翻刻
申述退座直退去夫ゟ両丸年寄衆江相廻何も申置候
右相済屋敷江着九半過
一用頼之大目付御目付江按内手紙出ㇲ
一隠岐守へㇵ着案内使者差出
一着後代隠岐守付使者幷近親付使者江も致直答
一當勤之同席衆江斗帰府為知且明日
御目見江之御達有之旨留守居ゟ奉札を以差出
一両丸若年寄衆御側衆江案内使者差出
同廿四日
一今日帰府之
御目見言上ニ付拝領之熨斗目半袴着用清メ候而
五時出宅登 城坊主を以御目付江罷出候段申遣候処
承知之旨申越年寄衆登 城二而席江出寄セ
前を見斗足袋取之無程御目付大草主膳寄候様申
聞候二付同人同道ニ而絵図之通羽目之御障子
後ニ致暫過御目付主膳按内ニ而時計の間通り相越
新番所前へ主膳着座自分其次江中座其内若年寄
植村駿河守殿ヒ参同人按内ニ而笹之間上之間上之御
縁頬御杉戸内二壱畳上り図之通左之方ニ脇差取扣
若年衆会釈ニ而駿河守殿跡ニ付参
御座之間三之間御杉戸外二中座扣居り駿河守殿
会釈ニ而三之間御縁御敷居越し御下段御縁御敷居三
尺程前ゟ摺り入平伏御用番備中守殿名斗披露是江と
上意御正面向二参り御上段壱畳目ゟ御暇之節之通摺り
上り左之通言上
去ㇽ廿日於 日光 御霊屋
御名代之拝礼首尾好相勤天気迄宜萬端
無残處相済申候
右言上畢而御下段摺り下り右江廻り下ゟ二つ畳目江手ヲ突
平伏御用番江顔斗向候と帰府之
御目見仕難有段御取合有之其時骨折太儀
上意有之又御用番江顔斗向候と蒙
上意難有旨御取合有之右江廻り退座笹之間御縁二而
脇差指之初之通引候節兼而奥坊主壱人頼候間同
道い堂し時計之間邊迄参り此節中之間江罷出
候而羽目之間ゟ山吹之間退去席江参詰日之衆江
吹聴申述直退出 西丸江登 城例之通於雁
之間御奏者番本多豊後守江謁御礼申上退出夫ゟ
西丸年寄衆若年寄衆江御礼申置帰宅九時過
現代語訳
申し述べて退座し、直ちに退去した。それから両丸年寄衆のところを回り、いずれも申し置いた。
右が相済んで屋敷に着いたのは九時半過ぎであった。
一、用頼の大目付・御目付に案内手紙を出した。
一、隠岐守へは着いた案内の使者を差し出した。
一、着後、代隠岐守付の使者並びに近親付の使者にも直答した。
一、当勤の同席衆にのみ帰府を知らせ、かつ明日
御目見への御達があった旨を、留守居から奉札を以て差し出した。
一、両丸若年寄衆・御側衆に案内使者を差し出した。
同二十四日
一、今日帰府の
御目見言上につき、拝領の熨斗目半袴を着用し、身を清めて
五時に出宅し登城した。坊主を以て御目付に罷出る段を申し遣わしたところ、
承知の旨申し越し、年寄衆登城において席に出寄せ、
前を見るだけで足袋を取った。程なく御目付大草主膳が寄るよう申し
聞かせたので、同人同道にて絵図の通り羽目の御障子の
後に控えた。しばらく過ぎて御目付主膳の案内にて時計の間通りを相越し、
新番所前へ主膳着座、自分はその次に中座した。その内、若年寄
植村駿河守殿がお見えになり、同人の案内にて笹の間上の間上の御
縁頬、御杉戸内に一畳上がり、図の通り左の方に脇差を取り控え、
若年衆に会釈して駿河守殿の跡について参った。
御座の間三の間御杉戸外に中座し控えていると、駿河守殿の
会釈にて三の間御縁御敷居を越し、御下段御縁御敷居三
尺程前から摺り入り平伏した。御用番備中守殿の名のみ披露、これにとの
上意で御正面向きに参り、御上段一畳目から御暇の節の通り摺り
上がり、左の通り言上した。
去る二十日、日光において御霊屋の
御名代の拝礼を首尾よく相勤め、天気まで良く、万端
残すところなく相済み申し候。
右言上し終えて御下段へ摺り下がり、右に回り、下から二つ畳目に手をつき
平伏した。御用番に顔のみ向けると、帰府の
御目見仕り難有き段、御取合いがあり、その時骨折り大義との
上意があった。また御用番に顔のみ向けると、
上意を蒙り難有き旨、御取合いがあった。右に回り退座し、笹の間御縁にて
脇差を指し、初めの通り引く節、兼ねて奥坊主一人を頼んでいたので同
道して時計の間辺りまで参り、この節中の間に罷出て
羽目の間から山吹の間へ退去し、席に参り詰日の衆に
吹聴申し述べて直ちに退出した。西丸に登城し、例の通り雁
の間において御奏者番本多豊後守に謁し御礼を申し上げ退出した。それから
西丸年寄衆・若年寄衆に御礼を申し置き、帰宅したのは九時過ぎであった。
英語訳
I stated this, withdrew from my seat, and immediately departed. From there I visited the senior councilors of both compounds and made my reports to all.
