翻刻
調可申上候
右は御届に而無之松代ゟ江戸表へ申参候書付三月廿四日夜
九時大地震に而信州善光寺本堂山門計残大勧寺初坊
中町家共不残崩倒其上出火と相成不残焼失善光【左「通」抹消】寺町
之内に而旅籠屋に泊居候旅人六百人余之内五百人程即
死同州稲荷山宿右同然に而是又六百人程即死同州水
内郡山谷崩犀川へ巌底押出丹波川渡船場平地同様に
相成所々へ泥水吹出犀川水湛筑摩郡之分【左「内」抹消】水底に相成候
由に御座候事
三月晦日
牛込榎町家主藤助忰
藤次郎
右之者義同所横寺町米吉忰平蔵を供に召連信州善光寺へ
参詣いたし先月廿四日同所旅籠屋綿屋仁左衛門方に止宿いたし
候処開帳に付殊之外群集に而相宿之者凡三百五六拾人程
有之米次郎義は表二階拾弐疊の座敷に相客とも拾八人
一処に打卧候処同夜四時過と覚俄に身体動候義も不相成様
に而目覚候処相客之者共苦之呼声いたし候内家押潰候と
現代語訳
調べて申し上げるつもりです。
右は（正式な）お届けではなく、松代から江戸表へ申し送った書付です。三月二十四日夜九時、大地震により信州善光寺の本堂・山門のみが残り、大勧進をはじめ坊中・町家ともに残らず崩れ倒れ、その上出火となって残らず焼失しました。善光寺町の内で旅籠屋に泊まっていた旅人六百人余りのうち五百人ほどが即死、同州稲荷山宿も同様で、これまた六百人ほどが即死しました。同州水内郡では山谷が崩れて犀川へ巌底が押し出し、丹波の川渡しの船場が平地同様になり、所々へ泥水が吹き出し、犀川の水が溜まって筑摩郡の分が水底になったとのことです。
三月晦日
牛込榎町家主藤助の息子
藤次郎
右の者は、同所横寺町の米吉の息子平蔵を供に連れて信州善光寺へ参詣し、先月二十四日に同所の旅籠屋綿屋仁左衛門方に宿泊いたしました。開帳のため殊のほか人が群集して、相宿の者がおよそ三百五、六十人ほどありました。藤次郎は表二階十二畳の座敷で相客とも十八人一緒に寝ていたところ、同夜四時過ぎと覚しく俄かに身体を動かすこともできないようになって目覚めたところ、相客の者どもが苦しみの叫び声をあげている内に家が押し潰れたと
英語訳
[will be investigated and reported].
The above is not an official report but rather a document sent from Matsudai to Edo. On the night of the 24th day of the 3rd month at 9 o'clock, a great earthquake struck. In Shinano Province at Zenkoji Temple, only the main hall and mountain gate remained standing, while the Daikanjin temple and all the monks' quarters and townhouses collapsed without exception. Moreover, fires broke out and everything was burned down completely. Of the over 600 travelers staying at inns within Zenkoji-machi, about 500 died instantly. The same occurred at Inariyama post station in the same province, where again about 600 people died instantly. In Minochi District of the same province, mountain valleys collapsed and rocky debris pushed into the Sai River. The ferry crossing at Tanba became level ground, muddy water spouted up in various places, water accumulated in the Sai River, and parts of Chikuma District were submerged underwater.
Last day of the 3rd month
Son of Fujisuke, house owner of Ushigome Enoki-machi
Fujijiro
This person took Heizo, son of Yonekichi from Yokodera-machi in the same area, as his attendant on a pilgrimage to Zenkoji Temple in Shinano Province. On the 24th of last month, they lodged at the inn Wataya Nizaemon in that place. Due to the special temple exhibition, there were exceptionally large crowds, with about 350-360 people sharing lodgings. Fujijiro was in a twelve-tatami room on the front second floor, sleeping together with seventeen other guests, when around 4 o'clock that same night he suddenly awoke unable to move his body. While the other guests were crying out in distress, the house was crushed and—