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廿八日《割書：辛｜ 酉》晴今日来ル朔日足汰入用之装束出シ也依之装
束奉行懿久品清并当代官保行保逞前代官封之仁
一人古顕等各浄衣差貫着用朝飯後早々出頭高倉ゟ
長櫃ニ乍入為人夫忌子屋へ運送朔日乗尻銘々請取ニ
被参渡之其外神主預所司別当目代等之装束も相
渡也〇来ル朔日差符請取之儀倭文金津之乗尻へ
入魂并五日於庁屋献之酌馬立等之儀例年之通
浄衣着之輩へ入魂等季式より被申入之事但朔日代官
壱人奈良橋西辺へ麻上下着用ニ而参差符請取事是
又季式出頭之筈也
五月大
朔日《割書：癸｜ 亥》曇午後風雨烈競馬会足汰如例今日差符請取季
式出頭也《割書：着用｜麻上下》○当年倹約中ニ付今日之乗尻袖料半減之事
三日《割書：乙｜ 丑》晴来ル五日競馬会装束渡ニ付朝飯後早々装束奉
行両人前代官壱人当代官四人泰顕《割書：代張顕》保行季式保逞
【注】等参勤《割書：内三人浄衣｜壱人大帷子》経千精進頭人ニ付不参乗尻中廿人并神
主両階下陰陽等之装束類高倉より出之於庁屋夫々
被相渡事但悉庁屋へ運送了而人夫ニ申付令撞神宮寺
之鐘于時乗尻中各参向也尤今日庁屋へ持参之品ハ片
木二枚硯二面龍形墨弐挺白毛白軸筆弐対朔日之差符
弐通等也〇入夜両階下季式保逞等奉幣習礼且乗尻
中へ為当月示合参篭所へ行向事
四日《割書：丙｜ 寅》雨明日於庁屋入用之品々於経千亭揃置事并
乱緒左右四十筋之料判弐升経千より渡之今年南ノ徳右衛門
【注の部分。上部欄外部分】
《割書：但神主之装束｜ハ去ル廿八日足汰》
《割書：之装束出節｜節供之装束》
《割書：も一所ニ渡之｜置云々近例》
《割書：如斯哉尚可｜尋問者也》
現代語訳
二十八日（辛酉）晴れ。今日、来たる朔日の足汰に入用の装束を出す日である。これにより、装束奉行の懿久・品清ならびに当代官の保行・保逞、前代官の封之仁・一人古顕らがそれぞれ浄衣に指貫を着用し、朝飯の後、早々に出頭した。高倉より長櫃に入れたまま人夫をもって忌子屋へ運送した。朔日に乗尻の銘々が請け取りに参るので渡した。その他、神主・預・所司・別当・目代などの装束も相渡した。○来たる朔日の差符請け取りの儀について、倭文・金津の乗尻へ入魂し、また五日に庁屋において献ずる酌・馬立などの儀は、例年の通り浄衣着用の輩へ入魂するなど、季式より申し入れること。ただし、朔日に代官一人が奈良橋西辺へ麻上下を着用して参り、差符を請け取ることも、季式が出頭するはずである。
五月 大
朔日（癸亥）曇り、午後より風雨激しく。競馬会の足汰は例の如し。今日の差符請け取りに季式が出頭した（着用：麻上下）。○当年は倹約中につき、今日の乗尻の袖料を半減することとした。
三日（乙丑）晴れ。来たる五日の競馬会の装束渡しにつき、朝飯後、早々に装束奉行両人・前代官一人・当代官四人（泰顕〔張顕の代〕・保行・季式・保逞）が参勤した（内三人は浄衣、一人は大帷子着用）。経千は精進頭人につき不参。乗尻中二十人ならびに神主・両階下・陰陽などの装束の類を高倉より出し、庁屋にてそれぞれに相渡した。ただし、すべて庁屋へ運送し終えてから、人夫に申し付けて神宮寺の鐘を撞かせ、その時に乗尻中の各々が参向した。もっとも今日庁屋へ持参した品々は、片木二枚・硯二面・龍形墨二挺・白毛白軸筆二対・朔日の差符二通などである。○入夜、両階下の季式・保逞らは奉幣の習礼を行い、かつ乗尻中へ当月の示し合わせのために参籠所へ赴いた。
〔注：ただし神主の装束は去る二十八日の足汰の装束出しの節に、節供の装束も一緒に渡し置いたとのこと。近例ではこのようであるのか、なおよく尋ね問うべき事柄である。〕
四日（丙寅）雨。明日の庁屋における入用の品々を経千亭にて揃え置くこと。ならびに乱緒の左右四十筋の料判二升を経千より渡した。今年は南の徳右衛門（以下続く）
英語訳
28th day (Kanoto-Tori, 辛酉): Clear. Today was the day to bring out the ceremonial robes (装束) needed for the horse-racing foot selection (足汰) on the coming 1st day. Accordingly, the Costume Magistrates (装束奉行) Yoshihisa and Shinakiyo, along with the current district officials (代官) Yasuyuki and Yasunori, and the former district officials Fujonin and Hitokoaki, all dressed in formal white robes (浄衣) with sashinuki trousers, and promptly appeared after breakfast. The robes were transported from Takakura in long trunks (長櫃) by laborers to the Imikoya (忌子屋, a ritual building). On the 1st, each of the riders (乗尻) came to receive their respective items. The robes for the chief priests (神主), the deputy (預), shrine administrators (所司), head priest deputies (別当), and proxy administrators (目代) were also handed over. ○ Regarding the receipt of the assignment documents (差符) on the coming 1st, Suenori was to make personal requests (入魂) to the riders of the Yamato-bumi and Kanatsu groups, and regarding the serving of drinks (酌) and the horse handlers (馬立) at the administrative hall (庁屋) on the 5th, following the precedent of previous years, personal requests were to be made to those wearing formal white robes—all of these were matters for Suenori to convey. However, on the 1st, one district official was to go to the area west of Narabashi Bridge wearing formal hemp formal wear (麻上下) to receive the assignment documents, which was also to be done by Suenori in person.
