First, however, he intended to
use them for the Maluco expedition, which he was undertaking.
The entrances into various provinces of Japon by the discalced
religious of St. Francis and those of St. Dominic and St. Augustine,
continued to be made, both in the Castilian vessel itself which was
despatched that year to the kingdoms of Quanto, [22] and in other
Japanese vessels which came to Manila with the silver and flour of the
Japanese, in order to trade. This was permitted and allowed by Daifu,
now called Cubosama, who that year sent the governor, through one of
his servants, certain weapons and presents, in return for others which
the governor had sent him. He answered the latter's letter as follows:
_Letter from Daifusama, lord of Japon, to governor Don Pedro
de Acuna, in the year one thousand six hundred and five._
I received two letters from your Lordship, and all the
gifts and presents mentioned in the memorandum. Among them,
when I received them, the wine made from grapes pleased
me greatly.
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