翻刻
【右丁】
一寛保三亥年
《割書：一正月十日天方数馬申聞候ハ今晩節分之御祝有之候ヘ共御倹約ニ而当年ゟ五ヶ年之間御祝儀之大豆頂｜ 戴相止候旨且又例年於御本丸寿福院御日■有之候処当年ゟ於御厩相勤候依之御本丸御｜ 番等無之旨申聞候故猶又同役共泊ニ不罷出候ニ而酒井玄蕃方へ申達之》
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一御参府之御礼被仰上候御歓御家老中ゟ御触有之翌日
一暑気ハ土用ニ入候翌日
一御鷹之雲雀鳫御拝領被遊候御歓申上儀日限相触可申事
一寒気ハ寒ニ入候翌日
一年始ハ正月二日
一御暇之御礼被仰上候御歓御家老中ゟ御触有之候翌日
右之外不依何事書状を以被申上儀有之候ハヽ其節日限相触可申事
但相定り候日限之内四日十日廿六日廿七日右御精進日ニ相当り候ハヽ其翌日可被罷出候朝
五時ゟ九時迄之内勝手次第可被罷出候且又故障ニ而難罷出面々ハ同役或ハ其向寄之者
を以其段可相達事 亥三月廿一日
○江戸表へ御歓并為伺御機嫌以書状申上儀向後相止七ッ蔵於御番所御奏者番へ謁
候様ニ 御発駕前被仰出候間可被存其旨候即別紙書付指越候以上
三月廿一日
右渋谷弥悦税方ゟ書付相廻候
【左丁】
○以手紙申達候 御前(様) 智光院(様)へ 御歓御機嫌伺等申儀 殿様江御歓申上
節於七ッ蔵御番所奏者番迄被謁候様ニと被仰出候左様可被相心得候以上
四月十九日 秋田三五左衛門殿 天方数馬
一延享元子年
○御国元へ飛脚被差立候節役方ゟ御用状指出候分重高ニ相見候御用状之内へ
相頼候共決而宿状受取候儀可致無用事ニ候万一ケ様ニ相触候上重高ニ有之
候へハ御用状たりといふ共御右筆部屋ニ而切ほとき吟味申筈ニ候其外寄状之分も次
第ニ重高ニ相成候且又勤状も有之候此以後勤状なと決而取扱不仕候様ニ随分重
低ニ相調可差出事尤取次状堅無用ニ可致事用事有之候ハヽ右御右筆部屋へ直ニ
可差出事当御詰御人多故重高成書状有之候ハヽ畢竟人々宿状も相残ル品
ニも候間面々右之通と存随分重高ニ無之様ニ可致事ニ候最前も度々被仰出相
触候へ共右之通今度改而被仰出候間面々相守可申事ニ候以上
現代語訳
【右丁】
一、寛保三亥年（1743年）
《割書：一、正月十日、天方数馬が申し聞かせ候は、今晩節分のお祝いが有之候へども、ご倹約にて当年より五ヶ年の間、お祝儀の大豆を頂戴することを取り止め候旨。且つ又、例年、御本丸にて寿福院の御日■（御法事か）が有之候ところ、当年より御厩（おうまや）にて相勤め候。これにより御本丸御番等これ無き旨、申し聞かせ候故、猶又、同役共、泊まりに罷り出ずして、酒井玄蕃方へ申し達する。》
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一、御参府のお礼を仰せ上げられ候お歓（祝賀挨拶）は、御家老中よりご触れ有之候翌日。
一、暑気は土用に入り候翌日。
一、御鷹のひばり・雁をご拝領遊ばされ候お歓を申し上げる儀は、日限を相触れ申すべきこと。
一、寒気は寒に入り候翌日。
一、年始は正月二日。
一、御暇のお礼を仰せ上げられ候お歓は、御家老中よりご触れ有之候翌日。
右の外、何事によらず、書状をもって申し上げる儀が有之候はば、その節、日限を相触れ申すべきこと。
但し、相定まり候日限の内、四日・十日・二十六日・二十七日、右の御精進日に相当たり候はば、その翌日に罷り出られるべく候。朝五つ時より九つ時までの内、都合次第に罷り出られるべく候。且つ又、故障（差し障り）にて罷り出がたき面々は、同役、あるいはその向き寄りの者をもって、その段を相達すべきこと。
亥三月二十一日
○江戸表へ、お歓并びに御機嫌伺いのため、書状をもって申し上げる儀は、向後、取り止め、七ッ蔵の御番所にて御奏者番へ謁し候よう、御発駕前に仰せ出され候間、その旨存じらるべく候。即ち、別紙書付を指し越し候。以上。
三月二十一日
右、渋谷弥悦税方より書付が廻され候。
【左丁】
○手紙をもって申し達し候。御前様・智光院様へ、お歓・御機嫌伺い等を申す儀、殿様へお歓を申し上げる節は、七ッ蔵御番所にて奏者番まで謁し候よう仰せ出され候。左様に心得られるべく候。以上。
四月十九日 秋田三五左衛門殿 天方数馬
一、延享元子年（1744年）
○御国元へ飛脚を差し立てられ候節、役方より御用状を差し出し候分、重嵩（かさ張り）に相見え候。御用状の内へ相頼み候とも、断じて宿状（道中の宿所への通知状）を受け取り候儀は無用のことに候。万一、かように相触れ候上、重嵩に有之候はば、御用状たりといふとも、御右筆部屋にて切り解き（開封して）吟味申す筈に候。その外、寄状の分も次第に重嵩に相成り候。且つ又、勤状（定例的な挨拶状）も有之候。この以後、勤状などは断じて取り扱い仕らず候よう、十分に重低（かさ張らぬよう）に相調え、差し出すべきこと。尤も、取次状は堅く無用に致すべきこと。用事が有之候はば、右の御右筆部屋へ直に差し出すべきこと。当御詰め、御人が多き故、重嵩な書状が有之候はば、畢竟、人々の宿状も相残る品にも候間、面々、右の通りと存じ、十分に重嵩なきよう致すべきことに候。最前も度々仰せ出され、相触れ候へども、右の通り、今度、改めて仰せ出され候間、面々、相守り申すべきことに候。以上。
英語訳
【Right folio】
Item — Kanpō 3rd year, Year of the Boar (1743):
《Marginal note (split text): Item — On the 10th day of the 1st month, Amagata Kazuma reported the following: although the Setsubun celebration was to be held this evening, as a measure of frugality, the receipt of ceremonial soybeans (offered as a Setsubun gift) is to be discontinued for five years beginning this year. Furthermore, whereas the memorial service (御日■) for Jufuku-in had customarily been held at the Main Keep (Honmaru), from this year it is to be conducted at the Stables (Umaya). Accordingly, there will be no guard duty at the Main Keep. Upon being informed of this, the duty colleagues on night duty did not report in for their overnight watch, and this was communicated to Sakai Genba.》
Memorandum
Item: The celebratory greeting (o-yorokobi) presented upon the lord's arrival in Edo (go-sanpu) shall be offered on the day following the notice issued by the Senior Councillors (go-karō-chū).
Item: The greeting for extreme summer heat shall be offered on the day following the commencement of the Dogū (the hottest period of summer).
Item: Regarding the greeting to be presented upon the receipt of larks and geese from the lord's falconry — the date for this shall be announced by notice.
Item: The greeting for extreme winter cold shall be offered on the day following the commencement of the Kan (the coldest period of winter).
Item: The New Year greeting shall be offered on the 2nd day of the 1st month.
