He was introduced by Tsunayoshi TOKUGAWA in 1701, and became a page in the same year and was appointed as Jugoinoge and referred to himself as Settsu no kami (Governor of Settsu Province).
元禄14年（1701年）に徳川綱吉に初めて披露され、翌15年に小姓となり従五位下に任官し摂津守を名乗る。