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       54. REMISSION OF DUES BY THE DOMANIAL LORD, 1311
                                     (Takemitsu docs.; also KK, XI.)
HO-NIN was the Buddhist name of Morokane, of the Takemitsu branch of the Tomo family. He was
brother of the Morokane of No. 47, and probably the ben-zai shi of parts of Iriki in. It was perhaps
in that capacity, acting as representative of the domanial lord, that he wrote the following letter of
remission. It was presumably addressed to the Terao lord.
   Comparing Nos. 53 and 54, the editor surmises that, in 1311,Iriki in as a whole had struck a
special agreement with the kuni and the sho, to both of which the in had owed dues as a yose-gori,
concerning its obligations to them. It is not unlikely that the in thereby freed itself from the whole
or a part of these obligations by agreeing to pay a lump sum. The document referred to below prob-
ably conveyed the domanial lord's concession in this regard.
       "OF the money for the Domanial Lord's document [concerning] Iriki in, the share
of To-no-hara, more than 45 kwan, is respectfully remitted as a special favor. If other
mura should fail to render [their shares of the money], separate agreements about
them will be made.   Stated thus.
   "En-kyo 4 y. 3 m. 4 d. [24 March 1311].               Ho-Nin, (monogram)."