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generations, theresult would probably be slavish sacrifice of ethical principles onthe altar of stereotyped practice. All these text-books remainedin use until the Meiji era. High constables and land-stewards alike wereresponsible to Kamakura alone; they were beyond the jurisdiction ofthe Imperial Court. illed Kanetaka, whoseabortive nuptials with the lady Masa had been celebrated a few monthspreviously.

Thereafter, it is related that some ofthe barons set themselves to deceive the Bakufu by various wiles. INDIRECT RESULTSThe war was not altogether without indirect results of some value toJapan. Under the latter influence a remarkable book (Kai-kokuHei-dan) was compiled by Hayashi Shibei, who had associated for sometime with the Dutch at Deshima. rons; representing 300,000 rifles, 26,000sabres and 1368 guns, while the defences behind which these troopswere sheltered were of th