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52 JAPAN. A. D. 1542 1:45 Bungo,* seven leagues distant from his capital of Fuchco, to which they proceeded by land. Arriving there in the middle of the daj (not a proper time to wait upon the king), the ambassador took him to his own house, where they were joyfully met, and Pinto was well entertained by the ambassador's wife and two sons. Proceed- ing to the palace on horseback, they were very graciously received by a son of the king, some nine or ten years old, who came forth richly dressed and with many attendants. After many ceremonies between the young prince and the ambassador, they were taken to the king, who, though sick abed, received the ambassador with many formalities. Presently Pinto was introduced, and by some well-turned compliments made a favorable impression, leading tho courtiers to conclude and so they told the king that he could not be a merchant, who had passed his life in the low business of buying and selling, but rather some learned bonze, or at least some brave corsair of the seas. In this opinion the king coincided; and, being already somewhat relieved from his pains, proceeded to question the stranger as to the cure of the gout, which he suffered from, or at least some remedy for the total want of appetite by which he was afflicted. Pinto professed himself no doctor, but nevertheless undertook to cure the king by means of a sovereign herb which he had brought with * The kingdom or province of Bungo is situated on the east coast of the second in size and southernmost in situation of the three hrger Japanese islands, off the south-east extremity of which lies the small island of Tunis uma (or Tanegasima), where Pinto represents himself as having first landed. The name Bungo was frequently extended by the Portuguese to the whole large island o. which it formed a part, though, among them, the more common designation of that island, after they knew it to be such (for they seem at first to have considered it a part of Nipon), was XIMO. This name, Ximo, appears to have been only a modification of the term sima (or, as the Portu- guese wrote it, anna), the Japanese word for island, and as such terminating many names of places. On our maps this inland is called KIUSIU, meaning, as Kampfer tells us in one place, " Western Country," and in another " Country of Nine," from the circumstance of its being divided into nine provinces, which latter appears to be the correct interpretation. There are in use in Japan Chinese as well as Japanese names of provinces and officers, (the Chinese probably a translation of the Japanese) ; and not only the names Nipon and Kiusiu, but that of Bungo (to judge from the terminal n of the first syllable), is of Chinese origin. For further information on the language of Japan, see Appendix A.
PINTO'S FIRST VISIT. him from China (ginseng, probably) ; and this drug he tried on the patient with such good effect, that in thirty days he was up and walking, which he had not done for two years before. The next twenty days Pinto passed in answering an infinite number of questions, many of them very frivolous, put to him by the king and hia courtiers, and in entertaining himself in observing their feasts, wor- ship, martial exercises, ships of war, fisheries and hunting, to which* they were much given, and especially their fowling with hawks and falcons, quite after the European fashion. A gun, which Pinto had taken with him, excited as much curi- osity as it had done at Tanixuma, especially on the part of a second son of the king, named Arichandono,* about seventeen or eighteen years old, who was very pressing to be allowed to shoot it. This Pinto declined to permit, as being dangerous for a person without experience ; but, at the intercession of the king, he appointed a time at which the experiment should be made. The young prince, how- ever, contrived beforehand to get possession of the gun while Pinto was asleep, and, having greatly overloaded it, it burst, severely wounding his hand and greatly disabling one of his thumbs. Hearing the explosion, and running out to see what might be the matter, Pinto found the young prince abandoned by his frightened and companions, and lying on the ground bleeding and insensible ; by the crowd, who rushed in, he was immediately accused of having murdered the king's son, hired to do so, as was suspected, by the relations of two noblemen executed the day before as traitors. His life seemed to be in the most imminent danger ; he was so fright- ened as not to be able to speak, and so beside himself that if they had killed him he hardly thinks he would have known it ; when, for- tunately, the young prince coming to, relieved him from all blame by telling how the accident had happened. The prince's wounds, however, seemed so severe, that none of the bonzes called in dared to undertake the cure ; and it was recommended, as a last resource, to send to Facata, seventy leagues off, for another bonze, of great reputation, and ninety-two years old. But the young prince, who declared that he should die while waiting, preferred to entrust him- self to the hands of Pinto, who, following the methods which he * For some remarks on Japanese names of persons, see Appendix B.
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PINTO'S FIRST VISIT.<br />
him from China (ginseng, probably) ; <strong>and</strong> this drug he tried on <strong>the</strong><br />
patient with such good effect, that in thirty days he was up <strong>and</strong><br />
walking, which he had not done for two years<br />
before. The next<br />
twenty days Pinto passed in answering an infinite number of questions,<br />
many of <strong>the</strong>m very frivolous, put to him by <strong>the</strong> king <strong>and</strong> hia<br />
courtiers, <strong>and</strong> in entertaining himself in observing <strong>the</strong>ir feasts, wor-<br />
ship, martial exercises, ships of war, fisheries <strong>and</strong> hunting, to which*<br />
<strong>the</strong>y were much given, <strong>and</strong> especially <strong>the</strong>ir fowling with hawks<br />
<strong>and</strong> falcons, quite after <strong>the</strong> European fashion.<br />
A gun, which Pinto had taken with him, excited as much curi-<br />
osity as it had done at Tanixuma, especially on <strong>the</strong> part of a second<br />
son of <strong>the</strong><br />
king, named Arich<strong>and</strong>ono,* about seventeen or eighteen<br />
years old, who was very pressing to be allowed to shoot it. This<br />
Pinto declined to permit, as being dangerous for a person without<br />
experience ; but, at <strong>the</strong> intercession of <strong>the</strong> king, he appointed a time<br />
at which <strong>the</strong> experiment should be made. The young prince, how-<br />
ever, contrived beforeh<strong>and</strong> to get possession of <strong>the</strong> gun while Pinto<br />
was asleep, <strong>and</strong>, having greatly overloaded it, it burst, severely<br />
wounding his h<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> greatly disabling<br />
one of his thumbs.<br />
Hearing <strong>the</strong> explosion, <strong>and</strong> running out to see what might<br />
be <strong>the</strong><br />
matter, Pinto found <strong>the</strong> young prince ab<strong>and</strong>oned by his<br />
frightened<br />
<strong>and</strong><br />
companions, <strong>and</strong> lying on <strong>the</strong> ground bleeding <strong>and</strong> insensible ;<br />
by <strong>the</strong> crowd, who rushed in, he was immediately accused of having<br />
murdered <strong>the</strong> king's son, hired to do so, as was suspected, by <strong>the</strong><br />
relations of two noblemen executed <strong>the</strong> day before as traitors. His<br />
life seemed to be in <strong>the</strong> most imminent danger ; he was so fright-<br />
ened as not to be able to speak, <strong>and</strong> so beside himself that if <strong>the</strong>y<br />
had killed him he hardly thinks he would have known it ; when, for-<br />
tunately, <strong>the</strong> young prince coming to, relieved him from all blame<br />
by telling how <strong>the</strong> accident had happened. The prince's wounds,<br />
however, seemed so severe, that none of <strong>the</strong> bonzes called in dared to<br />
undertake <strong>the</strong> cure ; <strong>and</strong> it was recommended, as a last resource, to<br />
send to Facata, seventy leagues off, for ano<strong>the</strong>r bonze, of great<br />
reputation, <strong>and</strong> ninety-two years old. But <strong>the</strong> young prince, who<br />
declared that he should die while waiting, preferred to entrust him-<br />
self to <strong>the</strong> h<strong>and</strong>s of Pinto, who, following<br />
<strong>the</strong> methods which he<br />
* For some remarks on <strong>Japan</strong>ese names of persons, see Appendix B.