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In the case ofpersons killed in fight, suitable successors to their domains will beselected from their kith and kin. Whoeverdistinguished himself by diligent service, by chastity, by filialpiety, or by loyalty, could count on honourable notice. Their principles sound very plausible but areunpractical. Yoshinaka pushed on and, in August, reached Hiei-zan; while Yukiiye,the pressure on whose front in Noto had been relie

Such noble deeds were thenormal duty of every true bushi. he made it a rule to wear full dress on theseoccasions, and to worship after the manner of all Confucianists. usual severity, although its enforcement was deferred until thenext year on account of the obsequies of Ieyasu. Very different considerations,however, were operative on this occasion.