翻刻
披見候処御社搦様昨日ゟ下地拵仕候処土台御後引廻り大ニ
朽有之御板之透キゟ窺申処内甚朽多御土台共引候事難
成旨申候故請負人段々吟味有之処御土台継キ木仕事一日ニは
出来かたく候得は御土台は残シ御柱ヲ搦ミ挽木ヲ入御殿計引
候間次御土台引可申外致方無之旨被申来ニ付差急キ登山正大工
吟味被申付事
一神主両官以下差急キ登山付曳之御供献進無之而は取掛リ難成ニ付
詰所ニ而衣冠ニ被改拝殿着座中央神主西祢宜東祝東側ニ転
供弐人南上三人日供献進祢宜御備祝御上役其外轉供弐人
《割書：浄衣｜刺貫》田口操出《割書：浄衣》并刀祢神人等祝詞於拝殿神主両官也於
神子屋直会之事ニ候得共差急キ奥ニ而壱所ニ直会奥社ヘ参向
朝御料如端
一奥社御土台之事正大工ニ窺セ候処請負人申通り甚朽テ有之
旨申ニ付各相談之上弥御殿計引御台次ニ引弐段ニ引候ニ決申也
倂御柱之四方張板少シ明ケ不申候而は御搦み難成申ニ付又
相談之上正大工被申付新莚道弐枚重竹ニ而挟み御土台之内
張候様拵さセ御階下之御後一方板ヲ上ケ右筵道操リ入次第ニ
敷板少々ツヽ明ケ御土台へ筵道ヲ取リ附ケさセ御土台之内
かくし其後請負方御殿搦ミ正大工へ附置被申付事尤正
大工筵道敷候間ハ白幕御殿之四方張廻し正大工壱人相勤
也尤御土台張リ詰メ有之板大破之旨ニ相見へ候様正大工相窺候事
一附引之節御土台下掛ケ候莚道ハ請負人正大工差図を以
十枚余重子掛ヶ昼之内拵候事
一木船ニ被相詰候役人中付曳之節出座之事相尋候処
現代語訳
披見した所、御社の搦み様が昨日より下地拵えを仕した所、土台の御後ろ引き廻りが大いに朽ちており、御板の透きより窺い申した所、内部が甚だ朽ち多く、御土台共に引くことが難しい旨を申したので、請負人が段々と吟味したところ、御土台継ぎ木仕事は一日では出来難いので、御土台は残し、御柱を搦み挽木を入れて御殿のみを引き、次に御土台を引くべき他に致し方がない旨を申し来たため、差し急ぎ登山し正大工に吟味を申し付けた事。
一 神主両官以下が差し急ぎ登山し、付け曳きの御供献進がなければ取り掛かり難いため、詰所にて衣冠に改め、拝殿に着座、中央に神主、西に祢宜、東に祝、東側に転び供二人、南上三人で日供献進した。祢宜が御備え、祝が御上役、その外転び供二人（浄衣・刺貫）、田口操出（浄衣）并びに刀祢・神人等が祝詞を拝殿にて、神主両官が神子屋にて直会の事であったが、差し急ぎ奥にて一所に直会し、奥社へ参向した。朝御料は端の如し。
一 奥社御土台の事を正大工に窺わせた所、請負人が申した通り甚だ朽ちている旨を申したため、各々相談の上、いよいよ御殿のみを引き、御台は次に引き、二段に引くことに決した。併せて御柱の四方張板を少し明けなければ御搦みが難しい旨を申したため、また相談の上、正大工に申し付けて新しい莚道二枚を重ね竹にて挟み、御土台の内に張るよう拵えさせ、御階下の御後ろ一方の板を上げ、その筵道を操り入れ、次第に敷板を少しずつ明け、御土台へ筵道を取り付けさせ、御土台の内を隠し、その後請負方が御殿搦みを正大工へ付け置くよう申し付けた事。もっとも正大工が筵道を敷く間は、白幕を御殿の四方に張り廻し、正大工一人が相勤めた。もっとも御土台張り詰めの板が大破している旨に相見えるよう正大工が相窺った事。
一 付け引きの節、御土台下に掛ける莚道は、請負人が正大工の差図をもって十枚余り重ね子掛けし、昼の内に拵えた事。
一 木船に詰められた役人中が付け曳きの節の出座の事を相尋ねした所（続く）
英語訳
Upon inspection, regarding the shrine framework preparation that began yesterday with the foundation work, there was significant rot around the rear foundation supports, and when examined through gaps in the boards, the interior was found to be severely rotted, making it impossible to move the entire foundation structure together. The contractor conducted thorough examinations and reported that the foundation repair work could not be completed in one day, so it was decided to leave the foundation in place, install framework and pulling timber around the pillars, move only the main hall first, and then move the foundation afterward, as there was no other feasible method. Therefore, they urgently ascended the mountain and assigned the head carpenter to conduct an inspection.
1. Since the head priest, both officials, and others urgently ascended the mountain, and it would be difficult to begin work without presenting ritual offerings for the attachment and hauling, they changed into formal court dress at the temporary quarters and took their seats in the worship hall: the head priest in the center, the priest to the west, the ritualist to the east, two fallen-offering attendants on the east side, and three people facing south for the daily offering presentation. The priest prepared the offerings, the ritualist served as supervisor, along with two other fallen-offering attendants (in white robes and sashiguki), Taguchi Sosai (in white robes), and the toneji and shrine servants who recited prayers in the worship hall. The head priest and both officials held a communion feast at the shrine maiden's house, but due to urgency, they held the feast together at the inner shrine location before proceeding to the inner shrine. The morning offerings were as usual.
1. When the head carpenter was consulted about the inner shrine foundation matter, he confirmed that it was indeed severely rotted as the contractor had reported. After consultation among all parties, it was definitively decided to move only the main hall first and then move the foundation in a two-stage operation. However, since the framework around the pillars would be difficult without slightly opening the surrounding boards, after further consultation, the head carpenter was instructed to prepare new straw mats (two pieces) sandwiched with bamboo poles to line the interior of the foundation. One side of the boards behind the stairs was lifted, the straw matting was maneuvered inside, the floor boards were gradually opened little by little, the straw matting was attached to the foundation, and the interior of the foundation was concealed. Afterward, the contractor was instructed to assign the main hall framework work to the head carpenter. While the head carpenter was laying the straw matting, white curtains were hung around all four sides of the main hall, with one head carpenter performing the work. The head carpenter also reported that the foundation's tightly fitted boards appeared to be severely damaged.
1. For the straw matting to be placed under the foundation during the attachment and hauling, the contractor, following the head carpenter's instructions, prepared more than ten overlapping layers during the daytime.
1. When the officials stationed at Kifune were asked about their attendance during the attachment and hauling (continues...)