On May 23, Yoritomo issued a decree that any gokenin, including Tomomasa, who were appointed without permission should be prohibited to come back to their home land, and it said as follows.
4月15日、頼朝は内挙を得ず任官を受けた御家人らの帰国を禁じる書状を発し、朝政もそれに入れられ次の様に記された。