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A Defeription of
vantage from the Emperor, by the Japannefe'^
coming into their Country to ofer Sacrifice, told
the King, that they had confulted their God, and
he had confented, that they (hould come here to
offer Sacrifices, but he had not declared what
fuccefs their Oblations fhould have as to reftoring
the Health of their Emperor. The King
having received this Anfwer from his Prielts,
fent lor the Ambaffadors of the Emperor of Jafan^
and told them, Go andfalute your Emperor
in my Name^ and tell him^ that he ha^ leave from
my God^ andfrom me^ to fendfome of his SubjeUs
to offer Sacrifices to our God-^ and If our Godfhall
reftore hii Healthy 1 hope he will perform what he
hoi promifed of efiablifhing theWorfhip ofour God
in alibis Dominions.
The Ambaffadors having taken their leave of
our King returned home into their own Country,
and acquainted the Emperor of jf^apan with the
Anfwer of the King of E?^/^^^ to his Letter •, who
was very glad at the good fuccefs of their Ne*
gotiation, having farther defigns in it than they
were aware of: And therefore he prelently commanded
a great Army to be made ready, and order'd
the Soldiers to be put in great Litters, carried
by two Elephants, which will hold Thirty or
Forty Men-, and to prevent any fufpicion of the
Formofans^ they placed Oxen or Rams to be feen at
the Windows of the Litters, and commanded
thefe Litters to be put into Floating Villages ^ a
defcripdon of which you will find in the Chapter
of Shipping.
Thus he covertly convey'd a numerous Army
into the Ifle Formcfa^ with many of the Nobility
of his Court, under the Religious pretence
of offering Sacrifice for the recovery of his Health,
but really with a defign to Conquer the Country,
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