Japan and the Japanese

348 JAPAN. A. D. 10!Xi 1 (,:>_'.
years of age, of a strong, lusty constitution, and showed in his
countenance and whole behavior a good deal of pride and vanity.
After a short conversation, we desired that he would be pleased to
accept of our small present, consisting of twelve pieces of stuffs,
which lay upon a t;ille, or salver, in the manner above described.
He thereupon bowed a little, to return us thanks, and, putting him-
self in a rising posture, the two lattices were let down forthwith, in
a very comical manner. But we were desired to stay a little while
longer, that the ladies who were in a neighboring room, behind
a paper screen, pierced with holes might have an opportunity of
contemplating us and our foreign dress. Our president was desired
to show them his hat, sword, watch, and several other
things
he had about him, as also to take off his cloak, that they might
have a full view of his dress, both before and behind. Having
staid about an hour in the house of this governor, we were con-
ducted by the two secretaries back to the hall, or chief guard, and
thence by two inferior officers into the yard.
" It being fair weather, we resolved to walk on foot to the house
of the other governor, some hundred paces distant. We were received
there much after the manner above described. After we
had been treated in the ban with tea and tobacco, as usual, we
were conducted, through several rooms, into the hall of audience,
which was richly furnished, and, amongst other things, adorned
with a cabinet tilled with bows and arrows, small fire-arms, guns
and pistols, kept in black varnished cases. These, and other arms,
we took notice, were hung up in several other rooms through which
we passed, much after the same manner as in the governor's house
at Osaka. On one side the hall we took notice of two screens,
pierced with holes, behind which sat some women, whom the curiosity
of seeing people from so remote a part of the world had drawn
thither. We had scarce sat down, when the governor appeared,
and sat himself down at ten paces from us. He was clad in black,
as usual, with a garment of ceremony. He was a gray man,
almost sixt}- years of age, but of a good complexion, and very
handsome. He bade us welcome, showed in his whole behavior a
great deal of civility, and received our presents kindly, and with
seeming great satisfaction. Our chief interpreter took this oppor-
tunity to make the governor, as his old acquaintance, some private