翻刻
上意有又御用番江顔斗向候と蒙
上意難有旨御取合有之右江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り詰日之衆江
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
西丸年寄衆若年衆江御礼申置帰宅九時過
一帰宅之節代隠岐守付使者幷近親之付使者江直
答
一當勤之同席衆江帰府之
御目見仕蒙 上意右二付詰日助急助太刀
相勤旨按内廻状差出
一八時過阿部備中守殿ゟ以使者日光発足前差出候
当分仮相続願書返却用人罷出受取小□院江
出座使者呼出仮養子願書御返却忝落手い多し
候段直答申遣候
但備中守殿江即刻為返答留守居使者差出
同廿五日
一帰府之 御目見仕其上蒙
上意候為御礼七時過弐寸出宅和合袴半袴着用御
用番阿部備中守殿江対客相越公用人呼出帰府
御目見為御礼罷出候旨申述扣居無程対客之
間杉戸公用人明候と扇子取入口二而姓名名乗出帰府
之 御目見申上蒙
上意難有旨申述退座勝手江参り扣居無程備中守殿
出座御勇健と申述挨拶有之ヒ引付込二而入口尓亭
扇子取入自分之吹聴申述退去夫ゟ 西丸年寄衆
松平能登守殿江罷越候処最早対客断故帰府
御目見上意之御礼公用人江申置帰宅五時前
但備中守殿能登守殿江昨夕留守居を以逢之儀
申込置候
現代語訳
上意があり、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。
一、帰宅の節、代隠岐守付使者並びに近親の付使者に直
答した。
一、当勤の同席衆に帰府の
御目見仕り上意を蒙った旨、これについて詰日助急助太刀を
相勤める旨、案内回状を差し出した。
一、八時過ぎ、阿部備中守殿から使者を以て、日光発足前に差し出した
当分仮相続願書を返却するとのこと。用人が罷出て受け取り、小□院に
出座し使者を呼び出し、仮養子願書御返却恐れ入り、落手いたした
段を直答申し遣わした。
但し備中守殿へは即刻返答のため留守居使者を差し出した。
同二十五日
一、帰府の御目見仕り、その上で
上意を蒙ったことへの御礼のため、七時過ぎに二寸を出宅し、和合袴半袴を着用し、御
用番阿部備中守殿へ対客として相越した。公用人が呼び出し、帰府
御目見の御礼のため罷出た旨を申し述べて控えていると、程なく対客の
間の杉戸を公用人が明けるとのこと。扇子を取り入口にて姓名を名乗り出て、帰府の
御目見を申し上げ、
上意を蒙り難有き旨を申し述べて退座した。勝手へ参り控えていると、程なく備中守殿が
出座され、御勇健とのことと申し述べ挨拶があり、引き付け込みにて入口に亭主として
扇子を取り入れ、自分の吹聴を申し述べて退去した。それから西丸年寄衆
松平能登守殿のもとに罷り越したところ、最早対客を断っているため、帰府
御目見上意の御礼を公用人に申し置いて帰宅したのは五時前であった。
但し備中守殿・能登守殿へは昨夕留守居を以て逢う儀を
申し込み置いた。
英語訳
There was a gracious command, and 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.
1. Upon returning home, I gave direct
replies to the messenger from deputy Oki-no-kami as well as messengers from close relatives.
1. To my colleagues of the current service, regarding my return to the capital
audience and receiving the gracious command, and concerning this, I sent out an introductory circular stating that I would serve as
assistant and assistant sword-bearer on duty days.
1. After eight o'clock, through a messenger from Lord Abe Bitchū-no-kami, regarding the return of
the temporary succession petition I had submitted before departing from Nikkō. The steward went out to receive it, appeared in the small □ hall,
called out the messenger, and I sent a direct reply stating that I humbly received the return of the temporary adoption petition
and acknowledged its receipt.
However, I immediately sent a caretaker messenger to Lord Bitchū-no-kami as a reply.
Same day, the 25th
1. For expressing gratitude for performing the return audience
and subsequently receiving the gracious command, I departed the residence after seven o'clock wearing formal hakama,
and visited Lord Abe Bitchū-no-kami, the duty officer, as a caller. The public steward called me, and I stated that I had come to express gratitude for the return
audience and waited. Soon the public steward opened
the cedar sliding doors of the reception room. Taking my fan at the entrance, I announced my name, stating that I had performed the return
audience and
expressing my gratitude for receiving the gracious command, then withdrew from my seat. I went to the side room and waited, and soon Lord Bitchū appeared,
exchanging greetings about good health. At the reception area, as host at the entrance,
he took in the fan, I made my announcement and departed. From there, I went to visit
Lord Matsudaira Noto-no-kami of the Western Compound senior councilors, but since he was no longer receiving callers, I left word with his public steward about gratitude for the return
audience and the gracious command, and returned home before five o'clock.
However, I had arranged through the caretaker the previous evening to meet with
Lords Bitchū-no-kami and Noto-no-kami.