翻刻
憐被下置御慈悲之御評議被成下置候様一統願奉存候以上
二月 細井専博
浅野恭斎
辻岡玄順
岩佐玄珪
真下宗円
右之願万一御取揚無之節は御匙医師不残退役願差出候様之趣に付不軽事故御家老
中へは程能御達申右願面之内「養実に不限云々猶以厚御奉公可仕儀に御座候」此所
眼目に付此趣を以厚御評議有之六月七日右口上書に左之通御附紙を以被仰出候に付山田
敬順月番作太夫宅へ相招相達之
親并跡目之者不調法之筋合も無之候得は家／業（督カ）之儀は御吟味次第是迄之振合に
被仰付其上に而家業心掛等不宜心得違之品於有之は是迄之御咎ゟも厳敷可被
仰付旨内達之通可被成下事
〆
【細字で】
江戸に而
一天保三辰四月十一日先達而高橋道順願之通千種勇蔵儀良純養子に被仰付跡目五人ふち無相違被下
表御いし被仰付候」但勇蔵儀兼而医業心掛も無之趣に付家とく可被減候処少身之儀故格別之
御憐愍を以跡目無相違被仰付候事に候家業厚出精致修行候様可申聞旨山本正伯へ被仰出候事【ここまで細字】
【以下下段に細字で】
一天保三辰十一月十四日江戸 浅野恭斎差加
安田三節病中養子願御取揚無之家及断 幼年 安田慶次郎
絶候処格別之思召を以家名御立被下為名 名代 佐藤昌甫
跡実子慶次郎へ御ふち方七人ふち被下置表御いし被仰付候慶次郎幼年に付其方へ申渡之
但十月四日三節病死十一月四日三節病中養子願御取揚無之願書相返候
其段三節一家之内へ可申聞候旨浅野恭斎へ被仰出候事
【下段に細字ここまで】
【以下上段に細字で】
一天保七申八月五日江戸に而儒医花木馨助
出精相勤候ニ付奥御いし並被仰付弐人ふち御足一代限之儀は被相止候
但跡目之儀は前々振合之通家業次第可被仰付候其段馨助へ
可申渡旨御目付大関新五左衛門へ被仰出候事
【以上ここまで上段細字】
一正徳三巳八月廿九日被仰出 覚
一御医師并御馬方御鷹方其外番組たりといふ共芸により被召出或は結構被仰付候輩跡目之節
は其子之器量次第跡目格式等増減可有之旨被仰出候間兼而此段可相心得候但家業鍛練のみ
に非須公務を勤惣体慎宜此等之趣を以御取立被遊候者共之儀は可為各別候以上
一元文元辰十月五日左之通被仰出
一小役人格之内ゟ新番組御留守番組大御番組御書院番組へ被入候者共是迄被仰付候者共
之儀は御構無之向後御取立右之諸番組へ被入候者共病死又は病身等休息被仰
付跡目忰へ被下置候節跡目之儀は御番組を被除小役人格に可被仰付事
一跡目忰家業も有之又は御奉公も可相勤候者に候はゝ其品により御吟味之上其侭御
番組に被仰付者も可有之事
右は小役人格ゟ直に御書院番大御番又は御留守番組へ被入新番を指越被仰付候者共之
儀は右ケ条之通忰代に小役人格に可被仰付事
一新番組へ御取立其後役儀相勤候上又御留守番組大御番組御書院番組へ被仰付候
者共之跡目之儀は一等を被落新番組に可被仰付事
〆
一丁後ノ印可見合
○×一寛保二戌七月七日改而左之通被仰出《割書：但今日勝田弥太八大御番へ被入堀亀之助新番並に被仰付候｜ 猶命令之部に出之》
先年御取立御番入被仰付候者共以来跡目之節は小役人に被仰付又は一等を可被落旨
被仰出候得共面々相勤候旧功勤柄に寄御取立被下置候得は於向後は親御取立之者之
忰跡目被下置候節格式之事も親之通可被仰付候尤其節に至り父子之者勤方其
人柄に依而格式御擬作共に被仰付品も有之儀は勿論之事に候間左様可被相心得
現代語訳
憐れみを下され置かれ、御慈悲の御評議を成し下され置かれるよう一統願い奉り存じます 以上
二月 細井専博
浅野恭斎
辻岡玄順
岩佐玄珪
真下宗円
右の願いがもし取り上げられない節は、御匙医師は残らず退役願いを差し出すような趣旨につき、軽くない事故として御家老中へは程よく御達し申し上げ、右願面の内「養実に限らず云々なお一層厚く御奉公仕るべき儀に御座候」この所が眼目につき、この趣旨をもって厚く御評議があり、六月七日右口上書に左の通り御附紙をもって仰せ出されましたので、山田敬順を月番作太夫宅へ招いて相達しました
