Roju (senior councilor) Norisato MATSUDAIRA was the chief editor and three magistrates from kanjo bugyo (commissioner of finance), jisha-bugyo (magistrate of temples and shrines) and Masatomo ISHIKO from Edo machi-bugyo (Edo town magistrate's office) played a central role.
編纂は老中の松平乗邑を主任に、勘定奉行、寺社奉行、江戸町奉行の石河政朝の三奉行が中心となる。