Kahancho - stamp book

…An official record prepared and kept by village officials in the Edo period. When farmers pawned or bought real estate, the documents exchanged required the headman's seal or stamp, and the headman would write down the details of the contract or the full text of the document as evidence for later use. This was also called a stamp book. Depending on the region, it was called a "field pawning register" (hikaecho) or a "field sales register," but it was effective in preventing double selling and double pledges. …

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…江戸時代の村役人が作成･保管する公簿。農民が不動産を質入れ･売買するとき授受される証文には，名主の奥印ないし加判を必要としたが，名主がその際，後日の証拠として契約事項を摘記，あるいは証文の全文を控えておく帳面で，加判帳ともいう。地域によっては，田畑質地書入扣帳（ひかえちよう），田畑売買書留帳など，称呼は一定しないが，二重売り，二重担保の発生を防ぐ効果をもった。…

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