During the Edo period, two people, the fixed number of positions were appointed by the bakufu and given 250 hyo as an executive allowance and some money or textiles as a salary.
江戸時代に定員は2名で、武家伝奏の職には幕府が任命し、役料はそれぞれ250俵(単位)が与えられ、この他に官位禄物の配当があった。