Fifth Month (大, a full month of 30 days)
1st day (Mizunoto-I, 癸亥): Cloudy; strong wind and rain in the afternoon. The horse-racing foot selection proceeded as usual. Suenori appeared in person today to receive the assignment documents (wearing hemp formal wear). ○ As the shrine community is observing austerity measures this year, the sleeve stipends (袖料) for the riders on this day were reduced by half.
3rd day (Kinoto-Ushi, 乙丑): Clear. In preparation for the handing out of ceremonial robes for the horse racing on the coming 5th, shortly after breakfast, the two Costume Magistrates, one former district official, and four current district officials—Yasuteru (acting for Chōken), Yasuyuki, Suenori, and Yasunori—all attended (three in formal white robes, one in a large katabira robe). Keisen, being the head of ritual abstinence (精進頭人), did not attend. The robes for the twenty riders, as well as for the chief priests, the two officials at the foot of the steps (両階下), and the diviners (陰陽), were brought out from Takakura and distributed to each party at the administrative hall (庁屋). However, after all items had been transported to the hall, laborers were instructed to ring the bell at the Jingūji temple, whereupon the riders each made their appearance. Furthermore, the items brought to the administrative hall today included: two wooden boards (片木), two inkstones (硯), two sticks of dragon-pattern ink (龍形墨), two pairs of white-haired white-handled brushes, and two assignment documents (差符) from the 1st day. ○ In the evening, the two officials at the foot of the steps, Suenori and Yasunori, conducted a rehearsal for the ritual offerings (奉幣習礼), and also proceeded to the retreat hall (参籠所) to coordinate with the riders regarding matters for the current month.
[Note: However, the chief priests' robes had been handed over together with the festival robes (節供の装束) at the time of the foot-selection robe distribution on the 28th of last month. Whether this has been the recent precedent is a matter that should be further inquired into.]
4th day (Hinoe-Tora, 丙寅): Rain. The items needed at the administrative hall for the following day were assembled and stored at Keisen's residence. Also, two shō of rice for the cords (乱緒) — forty strands for left and right — was provided by Keisen. This year, Minami no Tokuemon... (continues)