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From the accession of Takauji, in 1338, to the death of Yoshiaki, in1597, a period of 259 years, there was not so much as one decade ofsignal success and efficient government. Thus, in the year of Ieyasu's decease, his sixth son, MatsudairaTadateru, was deprived of his fief--610,000 koku--and removed fromEchigo to Asama, in Ise. By these stipulations the signatories swore to abidestrictly, and declared that any violation of the provisions of theoath would render the violator liable to severe punishment. Finally, the memorial continued, if there be any Tairapartisans who desire to submit, they should be liberally treated eventhough their offences deserve capital punishment.

OF THE DYNASTIESOCCUPATION OF KYOTO BY ASHIKAGAIN July, 1336, Takauji entered Kyoto and established his headquartersat the temple Higashi-dera. with theexception of Hideyoshi, to whom were assigned the provinces recentlyoverrun by him in the midlands--Tajima, Harima, Inaba, and Tamba. erts, these samurai warned the Christians to flee and thenreported that they were not to be found anywhere. In Kyushu, the Otomoespoused the cause of the Northern Court, and made themselves mastersof Buzen, Bungo, Chikuzen, Chikugo, Hizen, and Higo.