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   43. THE SHO-GUN'S CONFIRMATION OF SHIMOMURA SHIGE-
                                                 MURA'S HOLDING, 1288
                                           (Okamoto docs.; also KK, VII, and SK, VII.)
THE Shimomura branch of the Shibuya family descended from Shigekata, younger brother of the
second lord of Iriki-in, Arishige. His eldest son Sigetsugu adopted as his heir his younger brother
Shigemura.
     "THAT Taira no Shigemura shall forthwith possess (ryo-chi) ta and houses in
     Fukaya go, of Yoshida Upper sho, Sagami kuni; the two mura Kame-ishi and
     Hanishi-dani, in Kawae go, Mimasaka kuni; and Soeda mura, in Iriki in, Satsuma
     kuni. The names and the boundaries of the above are set forth in the letter of
     devise.
"It is hereby decreed, by [the sho-gun's] command, that the aforesaid should, accord-
ing to his elder brother Shigetsugu's letter of relinquishment1 dated Ko-an 9th year
6th month 8th day [1 July 1286], prossess (ryo-sho) [the aforementioned places].
   "Sho-o 1 y. 6 m. 27 d. [26 July 1288].
                                                         "Former Musashi no kami, Taira no Ason,2 (monogram).
                                                         "Sagami no kami, Taira no Ason,3 (monogram)."




   1Sari zho, a letter surrendering a right in favor of another person. In cases like the present, this
is tantamount to a letter of devise.
   2Osaragi (Hojo) Nobutoki, the Co-shigner.       3Hojo Sadatoki, the Regent.