To Hongo Tango no kami, at that time in the Lower Cabinet, the Shiogoon wrote:
“Your conduct recently has been very improper. The Shiogoon has heard of this, and you deserve to be severely punished; but I will be lenient, and only deprive you of 5,000 koku of revenue, and degrade you.” (He had been made a Daimio, with 10,000 koku of revenue, by the previous Shiogoon.) To his son the Shiogoon wrote as above, but added: “I will now take the ground I took from your father, reducing him from a Daimio to a Hattamoto. Your father must stay in his house, and retire from public life, and give over his lands and rank to you.”
To Ishikawa Tosa no kami a similar letter was written, depriving him of his honors and territory, which were given to his son.
The head of the Treasury, Sassaki Sinano no kami, was degraded.
Iyo no ske, a gentleman in the service of Mito, was transported to Hatchi jio. His son, being only three years of age, is to be kept till he is fifteen, and then transported also.
Two boys, aged four and two years, sons of Mito’s chamberlain, are to be expelled from towns when they arrive at fifteen years of age.
The Regent, after thus disposing of his enemies, proceeded, in the name of the Shiogoon, to reward his friends.
He wrote to Matzdaira Idzumi no kami, then the head of the Cabinet: “I approve of what you have done, and in testimony I give you twenty-five obangs. [An obang is a large gold coin worth about thirty-five dollars.] You have been very diligent in a most difficult and important business. I am very much satisfied, and will change your territory; and as that you now possess is very poor, I will give you better.” (He also sent him a sword.)
To the temple lord, Matzdaira Hoki no kami, were given a saddle and six dresses.
To the Owo metski Kowongai were given seven obangs and four dresses.