翻刻
百姓者綿実を蒸小成田肥に相用油粕に利目相劣
候得とも下直ゟ割合相考肥に成油をへ【＝減】し利徳を
失候義全御国方之失墜と奉存候相応の直段に候得者
実に而油出来之上其粕立毛に応し利目益生滅之相違
仕義に御坐候
一水車壱ケ所に偏り候得者噤買に仕利得を費候様必相唱
不人気に相成可申方に者候得共御国用弁利之備御坐候得者
右疑念も相散可申又者市中に而水車仕商事
業方は町人に預候御建に者候得共其職分を相奪迷惑
とも申間布候所水車場所郷分に有之壱ケ所に相約候に
おゐては遠方相隔て候而運送雑費に引残実下直に相成候
御公儀御触達にも御坐候通運送之手違雑費有之に付
已前手草手絞之御建在之絞草上方筋へ指送り候義
御免被仰付候御様子にも応かたく菜種価中直段八拾目と
相積懸目三拾七八貫計に候所八拾目之綿実は壱貫目
五分価に積候得者千六百貫之懸目に御坐候に付銀目に引合
菜種ゟ凡四拾俵之重目に付運送相厭忽直段に相響
申義故御国内手寄に水車相用候義大に弁利成申義に御坐候
一麻植阿波美馬三好抔ゟ市中へ積下候綿実運賃に付壱〆目
に付凡六厘弐三毛相懸市中ゟ佐那河内山へ指登候駄賃
右同壱分程相懸其余積出浜場者見捨候而も運送之費
現代語訳
百姓は綿実を蒸して小さな田んぼの肥料に相用い、油粕に利目は相劣りますが、下直（安値）から割合を相考え、肥料になる油を減らして利得を失うことは、全く御国方の失墜と存じます。相応の直段（価格）であれば、実際に油ができた上でその粕を立毛に応じて利目を得、損益の相違をする義でございます。
一つ、水車一箇所に偏りますと、買い占めをして利得を貪る様だと必ず言われ、不人気になるでしょうが、御国用弁利の備えがございますれば、右の疑念も相散じるでしょう。また、市中にて水車で商売をする事業方は町人に預ける御建てでございますが、その職分を相奪い迷惑とも申す間もない所、水車場所が郷分にあり一箇所に相約しますにおいては、遠方相隔てて運送雑費に引き、残り実が下直になります。御公儀の御触達にもございます通り、運送の手違い雑費がありますにつき、以前手草手絞りの御建てがあり、絞草を上方筋へ指し送り候義を御免をお申し付けいただいた御様子にも応じ、かたく菜種価中直段八十目と相積もり、懸け目三十七八貫計でございます所、八十目の綿実は一貫目五分の価に積みますれば、千六百貫の懸け目でございますにつき、銀目に引き合い、菜種より凡そ四十俵の重目につき運送を相厭い、たちまち直段に相響き申す義故、御国内手寄りに水車を相用い候義は大いに弁利になる申し義でございます。
一つ、麻植・阿波・美馬・三好などから市中へ積み下ろす綿実運賃につき、一千目につき凡そ六厘二三毛相懸かり、市中から佐那河内山へ指し登る駄賃は右同一分程相懸かり、その余積み出し浜場は見捨てても運送の費用は
英語訳
The farmers use cotton seeds by steaming them for fertilizer in small rice fields, and although the profit from oil cake is inferior, considering the ratio from low prices, reducing the oil that becomes fertilizer and losing profit is entirely a loss for our domain. If prices were appropriate, after oil is actually produced, using that cake according to the standing crops would create differences in profit and loss.
If operations are concentrated in one water mill location, it would inevitably be criticized as monopolistic buying to gain excessive profit, leading to unpopularity. However, if there are provisions for domain utility and convenience, such suspicions would be dispelled. Furthermore, while commercial enterprises using water mills in urban areas are entrusted to townspeople according to regulations, rather than depriving them of their occupation and causing hardship, when water mill locations are in rural areas and concentrated in one place, being separated by long distances increases transportation miscellaneous expenses, making the remaining seeds cheaper. As stated in government proclamations, due to transportation complications and miscellaneous expenses, previously there were regulations for manual grass pressing, and it appears permission was granted to ship pressing materials to the Kansai region. Accordingly, rapeseed prices are firmly calculated at 80 me per unit, with transportation costs of about 37-38 kan, while 80 me of cotton seeds are calculated at 5 bu per kan, resulting in transportation costs of 1,600 kan. Comparing in silver terms, rapeseed is about 40 bales heavier, making transportation burdensome and immediately affecting prices. Therefore, using water mills conveniently within our domain would be greatly beneficial.
Regarding transportation costs for cotton seeds shipped from Oe, Awa, Mima, Miyoshi and other areas to urban markets, approximately 6 rin 2-3 mō per 1,000 me is required, while pack horse charges from urban areas to Sanagōchi mountains cost about 1 bu similarly. Even abandoning other shipping beach locations, transportation expenses are