切支丹御退治記 49巻. [8] - 翻刻

翻刻

　申候若党共後ゟ已たかみを取引立候故
　長刀を持なから立上り向而掛り候敵を追込
　敵共は松之陰大石之間江引入申候此處江は
　太左衛門一手斗参り外に者味方続きふ申
　候右之方之打跡まて浪人村上喜左衛門久
　保山喜右衛門与申者斗参候得共太左衛門ゟ先
　江出る者無之候其後者右之鑓疵に而足
　痛歩行不自由成故組足軽は弟敷右衛門
　に下知仕候様に与申渡太左衛門者心閑にあを
　た尓て引取黒田殿御父子三人御座候御本

　陣之前に而一禮仕夫ゟ兵庫頭殿前へ参り
　先手之様子申達早速小屋へ引取り養生可
　仕之旨兵庫頭殿被仰付小屋江引取申候其
　外塀裏尓亭太左衛門に中る石其数多く候
　甲具足共に方々打損し申候則慶友法印
　之弟子発巳与申医者を掛け被申手疵之
　養生仕候右之有増に而候先手之様子始終兵
　庫頭殿本陣江度々申遣候由初中後諸人に
　勝れ骨を折所々に而肝煎申候由
稲葉次郎右衛門武功覚書曰二月廿八日之

現代語訳

申しました。若党どもが後ろから既に高みを取り引き立てた故、長刀を持ちながら立ち上がり、向かってかかってくる敵を追い込みました。敵どもは松の陰や大石の間へ引き入りました。この所へは太左衛門一手ばかりが参り、外には味方が続きませんでした。右の方の焼け跡まで、浪人村上喜左衛門、久保山喜右衛門と申す者ばかりが参りましたが、太左衛門より先へ出る者はありませんでした。その後は右の槍疵で足が痛み、歩行が不自由になった故、組の足軽は弟の敷右衛門に指揮させるようにと申し渡し、太左衛門は心静かに慌てずに引き取り、黒田殿御父子三人がおられる御本陣の前で一礼し、それから兵庫頭殿の前へ参り、先手の様子を申し伝え、早速小屋へ引き取り養生するようにとの兵庫頭殿の仰せ付けで、小屋へ引き取りました。その外、塀の裏で太左衛門に当たった石はその数多く、甲冑ともに方々打ち損じました。則ち慶友法印の弟子の発巳と申す医者をかけられ、手疵の養生をしました。右の有様で、先手の様子を始終兵庫頭殿の本陣へ度々申し遣わしたそうです。初めから中頃、後まで諸人に勝れて骨を折り、所々で肝煎りを申したそうです。

稲葉次郎右衛門武功覚書に曰く、二月二十八日の

英語訳

they said. Since the young retainers had already taken the high ground from behind and rallied, he stood up while holding his long sword and drove back the enemies who came charging at him. The enemies retreated behind pine trees and between large stones. Only Tazaemon's unit reached this place, and no other allies followed. Only the rōnin Murakami Kizaemon and Kuboyama Kiemon reached as far as the burnt ruins on the right side, but no one advanced beyond Tazaemon. Afterward, because his foot was painful from the spear wound and walking became difficult, he ordered that the unit's foot soldiers be commanded by his younger brother Shikiemon, and Tazaemon calmly withdrew without panic. He paid his respects in front of the main camp where Lord Kuroda and his father and son, three people in total, were present. Then he went before Lord Hyōgo-no-kami, reported the situation of the advance guard, and was ordered by Lord Hyōgo-no-kami to quickly withdraw to a hut for medical treatment, so he withdrew to the hut. Besides this, the stones that struck Tazaemon behind the wall were numerous, and his armor was damaged in various places. A doctor named Hossumi, a disciple of Hōin Keiyu, was immediately called to treat his wounds. In this manner, he repeatedly sent reports about the advance guard's situation to Lord Hyōgo-no-kami's main camp from beginning to end. It is said that from start to middle to end, he surpassed all others in his efforts and took initiative in various places.

According to Inaba Jirōemon's Record of Military Exploits: On the twenty-eighth day of the second month...