Item: The celebratory greeting presented upon the lord's return from Edo (go-itoma) shall be offered on the day following the notice issued by the Senior Councillors.
Regarding any celebratory greeting other than those listed above that may need to be conveyed by letter, the date for such submission shall be announced by notice at that time.
However, if the prescribed date falls on a day of ritual abstinence (go-shōjin-bi) — namely the 4th, 10th, 26th, or 27th of the month — attendance shall be made on the following day. Attendance may be made at any time between the Hour of Five (approx. 8 a.m.) and the Hour of Nine (approx. noon), according to one's convenience. Furthermore, any person unable to attend due to circumstances beyond their control shall have the matter communicated on their behalf by a fellow officer or by someone with whom they have a close connection.
21st day of the 3rd month, Year of the Boar
○ Sending letters to Edo as celebratory greetings or inquiries after the lord's well-being is henceforth to be discontinued. Instead, such matters are to be conveyed in person by presenting oneself to the Sōja-ban (the reception officer) at the guard post at Nanatsu-gura (Seven Storehouses). This has been decreed before the lord's departure (go-hassa), and you are accordingly requested to take note. The attached written notice is hereby forwarded. The above is hereby communicated.
21st day of the 3rd month
The above written notice has been circulated from Shibuya Yazei (Yaetsu).
【Left folio】
○ This is communicated by letter. Regarding the presentation of celebratory greetings and inquiries after the well-being of the Honorable Lady (go-mae-sama) and Jukō-in-sama: When presenting celebratory greetings to the lord, it has been decreed that one is to present oneself in person to the Sōja-ban at the Nanatsu-gura guard post. Please take note accordingly. The above is hereby communicated.
19th day of the 4th month To: Akita Sanzaemon From: Amagata Kazuma
Item — Enkyō 1st year, Year of the Rat (1744):
○ When couriers are dispatched to the home domain (go-kuni-moto), letters submitted by the administrative office (yakkata) have been observed to be excessively bulky. Even if a request is made to include such letters within official correspondence packets, the receipt of letters addressed to lodgings along the route (yado-jō) is strictly to be considered unnecessary and is hereby prohibited. In the event that such bulky letters are found even after this notice has been circulated, they will be opened and examined at the Scribes' Room (go-yūhitsu-beya), regardless of whether they are official correspondence. Furthermore, miscellaneous bundled letters (yori-jō) have also been gradually increasing in bulk, and routine courtesy letters (kin-jō) have been included as well. Henceforth, routine courtesy letters are absolutely not to be handled; letters should be composed as lightly and concisely as possible before being submitted. Additionally, intermediary letters (toritsugi-jō) are strictly prohibited. If there is actual business to communicate, it is to be submitted directly to the aforementioned Scribes' Room. Since there are many people currently assigned to duty, if bulky letters exist, they will ultimately result in individuals' lodging-notification letters remaining undelivered as well. Each party should bear this in mind and take care that letters are not excessively bulky. Although this has been decreed and circulated on numerous previous occasions, and as the situation remains as described, it is hereby formally decreed anew on this occasion. Each party is to observe and comply accordingly. The above is hereby noted.