翻刻
出口肝煎勝負指図無用之
事
一清令日記云延宝六年五月
五日競馬四番左左兵衛督
保光右右衛門大夫虎顕也
勝負虎顕勝保光負
着座神主并階下ゟ使
神人ヲ以申遣互ニ難為
其合悪埒内肝煎衆トシテ
入直シ可申由ニ候得共左右共
落馬殊ニ右保光痛有之
候へ共是非共入直シ可申由
ニ付保光之浄衣着子息
鶴福大夫難為無足俄ニ
改装束乗申候也前代
未聞珍敷作法也
○月六日寄会神主四番
之競馬勝負之様子入直
之様子及披露向後
肝煎中ゟ勝負之事
指図可為無用由可被
申入事云々
于時神主保可
階下右 大学助近顕
右 隼人佐氏応
肝煎
氏容氏行
貴顕兼建
現代語訳
出口での肝煎による勝負の指図は無用のこと
一、清令日記によると、延宝六年五月五日の競馬四番は、左が左兵衛督保光、右が右衛門大夫虎顕であった。勝負は虎顕が勝ち、保光が負けた。
着座している神主並びに階下より使いの神人を以て申し遣わし、互いに合わせ難く、その合わせが悪いので、埒内の肝煎衆として入直しすべき由に候えども、左右共に落馬し、殊に右の保光に痛みがあったけれども、是非とも入直しすべき由により、保光の浄衣を着た子息鶴福大夫は足りないながらも俄かに装束を改めて乗り申し候。前代未聞の珍しい作法である。
○五月六日、寄会にて神主が四番の競馬の勝負の様子、入直の様子について披露し、向後は肝煎中より勝負のことを指図するのは無用の由を申し入れるべき事と云々。
于時神主保可
階下右 大学助近顕
右 隼人佐氏応
肝煎
氏容氏行
貴顕兼建
英語訳
Regarding the matter that guidance of victory or defeat by the supervisors (kanjin) at the exit is unnecessary
One: According to the Seirei Diary, on the 5th day of the 5th month of Enpō 6 (1678), in the fourth horse race, the left rider was Saheiji-no-kami Yasumitsu and the right rider was Uemon-dayū Toraaki. In the match, Toraaki won and Yasumitsu lost.
The seated head priest and messengers from below sent shrine attendants (jinin) to communicate that it was difficult for both riders to coordinate, and since their coordination was poor, they should perform an irinao (remount) as supervisors within the barriers. However, both left and right riders had fallen from their horses, and particularly the right rider Yasumitsu was in pain. Nevertheless, it was determined that a remount must absolutely be performed, so Yasumitsu's son Tsurufuku-dayū, wearing his father's pure robes, though inadequate, hastily changed his attire and rode. This was an unprecedented and extraordinary procedure.
○On the 6th day of the 5th month, at the meeting, the head priest disclosed the circumstances of the victory and defeat in the fourth horse race and the manner of the remount. For the future, it was decided that guidance regarding victory or defeat from the supervisors should be deemed unnecessary, and so forth.
At that time, Head Priest Yasuyoshi
Lower rank right: Daigaku-no-suke Chikaaki
Right: Hayato-no-suke Ujiō
Supervisors:
Ujiyasu, Ujiyuki
Takaaki, Kanetate