翻刻
方田甫江立退野宿致し罷在候然ル処廿四日夜正五時頃善光
寺本尊朝日山江飛候趣風聞致候間同廿六日両人共尋参り
候処則善光寺方ゟ西ノ方凡拾八九町程有之久保寺与申所江
参り候処ニ則麓之村ニ而同村之者一同尊敬致し申候廿四日夜正
五ツ時頃朝日山江松明附候故不思儀与存候内追々左右ニ松明
付立葵之旗与一所ニ善光寺本尊来迎致候趣申候依之得与
拝し候処右山之八合目程ニ松之大樹有之右松之枝を折則折口
差渡し五六寸程ニ相見へ申候処聴与不相分候得共七八分程ニ黒ク
本尊之様成姿相見へ申候夫ゟ二尺程下タ之枝ニ立葵の旗掛り
有之尤右山は相応之高山ニ而急成山道人登り候事不叶
何レも麓ニ而拝み候迄ニ而御座候由慶蔵儀翌廿七日出立致し当月
朔日帰府致し前害之趣相咄候由尤安五郎召仕仙十郎儀は
未彼地ニ相残居候由ニ御座候奇怪之儀ニ付此段申上候以上
四月八日
髙木清左衛門手附元〆
小林甚右衛門印
信州千隈川大洪水之儀ニ付先御届書
当四月再御届申上置候当三月廿四日夜之大地震二而犀川上真田
信濃守殿領分平林村地内字虚蔵山抜崩犀川江押出し川巾ヲ
埋立流水を塞候ニ付其節ゟ当月十三日迄日数廿日之間川上村々江
水開き罷在候処兼而心得方申渡置候髙木清左衛門支配所信州高
現代語訳
（前頁より続き）近くの田畑へ避難して野宿していた。そうしたところ、二十四日の夜の午後十一時頃に善光寺の本尊が朝日山へ飛んで行ったという風聞が広まったので、二十六日に両人ともその真偽を確かめに参った。すると、善光寺から西の方角におよそ十八、九町ほど離れた「久保寺」という場所へ行き着いたところ、麓の村の村人たちが一同して深く尊敬・崇拝していた。二十四日の夜の午後十一時頃に、朝日山に松明の火が灯ったので不思議に思っていたところ、次々と左右に松明が灯り、葵の旗とともに善光寺の本尊が来迎なさったとのことであった。そこでよく拝んで見たところ、その山の八合目あたりに大きな松の木があり、その松の枝が折れており、折れ口の直径が五、六寸ほどと見受けられた。はっきりとは判別しがたかったが、七、八分ほどの大きさで黒く、本尊のような姿が見えたとのことであった。そこから二尺ほど下の枝に葵の旗が掛かっていた。もっとも、その山はそれなりに高く、急峻な山道であるため人が登ることは叶わず、誰もが麓で拝むのみであったとのことである。慶蔵は翌二十七日に出発し、当月の朔日（一日）に江戸へ帰り、以上の次第を話したとのこと。なお、安五郎の召使いである仙十郎はまだ現地に残っているとのことである。不思議な出来事なので、この段をご報告申し上げる。以上。
四月八日
髙木清左衛門手附元〆
小林甚右衛門（印）
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信州千隈川大洪水の件につき先のご届書
当四月に再度お届け申し上げておいた件について。当三月二十四日夜の大地震によって、犀川上流の真田信濃守殿の領分である平林村の地内、字（あざ）虚蔵山が崩落して犀川へ押し出し、川幅を埋め立てて流水を塞き止めたため、その時から当月十三日まで、日数二十日の間、川上の村々へ水が溢れ広がっていた。かねてより心得方（対処方法）を申し渡しておいた髙木清左衛門支配所の信州高（井）…（以下次頁へ続く）
英語訳
(Continued from previous page) ...and took shelter in nearby fields, spending the night outdoors. Then, as a rumor spread that around 11 o'clock on the night of the 24th the principal image of Zenkoji Temple had flown away to Mount Asahi, both men went on the 26th to investigate. They made their way to a place called Kubodera, approximately eighteen or nineteen chō to the west of Zenkoji Temple. There, the villagers at the foot of the mountain were all together paying reverent worship. They reported that around 11 o'clock on the night of the 24th, torches had appeared on Mount Asahi, which they thought strange, and then torches appeared one after another on both left and right sides, and the principal image of Zenkoji Temple had made its sacred advent (raigō) accompanied by hollyhock banners. When they looked carefully to pay their respects, at approximately the eighth station up the mountain there was a large pine tree, and one of its branches was broken off; the diameter of the break appeared to be about five or six sun. Though it was difficult to discern clearly, a black form approximately seven or eight bu in size, resembling the principal image, could be seen. About two shaku below that, on another branch, a hollyhock banner was found hanging. However, as this was quite a tall mountain with a steep path, no one was able to climb up, and all could only worship from the foot of the mountain. Keizō departed the following day, the 27th, and returned to Edo on the first day of this month, reporting the foregoing events. Furthermore, Senjūrō, the manservant of Yasaburō, is said to have remained behind in that area. As this is a mysterious occurrence, I humbly report this matter. Respectfully submitted.
8th day of the 4th month
Kobayashi Jinemon (seal),
Chief Clerk under Takagi Seizaemon
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Prior Notice Regarding the Great Flood of the Chikuma River in Shinano Province
Regarding the matter of which we submitted a report again this 4th month: due to the great earthquake on the night of the 24th day of the 3rd month of this year, in the territory of Sanada Shinano-no-Kami, the mountain called Kozōzan (字虚蔵山) within Hirabayashi Village, located upstream along the Saigawa River, collapsed and was pushed into the Saigawa River, filling the width of the river and blocking the flow of water. From that time until the 13th of this month — a period of twenty days — the villages upstream had been inundated with water. The area under the administration of Takagi Seizaemon, who had previously been instructed on emergency procedures, in Shinano Province, Taka[i]... (continues on next page)