on account of the lack which this may cause in its armament, trade,
and maintenance. If the king of Japon, who has already ordered that
religious cannot dwell in his kingdom, by not consenting to allow
Spaniards in it, as has been said, should get word that Japanese
are being educated and instructed in the said seminary, to go and
continue the said preaching, it is certain that he must experience
even greater displeasure and annoyance, and adopt more strenuous
measures to stop all communication and passage from these islands to
his said kingdom. As a result, the Spaniards will suffer the greatest
need through the want of provision which is brought to these islands
from there. It might even be the cause that he would unite with
the Dutch enemy, whom he admits peacefully into his said kingdom,
and that they would come with a great number of troops and vessels
against these islands, and cause great losses to them, as we have no
forces sufficient to resist them successfully. On this account it is
expedient to use prudent measures and acts, and not to continue this,
which in all certainty, and evidently, as is generally known by all
the religious orders and serious persons of this city, must result in
harm to the service of God and of his Majesty, and in notable loss to
this commonwealth--both because the said seminary cannot bring about
the good results claimed for it, on account of the little inclination
of the Japanese for it, and the different objects which it is presumed
have been aimed at by it; and because in this case the argument does
not exist that holds good in other kingdoms and parts where there
are colleges of the English and other foreign nations. For, if those
peoples are irritated by the religious instruction and teaching of
the persons who are gathered in the said colleges, there are forces
to resist them; but through this seminary they might cause greater
injury than the said nations are doing without it. As for the location
which was designated for the said seminary, although it was, as has