In bringing vp children they vse words only to rebuke them, admonishing as diligently and aduisedly boyes of sixe or seuen yeeres of age, as though they were olde men.  They are giuen very much to intertaine strangers, of whom most curiously they loue to aske euen in trifles what forraine nations doe, and their fashions.  Such arguments and reasons as be manifest, and are made plaine with examples, doe greatly persuade them.  They detest all kinde of theft, whosoeuer is taken in that fault may be slaine freely of any bodie.  No publike prisons, no common gayles, no ordinary Iusticers:  priuately each householder hath the hearing of matters at home in his owne house, and the punishing of greater crimes that deserue death without delay.  Thus vsually the people is kept in awe and feare.

About foure hundred yeeres past (as in their olde recordes we finde) all Iapan was subiect vnto one Emperour whose royall seat was Meaco, in the Iaponish language called Cubucama.  But the nobtlitie rebelling against him, by litle and litle haue taken away the greatest part of his dominion, howbeit his title continually remayneth, and the residue in some respect doe make great account of him still, acknowledging him for their superior.  Thus the Empyre of Iapan, in times past but one alone, is now diuided into sixtie sixe kingdomes, the onely cause of ciuill warres continually in that Iland, to no small hinderance of the Gospell, whilest the kings that dwell neare together inuade one another, each one coueting to make his kingdome greater.  Furthermore in the citie Meaco is the pallace of the high Priest, whom that nation honoureth as a God, he hath in his house 306 Idoles, one whereof by course is euery night set by his side for a watchman.  He is thought of the common people so holy, that it may not be lawfull for him to goe vpon the earth:  if happily he doe set one foote to the ground, he looseth his office.  He is not serued very sumptuously, he is maintained by almes.  The heads and beards of his ministers are shauen, they haue name Cangues, and their authoritie is great throughout all Iapan.  The Cubucama vseth them for Embassadores to decide controuersies betwixt princes, and to end their warres, whereof they were wont to make very great game.  It is now two yeres since or there about, that one of them came to Bungo, to intreate of peace betwixt the king thereof and the king of Amanguzzo.  This Agent fauouring the king of Bungo his cause more then the other, brought to passe that the foresayd king of Bungo should keepe two kingdomes, the which he had taken in warres from the king of Amanguzzo.  Wherefore he had for his reward of the king of Bungo aboue 30000 ducats.  And thus farre hereof.