During this time, a local lord came to rule the area; as a result, the nengu (land tax) paid to Kumano were only a part of rice tax for the religious festivals and sometimes that fell behind.
この時期、在地領主の支配が及ぶようになった結果、各荘園からの熊野への年貢は一部の上分米をおさめるのみになり、それも滞りがちとなった。