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                           31. TERAO SHIGERSUNE'S CODICIL, 1277
                                     (A copy in the Terao docs.; also KK, [.)
   "THOUGH I have written letters relative to domains, both from Tsukushi1 and from
Mimasaka, to Yoichi at Toshima and to [his] mother, those shall, no matter what cir-
cumstances may arise, all be invalid, since he is so wicked as to habe forsaken his
parents, abandoned the lord, and gone to another.
   "Mata-goro nyu-do and Minabo2 should be employed with affectionate care. Never
accuse any servitor3 with having committed an offense like stealing. . . 4
   "Ken-chi 3 y. 10 m. 21 d. [17 November 1277].                   Monogram [of Jo-Butsu].
"To Terao no Iya-shiro dono."5





   1 Tsukushi is Kyu-shu, in which is Satsuma.       2 The names of servitors.
   3 Ge-nin.                                               4 A few kana unintelligible.
   5 The chief heir Shigemichi.