切支丹御退治記 49巻. [5] - 翻刻

翻刻

　其外御手廻之諸物頭幷大小姓児小姓中小姓徒
　之者都合千五百余人忠郷之旗本を堅む先手
　之輩三千五百余人城に向て備を立る城中にも
　此惣責を察けるにや宗門之念誦をぶんぎやう
　とかや云ことを異口同音に唱る声大風之如く聞
　し也
鍋島家書上曰極月晦日内膳殿十蔵殿ゟ諸手
　へ被相達候は賊徒之落城今延引により江戸に而
　御沙汰有之重而　上使被差向由候上使下着
　無之内に可責落候然者明朔日城攻可望に而二

　之丸ゟ松山まては信濃守攻口日野江口は追手は
　有馬兵部太輔松倉長門守立花左近将監攻口
　と手分被相定候
松平氏覚書曰松平伊豆守有馬原城近日上使
　として参に類々と沙汰有始免大将として参ら
　るゝ板倉内膳正思ふ様は伊豆守は出頭人と云
　家老な連は伊豆守参ら類々に付而は内膳正下
　知に及ふまじ左あらは内膳正者ながも有間
　敷と思者れて寛永十五年寅之正月朔日に
　惣責をせんとて大晦日に惣手之家老共召

現代語訳

その他御手廻りの諸物頭並びに大小姓、児小姓、中小姓、徒の者など都合千五百余人が忠郷の旗本を固めた。先手の輩三千五百余人が城に向かって陣備えを立てた。城中でもこの総攻撃を察したのであろうか、宗門の念誦を「ぶんぎょう」とやら言うことを異口同音に唱える声が大風のように聞こえた。

鍋島家の書上げに曰く、極月晦日、内膳殿・十蔵殿より諸手へ相達されたのは、「賊徒の落城が今延引しているため、江戸において御沙汰があり、重ねて上使が差し向けられる由である。上使が下着しないうちに攻め落とすべきである。然らば明朔日の城攻めを望むにあたり、二の丸より松山までは信濃守の攻口、日野江口は追手として有馬兵部太輔・松倉長門守・立花左近将監の攻口」と手分けが相定められた。

松平氏の覚書に曰く、松平伊豆守が有馬原城へ近日上使として参る云々と沙汰があり、始め免の大将として参るはずであった。板倉内膳正が思うには、「伊豆守は出頭人という家老などは伊豆守が参る云々につき、内膳正の下知に及ばないであろう。左様であれば内膳正の者ながらも有るまじき」と思われて、寛永十五年寅の正月朔日に総攻撃をしようとて、大晦日に総手の家老共を召し

英語訳

In addition, various unit commanders of his personal guard, along with senior pages, child pages, middle pages, and foot soldiers—totaling more than 1,500 people—formed Tadakuni's banner guard. More than 3,500 men of the advance guard formed battle lines facing the castle. Perhaps sensing this general assault, those in the castle chanted in unison what they called "bungyō," some kind of religious recitation of their sect, their voices sounding like a great wind.

According to records from the Nabeshima family, on the last day of the twelfth month, Lord Naizen and Lord Jūkura communicated to all units: "Because the fall of the rebel stronghold has been delayed, there has been a directive from Edo, and another official envoy is to be dispatched. The castle must be taken before the envoy arrives. Therefore, for tomorrow's first day castle attack, the assault positions are determined as follows: from the second bailey to Matsuyama will be Shinano-no-kami's attack route, while the Hinoeguchi route will have Arima Hyōbu-taifu, Matsukura Nagato-no-kami, and Tachibana Sakon-shōgen as the pursuing force's attack route."

According to Matsudaira family records, there were rumors that Matsudaira Izu-no-kami would soon come to Arima-hara Castle as an official envoy, and initially he was to come as the commanding general. Itakura Naizen-no-shō thought: "Since Izu-no-kami is a prominent retainer and the senior retainers are coming with Izu-no-kami, Naizen-no-shō's authority would not extend to them. If that were the case, it would be inappropriate for Naizen-no-shō to remain." Thinking this, on the last day of the year before the general assault planned for New Year's Day of the 15th year of Kan'ei (Year of the Tiger), he summoned all the senior retainers of the combined forces.