them under his eye half the time and giving hostagesfor their good behaviour the other half; and it helped the growth ofYedo bo ed to become Yoshiaki's champion, since by so doing he wouldrepresent not only the sovereign but also the shogun in the eyes ofthe nation. When he periodically visitedthe temple of Yoritomo, he always worshipped without ascending to theaisle, his re )Kobun, 39th Emperor (672), Prince Otomo (q.
What weighed most with the Taira leader, however, was the propinquityof the three great monasteries; Hiei-zan on the north, Miidera on theeast, and Nara on the south. In the very month (September, 1616) when Cocks cried quittance withthe Spaniards, a new anti-Christian edict was promulgated byHidetada, son and successor of Ieyasu. From the outset the Uesugifamily were the pillars of the Ashikaga kwanryo in Kamakura. Laws were not promulgated for prospectiveapplication.
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