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112. DOCUMENTS CONCERNING SHIBUYA SHIGEKADO'S MILI-
                TARY SERVICE FOR BOTH SIDES, 1364-1367
                            (Iriki-in docs.; also KK, II.)
THOUGH Shigekado, the sixth lord of Iriki, was called in 1364 by the Southern party to do armed
service (A), in the next year his son Shigeyori is seen to have espoused the opposite side (B). Two
years later, Shigeyori had fought for the Yoshino (Southern) Court (C), and Shigekado used its
year-period Sho-hei (No. 113). A and C are rin-shi.
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#112-A A "IF you come to the Imperial side, and, calling men of your family, render loyal service in war, your original domains1 will certainly [be confirmed]. If you do [spe- cially] loyal acts, you will certainly [be rewarded]. Imperial pleasure is hereby conveyed. "Sho-hei 19 y. 2 m. 1 d. [5 March 1364 ] Sa chu-zho, ( Fujiwara Sanehide's monogram). "[To] the residence of Shibuya Noto no kami."2 [IMAGE]  [JP-#155]
#112-B B "I have come in order to subjugate the rebels of the Chin-zei. It is reported that you have done loyal service on our side. If you distinguish yourself evermore in armed service, I shall report it [to the sho-gun]. Communicated thus. "Jo-ji 4 y. intercalary 9 m. 17 d. [31 October 1365]. Musashi no kami,3 (monogram). "Shibuya Dan-zho sho-hitsu4 dono",

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#112-C C "[His Majesty] has heard that you have rendered loyal service in war, and re- marked that that was excellent. Imperial pleasure is hereby conveyed. "Sho-hei 22 y. 2 m. 10 d. [11 March 1367]. Uemon gon, (monogram). "[To] the residence of Shibuya Dan-zho sho-hitsu."4
1Hon-ryo. 2Shigekado. For the honorary governorship, see No. 105, n. 7. 3Shibukawa Yoshiyuki, the sho-gun's deputy in Kyu-shu. 4Iriki-in Shigeyori, son of Shigekado, and later the 7th lord. Dan-zho sho-hitsu was an official title in a police bureau of the imperial government, which had become purely honorary.