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was respected by the Spaniards and loved by the Sangleys. He had twice
been their governor, and had many adopted sons and dependents.... Near
the Parian was another district inhabited by Japanese, a race hostile
to the Sangleys, with whom they are at constant war in their own
country. The governor summoned their headmen, and sounded them by kind
methods, as he wished to know how to depend on them on any occasion,
and if they would help against the Chinese if war came. The Japanese,
puffed up by the confidence that he placed in them, and elated that
time would give them an opportunity to fight against their enemy,
answered that they were ready to die with the Spaniards. Some trouble
arose from this wise effort, and as the Japanese kept the secret
badly, or referred to it with exaggeration, it became public that
Don Pedro was going to kill the Sangleys with their help. Some of
the Japanese told them that, so that the Sangleys could flee and pay
them for the warning. Many Sangleys tried to take to the mountains,
while all were in fear.
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