The Outer Title of Relief - Andon no Gedai

Japanese: 安堵の外題 - あんどのげだい

...Later, during the Kagen era (beginning of the 14th century), this distinction was abolished, and the regent or cosigner wrote a note of confirmation in the margin of the transfer document submitted by the applicant, signed it, and returned it to the person in question. This is the so-called gedai (announcement). During the Nanboku-cho period, the Ashikaga clan used Takauji's shimbun (signature) for the fulfillment of territories and Tadayoshi's shimbun (signature) for confirmation. ...

From [Evidence]

…However, after 1303 (the first year of the Kagen era), the regent and the associates added a seal of approval to the submitted transfer document and handed it over to the applicant. This was called the outer title of the transfer, and this act was called the outer title of the transfer. If the documentary evidence of the land property was lost due to fire, theft, etc., a new document was made to replace it. …

*Some of the terminology used in the description of "Ando no Gaitai" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…のち嘉元年間(14世紀はじめ)にこの区別をやめて両者とも申請者の提出した譲状の余白に執権･連署が安堵した旨を記し，署判して当該者へ返付する方法になった。いわゆる安堵の外題（げだい）である。南北朝時代足利氏は所領の充行（あておこない）には尊氏の下文，安堵には直義の下文を用いた。…