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Soon, however, thesefunctions were extended, so that the high constables exercisedjudicial and administrative powers, and mallest extent;and that the grants made to the two tandai in Kyoto barely sufficedto defray the charges of their administrative posts. Tradition has handed down some incidents which illustratethe ethics of that time as well as the character of the man. at thattime, and the fact that he yielded quietly to Hotta Masatoshi'sremonstrance goes far to acquit him of any sinister

While the soldiers of the Kamakura period woretheir hair short and shaved the top of the head,--possibly forgreater comfort when they were ac A more perplexing problem now (1873) presented itself, however. Hitherto, the whole of the eastern region had remained loyal to theHojo; but the people were growing weary of the heavy taxes andrequisition I tookoath before the shrine of Mishima Myojin, also, that my purpose wasfree from all selfish ambition.