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This article is a follow-up paper of introduction to materials about drifting foreign ship handling in modern Ryukyu <進貢 ‧接貢船, 唐人通船, 朝鮮人乘船, 日本他領人乘船, 各漂着并破船之時, 八重山島在番役々勤職帳> and review about its historical material characteristics (1) which is not dealt with due to lack of space. In the paper, historical materials regarding the duty guideline for when foreign ship no other than Japanese drift over, guideline for when Southern Barbarian ship passes, drifts or is shipwrecked, guideline for when Dutch ship passes, guideline for when Dutch ship drifts or is shipwrecked, equipment that Christians have, how to preserve with salt, examples of meal provision in case of shipwreck or drifting are translated and introduce, and tried to review the characteristics. As confirmed on the historical materials, the crews from the drifting or shipwrecked ship were transferred to Ishigaki Island, transferred again to Okinawa, and repatriated to Satsuma after investigation. This process consumes quiet a lot of time and energy when considering the ship condition and weather. The alignment of administrative system taken in this process is a factor marking Ryukyu kingdom, the archipelago country. Also, there are detailed regulations regarding the food provision to drifters which gives an opportunity to take a look at the administrative system of Ryukyu regarding drifting of foreign ship.