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Pitifulaccounts are given by contemporary writers. But he here met with a repulse at the hands ofKusunoki Masatomo, who to the courage and loyalty of his immortalancestor, Masashige, added no small measure of strategical ability. and that although non-Christians or men who had apostatizedmight travel freely, they must not visit the Philippines. The Taira chief, Kiyomori, happened to be then absentin Kumano, and Yoshitomo's plan was to attack him on his way back toKyoto before the Taira forces had mustered.

Visiting the temple after hisvictory, Yasutoki was thus addressed by Myoe:The ancients used to say, When men are in multitude they mayovercome heaven for a moment, but heaven in the end triumphs. It thus resulted that the Throne wasapproachable through the channel of the Bakufu only. This man, Anjiro, already possessed some knowledge of the Portugueselanguage, and he soon became sufficient With Kamakura westand or fall.