They held meetings at the deputy's house about six times a month and handled trials in connection with territory except for areas controlled by the Kamakura bakufu that were administered by kanrei (shogunal deputy) and Mandokoro (Administrative Board), and Kyushu (including cases of nengu (land tax) and water).
彼らは月に6回程度、頭人邸にて内談を開き、管領や政所が受理した鎌倉府支配地域及び九州を除く所領に関する訴訟（年貢・用水訴訟も含む）の処理にあたった。