On the other hand, goshi were created from high ranking eminent samurai (also called `kakegawashu` and `yamauchi` (monk) samurai, had been vassals since the time when Kazutoyo YAMAUCHI was the lord of Kakegawa-jo Castle, or master-less `ronin` samurai taken from Osaka jail prior to entering Tosa ranks.
一方、掛川衆や山内侍と呼ばれる上士は、山内一豊が掛川城主だった時からの家臣や土佐入封前に大坂牢人を取り立てたものである。