翻刻
村役人共ニ御預ヶ置被成候所村役人共常々不吟味ニ
仕候而差置候故御林苗木等も生茂不申当村
長井筋等も所持仕候而罷有候義ニ御座候故先年ゟ
寺社方又は村々預木ニ被下候節も難義と奉存候
其段御断御願申上候へ共其義も無御座候能キ大木
等も剪荒唯今頃田地用水ニ罷成へく木茂
無御座候様ニ罷成此度御改逢御吟味■■【物語？】可申
様も無御座候其上又他村之林ハ地続ニ而苗木
等も生立不申常々御不審之通可申様も無
御座候自今ハ苗木等生立野たち申候様可仕候尤此旨
村中惣百姓ハ不及申男女子共迄申付御林之内え
松ごみかきニ而も《見せ消ち：堅｜堅》入申間敷候村中之者ハ不及申ニ
他村若又他領之者参候而木剪或ハ苗木松こみ
等かき候段及見及聞申候ハヽ早速参候而持道具
取置名前聞届候而其村之役人方へ断置可
申候尤御領分之者ニ而御座候ハヽよきなたかまハ
現代語訳
村役人どもに御預けになられた所、村役人どもが常々不注意にしており放置していたため、御林の苗木なども生い茂らず、当村の長井筋なども所持しており困った状況でございます。そのため先年から寺社方または村々への預け木を下賜される際も難儀と存じ、その旨をお断りお願い申し上げましたが、それもかないませんでした。良い大木なども伐採され荒れ果て、ただ今頃は田地用水になりそうな木も無いような状態になってしまいました。この度の御改めに際し御吟味いただこうにも申し上げようもございません。その上また他村の林は地続きで苗木なども生育せず、常々御不審の通り申し上げようもございません。今後は苗木などが生育し、野立ちするようにいたします。もちろんこの旨は村中の総百姓は申すまでもなく、男女子供まで申し付け、御林の内へは松こみ掻きでも堅く立ち入らせません。村中の者は申すに及ばず、他村あるいは他領の者が参って木を伐採し、或いは苗木・松こみなどを掻き取る様子を見聞きいたしましたならば、早速参って持参道具を取り置き、名前を聞き届けて、その村の役人方へ届け出いたします。もちろん御領分の者でございましたら、然るべき奉行または
英語訳
The government forest was entrusted to the village officials, but because the village officials have been constantly negligent and left it unattended, the seedlings in the government forest have not grown well, and our village's Nagai area is also in a troubled state of possession. Therefore, since previous years, when trees were granted to temples and shrines or villages for cultivation, we considered it difficult and requested to decline, but this was not granted. Good large trees were also cut and left desolate, and now there are no trees that could serve for agricultural irrigation. During this inspection, we have nothing to report for your examination. Furthermore, the forests of other villages are adjacent, and their seedlings do not grow either, so as you have always suspected, we have nothing to report. From now on, we will ensure that seedlings grow and establish naturally. Of course, we will instruct not only all the farmers in the village but also men, women, and children, and strictly prohibit entry into the government forest even for pine needle gathering. Not only for people from our village, but if we see or hear of people from other villages or other domains coming to cut trees or gather seedlings and pine needles, we will immediately go there, confiscate their tools, record their names, and report to the officials of that village. Of course, if they are people from your domain, we will report to the appropriate magistrate or