親並びに跡目の者に不調法の筋合いもなければ家督の儀は御吟味次第これまでの振り合いに仰せ付けられ、その上で家業心掛け等が宜しくなく心得違いの品があっては、これまでの御咎めよりも厳しく仰せ付けられるべき旨、内達の通り成し下されること
〆
【細字で】
江戸にて
一、天保三辰四月十一日、先達て高橋道順の願いの通り千種勇蔵の儀を良純の養子に仰せ付けられ、跡目五人扶持相違なく下され、表御医師に仰せ付けられました。ただし勇蔵の儀は兼ねて医業心掛けもない趣旨につき家督を減らされるべきところ、少身の儀故格別の御憐愍をもって跡目相違なく仰せ付けられたことですので、家業を厚く出精して修行するよう申し聞かせる旨を山本正伯へ仰せ出されました
【以下下段に細字で】
一、天保三辰十一月十四日江戸 浅野恭斎が付け加え
安田三節の病中養子願いが取り上げられず家が断絶したところ、格別の思し召しをもって家名を御立て下され、名跡として実子慶次郎へ御扶持方七人扶持を下され置かれ、表御医師に仰せ付けられました。慶次郎は幼年につきその方へ申し渡し
ただし十月四日三節病死、十一月四日三節の病中養子願いは取り上げられず、願書を返されました
その段を三節一家の内へ申し聞かせるべき旨を浅野恭斎へ仰せ出されました
一、天保七申八月五日江戸にて儒医花木馨助が出精して相勤めたにつき、奥御医師並びに仰せ付けられ、二人扶持御足一代限りの儀は止められました
ただし跡目の儀は前々の振り合いの通り家業次第で仰せ付けられるべき、その段を馨助へ申し渡すべき旨を御目付大関新五左衛門へ仰せ出されました
一、正徳三巳八月二十九日仰せ出され 覚
一、御医師並びに御馬方御鷹方その外番組に足りるといえども芸により召し出され或いは結構を仰せ付けられた輩の跡目の節は、その子の器量次第で跡目格式等増減があるべき旨仰せ出されましたので、兼ねてこの段を心得るべきです。ただし家業鍛錬のみではなく、公務を勤め総体慎み宜しく、これ等の趣旨をもって御取り立てを遊ばされた者共の儀は格別であるべきです 以上
一、元文元辰十月五日左の通り仰せ出し
一、小役人格の内より新番組・御留守番組・大御番組・御書院番組へ入れられた者共で、これまで仰せ付けられた者共の儀は御構いなく、今後御取り立てで右の諸番組へ入れられた者共が病死又は病身等で休息を仰せ付けられ、跡目を息子へ下され置かれる節、跡目の儀は御番組を除かれ小役人格に仰せ付けられること
一、跡目息子に家業もあり又は御奉公も相勤めることができる者であれば、その品により御吟味の上そのまま御番組に仰せ付けられる者もあること
右は小役人格より直に御書院番・大御番又は御留守番組へ入れられ、新番を指し越し仰せ付けられた者共の儀は右ヶ条の通り息子代に小役人格に仰せ付けられること
一、新番組へ御取り立てその後役儀を相勤めた上、又御留守番組・大御番組・御書院番組へ仰せ付けられた者共の跡目の儀は一等を落とされ新番組に仰せ付けられること
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一、丁後の印と見合わせるべし
○×一、寛保二戌七月七日改めて左の通り仰せ出し《割書：ただし今日勝田弥太八を大御番へ入れ、堀亀之助を新番並びに仰せ付けられました｜なお命令之部に出ています》
先年御取り立て御番入りを仰せ付けられた者共の以来跡目の節は小役人に仰せ付けられ又は一等を落とすべき旨仰せ出されましたが、面々が相勤めた旧功勤柄により御取り立てを下され置かれれば、今後は親が御取り立ての者の息子に跡目を下され置かれる節、格式のことも親の通りに仰せ付けられるべきです。もっともその節に至り父子の者の勤め方やその人柄により格式御擬作共に仰せ付けられる品もあることは勿論のことですので、左様に心得られるべし
英語訳
We humbly request that you show compassion and hold merciful deliberations. Above.
