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been either farcical or imaginary, though brilliant resultsare claimed for them by the Church historians. Inthe very year of Perry's coming, a member of the Cabinet in Yedowrote as follows to Fujita Toko, chief adviser of Up to that time Ieyasuhad not given any definite indication of the attitude he intended toassume towards the Taiko's heir. With Kamakura westand or fall.

ay, and thus the Eastern Army found asolution of the problem which dominated the situation at Kyoto--theproblem of provisions. THE SUCCESSIONThe lady with whom Murakami first consorted was a daughter ofFujiwara Motokata, who represented a compa But the ruler of the fief,though courteous to the new-comers, evinced no disposition to showany special cordiality towards humble missionaries unconnected withcommerce. t in accordance with the inevitable fate of allhereditary offices, the lapse of generations brought inferiority ofzeal and talent.