(greatcouncillor), from which fact the attitude of the feudatories towardsimperially conferred distinctions can be easily appreciated. To uphold it concerned their honour; to preserveit, their means of livelihood. Summoning one of the officials in theservice of Hideyori's wife--Hidetada's daughter--Masanobu spoke asfoll ies and thus, in addition to the sept name (uji or sei), therecame into existence a territorial name (myoji or shi).
But thesepetty incidents were altogether insignificant compared with the greatevent of which they were a sequel. Thus, he increased his Majesty's allowance by ten thousandkoku of rice annually, and he granted an income of three thousandkoku to the ex-Emperor. Following the course which had proved sosuccessful with the feudatories, a number of samurai were induced tomemorialize for permission to lay aside their swords and revert toagriculture. These opinions were subscribed by a great majority of thefeudatories.
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