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一籠竹《割書：五寸六本｜六寸六本》合拾弐本其郷之催之神人ニ申付
令請取之《割書：河上郷中村郷ハ其郷司ゟ出之大宮郷小山郷｜岡本郷ハ其郷之小使ゟ出之》
一代官五人共郷々之竹致吟味請取之其上ニ而語合衆
吟味を頼悪敷竹ハ何度ニ而も取替申付候事
一酒殿之祝儀は先ツ代官并語合之輩次納所方
次郷方等也尤目代ゟ語合之仁浄衣ニ而案内有之而
各参ル也
一今日之盖敷松葉《割書：二｜落》檜葉《割書：壱｜落》等御幣持之刀祢
伐来設置也長床ハ催ノ神人設之
一五郷共竹吟味相済候上代官申合籠竹弓竹之清メ
始ル事尤 鉈（ナタ）ニ而本ゟ末迄撫下ス也精進頭人え
渡候三寸ノ筒《割書：壱ツ》本末之節残シ伐（残歟）リ行燈掛
竹ノ末ニ而壱ツ庁屋天井之釘ニ合セ伐之其余ハ
竪横弓竹等寸法ニ合セ鋸ニ而 挽（ヒキ）置事
一酒殿之祝儀悉相済郷方并内證方着座之時
代官中揃哉之旨被尋相揃之旨返答有之上
現代語訳
一、籠竹（かごたけ）〔五寸六本・六寸六本〕合わせて十二本を、その郷の催しの神人（じにん）に申し付けて受け取らせること。〔河上郷・中村郷はその郷司より出すこと。大宮郷・小山郷・岡本郷はその郷の小使（こづかい）より出すこと。〕
一、代官五人はともに郷々の竹を吟味（ぎんみ）して受け取ること。その上で語合（かたりあわせ）の衆に吟味を頼み、悪しき竹はいつであっても取り替えるよう申し付けること。
一、酒殿（さかどの）の祝儀は、まず代官ならびに語合の輩（ともがら）、次いで納所方（のうしょがた）、次いで郷方（ごうがた）等の順とする。なお、目代（もくだい）より語合の仁（じん）へ、浄衣（じょうえ）にて案内があり、各々が参る。
一、今日の蓋敷き〔松葉（二落）・檜葉（一落）〕等、御幣（ごへい）を持つ刀祢（とね）が伐り来たして設置すること。長床（ながとこ）は催しの神人が設けること。
一、五郷共に竹の吟味が相済んだ上で、代官が申し合わせて、籠竹・弓竹の清め（きよめ）を始めること。なお、鉈（なた）にて本より末まで撫で下ろすものである。精進頭人（しょうじんとうにん）へ渡す三寸の筒〔一つ〕は、本末の節を残して伐り（残して欲しいか）、行燈掛け竹の末にて一つ、庁屋（ちょうや）の天井の釘に合わせて伐ること。その余は、竪（たて）・横・弓竹等、寸法に合わせて鋸（のこぎり）にて挽き置くこと。
一、酒殿の祝儀がことごとく相済み、郷方ならびに内証方（ないしょうがた）が着座した時、代官中に「揃ったか」との旨をお尋ねになり、「揃いました」との旨の返答があった上で〔以下続く〕。
英語訳
Item: Twelve bamboo poles for baskets (kagodake) — six of 5-sun length and six of 6-sun length — are to be requisitioned from the jinin (shrine servants) responsible for organizing affairs in each respective gō (district). (For Kawakamigō and Nakamuragō, the bamboo is to be supplied by the gōshi [district official] of each respective district. For Ōmiyagō, Oyamagō, and Okamotogō, it is to be supplied by the kozukai [errand attendant] of each respective district.)
Item: All five daikan (deputy administrators) are to inspect and receive the bamboo from their respective districts. Thereafter, they are to request that the members of the katarai-awase assembly (deliberative group) conduct a further inspection, and any bamboo found to be of poor quality is to be replaced at any time as ordered.
Item: The order of precedence for the celebratory ceremony (shūgi) at the sakadono (sake hall) shall be as follows: first, the daikan and the members of the katarai-awase assembly; next, the nōshogata (administrative/accounting officers); and then the gōgata (district personnel), and so on. It is to be noted that the moku-dai (deputy administrator) is to extend an invitation to the members of the katarai-awase assembly while wearing their jōe (ritual white robes), and all are to attend accordingly.
Item: Today's lid-coverings — pine needles (two bundles) and cypress leaves (one bundle) — and the like are to be cut and set in place by the tone (lower-ranking shrine priests) who carry the gohei (ritual paper streamers). The nagadoko (long platform/altar stand) is to be prepared by the jinin in charge of organizing the event.
Item: Once the bamboo inspection for all five districts has been completed, the daikan are to confer together and begin the ritual purification (kiyome) of the kagodake and yumdake (bow bamboo). This is performed by stroking the bamboo from base to tip with a hatchet (nata). The three-sun tube [one piece] to be handed to the shōjin-tōnin (head of ritual abstinence) should be cut leaving the nodes at both the base and tip intact (or, possibly: leaving a node as a remnant), and one piece is to be cut from the tip of the andon-kake bamboo (lantern-hanging bamboo), sized to match the nail in the ceiling of the chōya (administrative building). The remainder — vertical poles, horizontal poles, bow bamboo, and so on — are to be sawn with a saw (nokogiri) to their prescribed measurements and set aside.
Item: Once all the ceremonies at the sakadono had been fully completed and the gōgata (district personnel) and naishōgata (inner administrative staff) had taken their seats, the assembled daikan were asked whether everyone had gathered, and upon receiving the reply that all were present, [the account continues on the next page].