With this and other lies this apostate has done great harm to Christianity.

The governors and principal men of Japon are so thoroughly convinced of our evil intentions that they say that one of the principal reasons for keeping the Hollanders in Japon is for their own greater security and to annoy us.

They even have begun to discuss the possibility of conquering the Filipinas, in order not to have the Spaniards so near.

On the other hand, it is said that in Japon they are thinking of driving out all Europeans from that kingdom--Spanish, Hollanders, Portuguese and English.

If this is done it will not be possible for any of our fathers to remain there.