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Rh the days of the Emperor in the womb there has been established the land of our Government House. Shall we lightly yield to the request of a frontier land and grant it away without difficulty?" Accordingly he sent Hiwashi no Kishi to make a fresh intimation to the Pèkché guests. The Envoys, however, replied, saying:—"The Emperor, the father, has already, for considerations of expediency, consummated a grant by Imperial decree. How can the Imperial Prince, his son, act contrary to the Emperor's expressed will, and unauthorizedly make to us a different intimation? Surely he cannot be in earnest. But granting that it were true, which is the more painful—to be beaten with the large end of a staff or with the small one?" At length they took their departure. Upon this it was rumoured that Ohotomo no Ohomuraji and Oshiyama, Hodzumi no Omi, Governor of the Land of Tari, had received bribes from Pèkché.

7th year, Summer, 6th month. Pèkché sent General Chya-mi Mun-kwi and General Chyu-ri Cheung-ni along with Oshiyama, Hodzumi no Omi [the Pèkché "Original Record" says, "Commissioning Lord Oshiyama"], to bring as tribute a scholar of the five classics named Tan Yang-ni. They separately addressed the Emperor, saying:—"The land of Pan-phi has seized thy servants' territory of I-mun. I humbly pray that the Celestial favour may decide that it be restored to its original jurisdiction."

Autumn, 8th month, 26th day. Syun-ta, the eldest son of the King of Pèkché, died.

9th month. The Imperial Prince Magari no Ohine in person betrothed to himself the Imperial Princess Kasuga. Thereupon all through the moonlit night they held sweet