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o be a great city, the convenienceof its inhabitants must be first consulted, for, after all, thepeople themselves constituted the best stronghold. For them,the preservation of the fief had always been the prime object ofinterest and fealty. Associated with him in this work wereKada Arimaro, Ogyu Sorai, and the celebrated judge, Ooka Tadasuke,and not only the Ming laws of China, but also the ancient JapaneseDaiho-ritsu were consulted. The privilegewas secured to them by agreement between Spain and Portugal and by apapal bull.

Thereafter themonobe were organized into the konoe-fu (palace guards) and the otomointo the emon-fu (gate guards). i were killed, and Sumimoto, then inhis eleventh year, became chief of the Hosokawa family, receivingalso the office of kwanryo. ubjected to a fruitless examination,repeated with equally abortive results on her arrival at Kamakura. The House ofPeers opposed him on account of his association with politicalparties, and he at once resigned the premiership.