vassals of the family sadlycontrasted the evil time with the days of Ieyasu, seventy yearspreviously. nt,or in writing, or by any other means, he shall, as regards suchactions, be amenable to the general law. Affection should characterize the relations of husbandand wife and trust those of friend with friend. Yet the Bakufu officials did not hesitate toresort to force.
THE ATAKA MARUAnother act of Tsunayoshi stands to the credit of his acumen. TheGovernment, in short, had to inspire the reform movement and, at thesame time, to furnish models of its working. make a much better Minamoto shogun than the half-wittedlibertine, Yoriiye, or the untried boy, Sanetomo. He reachedKyoto in safety and ultimately attained the high post (chunagon)which his father had held.
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