英語訳
occasions, fathers, sons, and brothers who have gone to other houses need not refrain. Determined in Enkyō 4th year.
1. On June 25th, Bunka 8th year, when Itō Kanbee of the New Guard was stripped of his samurai status and banished thirteen ri, his elder brother Matsuzawa Manemon was ordered seven days of discretionary confinement after making inquiry.
1. In July of the same year, when tile department assistant Masuda Sōemon had his stipend revoked and was banished from the castle town, Nakano Sōbanuemon was ordered five days of restraint after inquiry, due to being Sōemon's brother.
1. When sons of those granted dismissal who have gone to other houses are of greatly different rank, they may be ordered to refrain rather than being ordered discretionary confinement.
1. On September 29th, Meiwa 8th year, when minor accountant Takeuchi Katayū had his stipend revoked, his son Yasukawa Yasaemon of the New Guard submitted a written petition requesting discretionary confinement. Although it was a father-son matter, since their ranks differed greatly, Koma Takumi-kata instructed him to remain in restraint, according to records. However, New Guard commander Hayashi Matazaemon brought this to Takumi-kata.
1. When members of controlled units or one's own retainers violate domain law and are ordered to be executed, if each requests discretionary confinement, they should be told to observe confinement regardless of whether they are from Kōchi, military commanders, or others.
However, in cases of banishment from the domain, even if they inquire, they should be told confinement is not necessary, and this should be reported to his lordship.
1. On August 1st, Hōei 5th year, a person called Yasuke, retainer of Tochioya Hanemon, was ordered to be beheaded in Edo for acting as guarantor. When Hanemon inquired about discretionary confinement, he was told it was not necessary.
1. Regarding discretionary confinement of relatives when there are absconders, this appears in the section on absconders.
1. On February 25th, Bunsei 2nd year, the following was ordered to be communicated through duty officer Sakai Yosazaemon's office:
1. When house confinement, house arrest, or discretionary confinement are ordered within the retainer band, cousins need not submit written inquiries regarding relatives' discretionary confinement.
1. In cases of serious punishment such as dismissal, leave, or house extinction, written inquiries for discretionary confinement should be submitted up to cousins.
[Red ink] However, even when house extinction is not ordered, if the punishment involves both rank and blood relations, written inquiries should be submitted up to cousins. This red ink addition determined on May 16th, Tenpō 9th year.
1. All written inquiries should state both the request for discretionary confinement and include the relationship details.
When inquiries are made to the inspectors regarding the above, the following guidance should be given. Written instructions were also provided:
1. Those who should submit written inquiries when house confinement, house arrest, or discretionary confinement are ordered:
Same surname, father-son, brothers, grandfather-grandson, uncle-nephew, son-in-law and father-in-law
1. Grandsons, nephews, etc., when adopted into other houses, have no mourning obligations, but since they are originally relationships that should have mourning obligations, such cases should submit written inquiries regardless of whether mourning obligations exist.
1. The same applies to cousin inquiries in cases of serious punishment.
1. Son-in-law and father-in-law relationships are limited to between the son-in-law and father-in-law. What are commonly called child's father-in-law or sister's husband do not require written inquiries.
However, this limitation to son-in-law and father-in-law relationships means that if it concerns the father of a woman who has married, an inquiry should be submitted. Even if marriage proposals have been made, sisters and such need not submit inquiries afterward. In any case, it is limited to parent-child relationships. The senior councilors' intention is as stated above, as conveyed by inner scribe Higuchi Saburōsuke.
1. When a first wife dies and a second wife is welcomed, if the second wife's father is punished, discretionary confinement should be requested. The same applies from the second wife's father. However, if the first wife has died but a second wife has not yet been welcomed, mutual discretionary confinement should still be requested with those corresponding to the first wife's father.
1. Even in relationships of grandfather-grandson, uncle-nephew, cousins, etc., if both father and person are adopted and originally have no mourning obligations, written inquiries are not necessary at all.
Summary
1. Even when discretionary confinement is ordered for yoriki at the group leader's discretion [red ink] among retainer relatives, there is a record from December 5th, Hōreki 4th year, stating that Taitō-kata conveyed that discretionary confinement inquiries were not necessary.
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