Internal police force - Uchiyoriki

Japanese: 内与力 - うちよりき
Internal police force - Uchiyoriki

... The yoriki (machi yoriki) attached to the magistrate's office were the core staff under the magistrate's command, and performed their duties by directing the doshin. The number of staff was set at 25 for each of the southern and northern magistrate's offices in Edo in 1719 (4th year of the Kyoho era), of which 23 were shogunate vassals and the remaining two were called uchi yoriki and were personal retainers of the magistrate. As shogunate vassals, the yoriki's status was below that of an omemie (visitor to the shogun), i.e., they were vassals of the magistrate's household, but they were given a stipend of 200 koku and the privilege of riding a horse. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "nai yoriki" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… 町奉行所付属の与力(町与力)は,町奉行配下の中核的職員であり,同心を指揮して職務を遂行した。定員は1719年(享保4)に江戸の南・北両町奉行所各25名と定められ,このうち各23名は幕臣,残り各2名は内与力と称して奉行個人の家臣があてられた。幕臣たる与力の身分は,御目見(おめみえ)以下すなわち御家人であるが,石高200石と騎乗の特権を与えられていた。…

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