切支丹御退治記 49巻. [8] - 翻刻

翻刻

　御人数責懸り塀手に付則時に本丸可乗取之
　処に本丸之徒党共爰を大事に防き基上本丸
　は石垣にて或岸内如何にも急成処弐け所有
　り夫に付候者共は越候得者城内ゟ鉄砲石枯
　木萱に火を付け抛或は鍋石臼迄抛懸け々々
　強く防く其手負之人数共五間三間飛下り其
　通に打落さるゝ事三度に及ふ尤脇塀下聊不
　為勤也亦岸長き所は石に打連手を負落懸り
　候得共夫者其分尓て少も上り不申故死人夥
　敷出来候後陣に者忠利公光利公伊豆守殿又

　此手之横目三郎左衛門殿御詰也余り手負死
　人有之故　　上使衆御相談有之人数可引取
　之処酉之上刻忠利公之先手長岡佐渡手之人
　数透間無く海手之隅本丸江乗込此時乗口江
　益田才助火を附る酉刻焼立則府内御目付衆
　江被遣注進也其紙面
　　　先刻以飛札申入候二丸三丸七時に乗込
　　　焼立申候而切捨仕候本丸は同日酉之刻
　　　に乗込焼申候何も一度に相済目出度存
　　　候如形手負多御座候諸手之儀者不存候

現代語訳

御人数が攻めかかり、塀際に付いて即時に本丸を乗り取ろうとしたところ、本丸の徒党共がここを大事に防ぎ、基礎の上、本丸は石垣にて、あるいは岸内、いかにも急な所が二ヶ所あり、そこに付こうとする者共は越えようとすれば、城内より鉄砲、石、枯木、萱に火を付けて投げ、あるいは鍋、石臼まで投げかけ、激しく防ぐ。その手負いの人数共は五間、三間飛び下り、そのまま打ち落とされることが三度に及んだ。もっとも脇塀下では少しも働きにならず、また岸の長い所では石に打たれ連なって手を負い落ちかかったが、それはその分にて少しも上がらず、故に死人が夥しく出来た。後陣には忠利公、光利公、伊豆守殿、また

この手の横目三郎左衛門殿が御詰めなり。あまり手負い、死人があるので、上使衆が御相談あり、人数を引き取るべきところ、酉の上刻、忠利公の先手長岡佐渡手の人数が隙間なく海手の隅より本丸へ乗り込んだ。この時、乗り口へ益田才助が火を付ける。酉刻に焼け立ち、すぐに府内の御目付衆へ注進を遣わした。その紙面は

「先刻飛札をもって申し入れ候。二丸、三丸、七時に乗り込み焼け立て申し候て切り捨て仕り候。本丸は同日酉の刻に乗り込み焼き申し候。何も一度に相済み、目出度く存じ候。ご覧の通り手負いが多く御座候。諸手の儀は存じ申さず候

英語訳

The forces attacked and approached the fence, attempting to immediately take the main bailey, but the rebel party in the main bailey desperately defended this position. Above the foundation, the main bailey had stone walls, and there were two extremely steep areas within the cliff face. When our men tried to climb over these areas, the defenders threw from within the castle: musket fire, stones, burning dried wood and grass, and even pots and stone mortars, defending fiercely. Our wounded men fell five or three ken down and were struck down as they fell, this happening three times. Naturally, under the side fences there was no progress at all, and at the long cliff areas, they were struck by stones in succession, wounded and falling back. Since they could not advance at all in this manner, numerous deaths occurred. In the rear formation were Lord Tadatoshi, Lord Mitsutoshi, Lord Izu-no-kami, and also

Lord Yokome Saburōzaemon was stationed with this force. Because there were too many wounded and dead, the envoys held a consultation about withdrawing the forces. However, at the late hour of the Cock, the vanguard forces under Nagaoka Sado of Lord Tadatoshi's command stormed into the main bailey from the sea-side corner without pause. At this time, Masuda Saisuke set fire to the entrance. It burst into flames at the hour of the Cock, and immediately a dispatch was sent to the inspectors in Funai. The document stated:

"We reported earlier by urgent message. We stormed the second and third baileys at seven o'clock, set them ablaze and cut down the enemy. We stormed the main bailey at the hour of the Cock on the same day and set it on fire. Everything was completed at once, which we consider most auspicious. As you can see, there are many wounded. We do not know the situation of the other forces."