13th day. The rank of Shôtoko was conferred on the Pèkché hostage, the Tal-sol, Chyang-pok. One grade of rank was conferred on the guests of middle and lower condition, and they each received presents according to their station.
15th day. A ship was given to the Associate Official of Pèkché and his companions, in which they were sent off.
16th day. The Koryö Envoys returned to their country.
26th day. The Pèkché Envoys returned to their country.
9th month, 3rd day. The Empress commanded the Oho-omi, saying:—"It is our wish to build a great temple. Let labourers be levied from Afumi and Koshi." Moreover, charge was given to the various provinces to have ships built.
19th day. The Empress commanded the Oho-omi, saying:—"I wish the building of a palace to be begun in this month, and completed not later than the 12th month. Let building-timber be taken from the various provinces." Accordingly, workmen for building the palace were levied from Tôtomi on the east, as far as Aki on the west.
21st day. The Yemishi of the Koshi neighbourhood, several thousand in number, made their submission.
Winter, 10th month, 8th day. There was an earthquake, with rain.
9th day. There was an earthquake. This night there was an earthquake, with wind.
12th day. The Yemishi were entertained at Court.
15th day. Soga no Oho-omi entertained the Yemishi in his house, and personally made kind inquiries after their welfare.
On this day, the ship of the Silla Envoys of condolence, and the ship of the Envoys of congratulation on the accession, anchored at the island of Iki.
24th day. There was an earthquake at midnight.
This month summer ordinances were put in force.[1] There was rain without clouds.
- ↑ The writer had probably in his mind a passage of the "Liki" (Legge's translation, Vol. I. p. 276), of which the following is an extract:—"If in the second month of summer the governmental proceedings of winter were observed, hail and cold would injure the grain; the roads would not be passable, and violent assaults of war would come." The general purport is that bad government is the cause of bad weather, pestilence and other disasters. I am not sure, however, that the Japanese writer adopts this
