Provided, however, that a land of which the transfer and/or sale was officially admitted by the bakufu, or which had been possessed for 20 years or more should be possessed continuously as-is without being returned.
ただし幕府が正式に譲渡・売却を認めた土地や領有後20年を経過した土地は返却せずにそのまま領有を続けよ。