First, the parties concerned, the officials from the bakufu side such as bugyoshu (magistrates) or oyakebito (officials who serve the Imperial Court), and a miko (a shrine maiden) or an onmyoji (the master of Yin Yang) gathered before the gods, and then after the miko had conducted purification, they boiled water before the gods.
まず神前に当事者、奉行衆・公人などの幕府側、巫女もしくは陰陽師が集まり、巫女のお祓いの後に神前に湯を沸騰させる。