翻刻
趣披露有之各承知之上即刻為件之礼
以成貞兼精両使被遣に会所之俊許事珍
重々々
右今度之一儀始終之趣聊不餝事実詳所記
之也尤此儀先頃於乗尻中及評議之処為
初乗中可致記置之旨一決因茲成貞兼近代
兼精氏市代保玄等参会則肝煎兼斎并
執筆清茂等相加巨細記之畢於向後者永
為初乗中之沙汰年々無怠慢競馬神事
勤仕之次第并異例等全可被書加于紙
尾者依衆評所定記如件
同年八月七日有寄会田中町六兵衛所歎欲申
者去五月対御乗尻段々就慮外不調法仕
候御立腹之段御尤奉存迷惑至極後悔
仕候今度蒙厚免且御一社江茂可然預
御執達刀祢職如旧於被返附者生々世々
難有辱可奉存之旨此日自初乗中被及
披露者也評云六兵衛儀最前八番衆之
乗尻中相談之上被申達于一社中糺明有
現代語訳
趣旨が披露され、各々が承知した上で、即刻その件の礼として
成貞・兼精両名を使者として会所の俊の許に遣わされたことは珍しく
重々ありがたいことでした。
右の今度の一件について、始終の趣旨を少しも飾らず事実を詳しく記録
したものです。もっともこの件については、先頃乗尻中において評議が行われたところ、
初乗中が記録しておくべきとの旨が一決したため、これにより成貞・兼近代・
兼精・氏市代・保玄等が参会し、すなわち肝煎の兼斎並びに
執筆の清茂等も加わって詳細に記録し終えました。今後については永く
初乗中の沙汰として、年々怠慢なく競馬神事を
勤仕する次第並びに異例等をすべて紙の
末尾に書き加えるべきことを衆評により定め、記録すること以上の通りです。
同年八月七日、寄会があり、田中町の六兵衛が嘆願申し上げたいことは、
去る五月に御乗尻に対して段々と慮外不調法を
いたし、御立腹の段は御尤もと存じ、迷惑至極で後悔
いたしております。今度厚い御免を蒙り、かつ御一社へも然るべく
御執り成しを預かり、刀祢職を旧の如く返し附けられるならば、生々世々
ありがたく辱く存じ奉ります、との旨を、この日初乗中から
披露されました。評議では「六兵衛の件は、最初に八番衆の
乗尻中が相談の上で一社中に申し達し、糺明があった
英語訳
The matter was disclosed and after everyone acknowledged it, immediately as courtesy for this matter,
both Narisada and Kanetatsu were sent as envoys to Shun at the meeting place, which was an unusual and
most gracious gesture.
Regarding this recent incident, the entire course of events has been recorded in detail without any embellishment of the facts.
Moreover, regarding this matter, when deliberations were recently held among the horsemen,
it was unanimously decided that the senior horsemen should keep a record. Therefore, Narisada, Kane-kindai,
Kanetatsu, Uji-ichidai, Hōgen and others attended, and specifically the coordinator Kansai as well as
scribe Kiyoshige and others joined to record everything in detail. For the future, permanently
as decisions of the senior horsemen, the procedures for conducting horse racing rituals
year after year without negligence, as well as exceptional cases, should all be added in writing to the end of the
document, as determined by group consensus. Recorded as above.
On the seventh day of the eighth month of the same year, there was a meeting, and Rokubei of Tanaka-machi wished to petition:
Regarding the various discourteous and improper acts I committed
against the honorable horsemen last May, your anger is entirely justified, and I am extremely troubled and regretful.
Having now received generous pardon, and if proper
mediation is provided to the shrine community and my tōne position is restored as before, I would consider it
a grateful honor for generations to come. This petition was
disclosed by the senior horsemen on this day. The deliberation stated: "Regarding Rokubei's case, initially the eighth group's
horsemen consulted among themselves and reported to the entire shrine community, and an investigation was conducted