After this was completed, I arrived at the residence after half past nine.
1. I sent introductory letters to the senior inspector and inspectors whom I rely upon for affairs.
1. To Oki-no-kami, I sent a messenger announcing my arrival.
1. After arriving, I also gave direct replies to the messenger from deputy Oki-no-kami as well as messengers from close relatives.
1. Only to my colleagues of the current service did I announce my return to the capital, and also that there was an official notice for tomorrow's
audience, which the caretaker sent out by official notice.
1. I sent introductory messengers to the junior councilors and chamberlains of both compounds.
Same day, the 24th
1. Today, for the return from the capital
audience and formal statement, I wore the bestowed noshi-me hakama and purified myself,
departing the residence at five o'clock and ascending to the castle. I sent word through a monk that I would appear before the inspector, and
received acknowledgment. When the senior councilors ascended to the castle, I approached the seat,
merely looked ahead and removed my tabi. Soon Inspector Ōkusa Shuzen instructed me to approach, so
accompanied by him and following the diagram, I waited behind the sliding doors of the wainscoting.
After some time passed, guided by Inspector Shuzen, I crossed through the timekeeper's quarters corridor,
Shuzen took his seat in front of the new guard station, and I took the middle seat next to him. Meanwhile, Junior Councilor
Uemura Suruga-no-kami arrived, and guided by him through the upper room of the bamboo room, the upper
verandah cheek, inside the cedar sliding doors, I ascended one tatami mat, and following the diagram, placed my short sword on the left side and waited,
bowing to the junior councilors and following behind Suruga-no-kami.
I took the middle seat and waited outside the cedar sliding doors of the third room of the audience chamber. At Suruga-no-kami's
signal, I crossed the threshold of the third room's verandah, and from about three
shaku in front of the threshold of the lower platform's verandah, I slid forward and prostrated myself. Only the name of the duty officer Lord Bitchū-no-kami was announced, and at the
command "approach," I came to face His Lordship directly, and from the first tatami mat of the upper platform, I slid
upward as during the departure audience and made the following formal statement:
On the past 20th day, at Nikkō at the Sacred Mausoleum,
I successfully performed the proxy worship, the weather was favorable, and everything was
completed without any shortcomings.
After completing this formal statement, I slid down to the lower platform, turned to the right, placed my hands on the second tatami mat from below and
prostrated myself. When I turned my face only toward the duty officer, there was acknowledgment regarding the gratitude for performing the return
audience, and at that time there was a gracious command about my hard work and great service.
Again when I turned my face only toward the duty officer, there was acknowledgment of my gratitude for receiving
the gracious command. I turned to the right, withdrew from my seat, and at the bamboo room verandah,
put on my short sword and withdrew as initially. Since I had previously arranged for one inner monk to accompany me,
I proceeded with him to around the timekeeper's quarters, at this point went out to the middle room,
withdrew from the wainscoting room to the yamabuki room, went to the seat and announced to the attendants of the day, then
immediately departed. I ascended to the Western Compound, and as usual in the wild goose
room, I had an audience with the master of ceremonies Honda Bungo-no-kami, expressed my gratitude and departed. From there,
I expressed my gratitude to the senior councilors and junior councilors of the Western Compound and returned home after nine o'clock.