers of a similar religion would not suffer them. Adams tried to point out that, although the Protestant religion was fundamentally the same as that of the Spaniards, the latter had made alterations in the faith, which the Protestants had preserved in its purity. Certainly the latter would not use their religion as a cloak under which to attack their neighbours. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Log-Book of William Adams, 1614-19: With the Journal of Edward Saris, and Other Documents Relating to Japan, Cochin China, Etc (Classic Reprint). To get started finding The Log-Book of William Adams, 1614-19: With the Journal of Edward Saris, and Other Documents Relating to Japan, Cochin China, Etc (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Excerpt from The Log-Book of William Adams, 1614-19: With the Journal of Edward Saris, and Other Documents Relating to Japan, Cochin China, Etc To this period belongs the conversation between Iyeyasu and Adams with regard to the desire of the Spaniards to make soundings in the harbour of Japan. The occasion was the arrival in 1611 at Yedo of a Spanish Ship, the captain of which had asked and received permission to make soundings in the harbour, the ostensible reason being the need of knowing the coast in case of storms. Iyeyasu afterwards asked whether European countries allowed foreigners to do this off their coasts, and Adams replied that, on the contrary, to do so constituted an act of war, and he added that probably the Spaniards had designs on the kingdom of Japan. He went on to say that their missionaries were spies, and were undermining the loyalty of the natives to their own rulers in order to facilitate the conquest of the island by the Spaniards. For this reason the rulers of Germany, England, and the Netherlands would not allow priests to enter their countries. Iyeyasu replied that, if this were so, it would not be strange if he who was of a different religion should drive out these men, when rulers of a similar religion would not suffer them. Adams tried to point out that, although the Protestant religion was fundamentally the same as that of the Spaniards, the latter had made alterations in the faith, which the Protestants had preserved in its purity. Certainly the latter would not use their religion as a cloak under which to attack their neighbours. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Log-Book of William Adams, 1614-19: With the Journal of Edward Saris, and Other Documents Relating to Japan, Cochin China, Etc (Classic Reprint). To get started finding The Log-Book of William Adams, 1614-19: With the Journal of Edward Saris, and Other Documents Relating to Japan, Cochin China, Etc (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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