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              34. THE SHO-GUN'S CONFIRMATION1 OF TERAO SHIGEMICHI'S
                                                               INHERITANCES, 1278
                                         (A copy in Terao docs.; also KK, [, and SK, Y.)
"THE sho-gun's Man-dokoro decrees(kudasu)
     That forthwith Taira no Shigemichi shall hold (ryo-chi) the ji-to shiki of Terao
mura, in Shibuya Upper sho, of Sagami kuni, *excepting the share of the grand-
daughter Taketsuru;* of the ta and house (zai-ke), in Okami go, of the same kuni,
*whose names and number are stated in the letter of devise;* of the homestead
(yashiki) in Shi-no-miya go, of the same kuni; of Dai-ku den at Mida, of Ise kuni,
*adding the remainder of Taka-yanagi;* and of To-no-hara go in Iriki in, of Sat-
suma kuni.
"It is the command [of the sho-gun] that the aforesaid person, in accordance with
the letter of devise of his late father Shibuya Goro-shiro Shigetsune ho-shi, *Buddhist
name Jo-Butsu,* dated Ken-chi 3rd year 9th month 13th day [10 October 1277],2
shall, as [holder of] the said shiki, administer3 [their affairs] in pursuance of prece-
dents. Wherefore decreed.
   "Ko-an 1 y. 6 m. 3 d. [24 June 1278].                                       An-su, Sugano.
"Rei, Saemon no sho-zho, Fujiwara.
                                                                                         Chi-ke-zhi.

"Betto, Sagami no kami, Taira no Ason,4 monogram."
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   *         *The parts here enclosed between the asterisks are written in small characters in the original
text.
   1 Cf. No.21, and No. 25, n. 6.         2 No. 28.
   3 Sa-da; see No. 21, n. 6.
   4 Hojo Tokimune, the regent and the chief(Betto) of the sho-gun's executive office (man-dokoro).