February Hosoi Senpaku
Asano Kyosai
Tsujioka Genjun
Iwasa Genkei
Mashimo Soen
If this petition is not accepted, all palace physicians would submit retirement requests—this being a serious matter, it was properly reported to the senior councilors. The key point in the petition was "not limited to adoptive or natural sons... we would serve even more faithfully." Based on this, after thorough deliberation, on the 7th day of the 6th month, the following official response was attached to the petition, and Yamada Keijun was summoned to monthly duty official Sakutayū's residence to be informed:
If there is no misconduct by the parent or successor, succession matters shall be decided by investigation according to previous precedent. However, if thereafter there is poor dedication to hereditary profession or misunderstanding, punishment shall be decreed more strictly than before, as per internal instructions.
[Fine print]
In Edo:
1. Tenpo 3, dragon year, 4th month, 11th day: As previously petitioned by Takahashi Dōjun, Chigusa Yūzō was made adoptive son of Ryōjun, granted succession with 5-man stipend unchanged, and appointed as court physician. However, since Yūzō had shown no dedication to medical practice, his succession should have been reduced, but due to his humble status, out of special compassion, succession was granted unchanged. He was ordered to diligently study his hereditary profession, as conveyed to Yamamoto Seihaku.
[Lower section in fine print]
1. Tenpo 3, dragon year, 11th month, 14th day, Edo Added by Asano Kyosai
Yasuda Sansetsu's petition for adoptive son during illness was not accepted and the family faced extinction, but through special consideration the family name was established, and his natural son Keijirō was granted 7-man stipend allowance and appointed court physician. Since Keijirō was a minor, this was conveyed through a representative.
Note: Sansetsu died on the 4th day of the 10th month, and on the 4th day of the 11th month his petition for adoptive son during illness was rejected and the petition returned.
This matter was to be conveyed to Sansetsu's household, as decreed to Asano Kyosai.
1. Tenpo 7, monkey year, 8th month, 5th day, in Edo: Confucian physician Hanaki Kyōsuke, having served diligently, was appointed to inner physician rank and the 2-man stipend supplement for one generation was discontinued.
However, succession matters would be decided based on hereditary profession as before, and this was to be conveyed to Kyōsuke, as decreed to Inspector Ōzeki Shingorōemon.
1. Shōtoku 3, snake year, 8th month, 29th day decree - Memorandum
1. For court physicians, horse keepers, falconers, and others in guard units who were recruited for their skills or granted favor, at succession the son's ability will determine increases or decreases in succession rank and status. This should be understood beforehand. However, not only training in hereditary profession but also performing public duties and maintaining proper conduct overall—those promoted based on these qualities shall be treated specially. Above.
1. Genbun 1, dragon year, 10th month, 5th day, the following decree:
1. Among those in minor official rank who were placed in New Guard, Castle Guard, Great Guard, or Palace Guard units, those previously appointed are unaffected, but henceforth those promoted to these guard units who die or are granted rest due to illness, when succession is granted to sons, they shall be removed from guard units and appointed to minor official rank.
1. If the successor son has hereditary profession or can serve faithfully, depending on circumstances and after investigation, some may remain in guard units.
This applies to those directly promoted from minor official rank to Palace Guard, Great Guard, or Castle Guard, bypassing New Guard—their sons shall be appointed to minor official rank according to these regulations.
1. Those promoted to New Guard who later serve in roles and are then appointed to Castle Guard, Great Guard, or Palace Guard units—their successors shall be demoted one rank to New Guard.
1. Reference should be made to the seal on the next page.
○× 1. Kanpō 2, dog year, 7th month, 7th day, revised decree: [Note: Today Katsuda Yatahachi was placed in Great Guard and Hori Kamenosuke was appointed to New Guard rank | Also appears in the Orders section]
Previously it was decreed that successors of those promoted to guard positions would be appointed as minor officials or demoted one rank, but considering their past meritorious service, henceforth when sons of those promoted by merit receive succession, their rank should generally match their fathers'. Of course, depending on the father and son's service and character, adjustments to rank and treatment may be made—this should be understood.