翻刻
寛政十三年
三月六日
一 服紗小袖麻半上下着用六半時過出宅御用番
戸田采女正殿え罷越勝手え通り用人呼出板倉
周防守病気ニ付隠居家督願書差出候ニ付
伺公仕候段申述置候
一 無程用人罷出対客之間え致案内候間入側ニ
扣居候所采女正殿対客之間え御出席ニ付自分
願書右之手ニ持御先手市岡丹後守一同対客之間
敷居際ニ而一寸致時宜内藤大和守と申対客之間え
出采女正殿と一間程間タ置着坐願書右之方ニ
置一寸致時宜頭ヲ上ケ板倉周防守病気ニ付隠居
家督奉願候旨申願書持采女正殿之側え参り
願書上包取致直達御一読之内上包采女正殿之
右之方え差置元之通り一間程下り手ヲ突罷在
采女正殿願書御覧相済市岡丹後守罷出容躰
書差出自分之脇え下り罷在采女正殿御会尺有
之候間両人致時宜退座夫ゟ門前ニ而周防守留守
居え逢御願書無滞御請取被成候段申聞帰宅
いたし候
現代語訳
寛政十三年
三月六日
一、服紗小袖麻半上下を着用し、六時半過ぎに自宅を出て、御用番の戸田采女正殿のもとへ参り、勝手口を通って用人を呼び出した。板倉周防守が病気のため隠居家督願書を提出することについて、伺いを立てる旨を申し述べておいた。
一、程なく用人が出てきて対客之間へ案内するというので、入側で控えていたところ、采女正殿が対客之間へお出ましになったため、自分は願書を右手に持ち、御先手市岡丹後守と一緒に対客之間の敷居際で少し時宜を述べ、「内藤大和守」と申して対客之間へ出た。采女正殿とは一間ほど間隔を置いて着座し、願書を右方に置いて少し時宜を述べ、頭を上げて「板倉周防守が病気のため隠居家督を願い出る」旨を申し上げた。願書を持って采女正殿の側へ参り、願書の上包を取って直接お渡しし、ご一読いただく間、上包を采女正殿の右方へ差し置き、元の通り一間ほど下がって手をついて控えていた。采女正殿が願書をご覧になり終わると、市岡丹後守が出てきて容躰書を差し出し、自分の脇へ下がって控えていた。采女正殿からご会釈があったので、両人で時宜を述べて退座した。その後、門前で周防守の留守居に会い、「ご願書を滞りなくお受け取りいただいた」旨を申し聞かせて帰宅した。
英語訳
Kansei 13th year (1801)
March 6th
1. Wearing fukusa kosode and hemp kamishimo formal attire, I left home after 6:30 and went to see Toda Uneme-no-kami, who was on duty that day. I went through the service entrance and called for the steward. I stated that I would make an inquiry regarding the submission of a petition for retirement and succession due to Itakura Suō-no-kami's illness.
1. Soon the steward came out and said he would guide me to the guest reception room, so I waited in the entrance area. When Uneme-no-kami appeared in the guest reception room, I held the petition in my right hand and, together with Ichioka Tango-no-kami of the advance guard, briefly exchanged greetings at the threshold of the guest reception room. I announced myself as "Naitō Yamato-no-kami" and entered the guest reception room. I sat about one ken (approximately 6 feet) away from Uneme-no-kami, placed the petition to my right, briefly exchanged greetings, raised my head, and stated that "we humbly petition for Itakura Suō-no-kami's retirement and succession due to his illness." I took the petition to Uneme-no-kami's side, removed the outer wrapper, and presented it directly. While he read it, I placed the wrapper to Uneme-no-kami's right side and withdrew about one ken as before, placing my hands on the ground in a respectful posture. After Uneme-no-kami finished reading the petition, Ichioka Tango-no-kami came forward and submitted a detailed report, then withdrew to beside me. When Uneme-no-kami acknowledged us with a bow, both of us exchanged closing greetings and withdrew. Afterwards, I met with Suō-no-kami's caretaker at the gate and informed him that "the petition was received without incident," then returned home.