翻刻
九月十四日
一無程廻り詰衆伺御機嫌相済候而助番例之通り
芙蓉之間御縁角之御柱際へ着座老衆様御杉戸際へ
御列座大目付堀豆州会尺ニ而自分隠岐例之通り
二本目三本目之御柱之間より罷出二人目之老衆と
向合横畳二畳明着座候と備前守殿左之通
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現代語訳
九月十四日
一、間もなく廻り詰衆が機嫌伺いを済ませた後、助番が例の通り
芙蓉の間の御縁の角の御柱際に着座し、老中様方は御杉戸際に
御列座された。大目付の堀豆州が会釈により、自分（隠岐）は例の通り
二本目三本目の御柱の間から出て、二人目の老中と
向かい合って横畳二畳分空けて着座した。すると備前守殿が左の通り申し渡された。
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右の通り仰せ渡しが済み、御書付をお渡しいただくため、自分が立ち上がってその方の
前に出ると、御書付のお渡しがあり、直ちに元の席に復座した。右の御書付は
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英語訳
September 14th
One: Shortly after the rotating duty officers (mawari-tsume-shū) completed their courtesy calls to inquire about his lordship's well-being, the assistant guard (sukebان) took his customary seat by the pillar at the corner of the veranda in the Fuyō-no-ma (Lotus Room). The senior councilors (rōjū) were seated in a row near the cedar sliding doors. At the gesture of the chief inspector (ōmetsuke) Hori Tōshū, I (Oki) came forward as usual from between the second and third pillars and sat facing the second senior councilor, leaving a space of two tatami mats between us. Then Lord Bizen-no-kami announced as follows:
Regarding the succession of the shogun, [you are]
appointed as representative (myōdai) and deputy
for the Nikkō
Mausoleum
After this announcement was completed and I was to receive the written appointment, I stood up and came forward to his presence. The written document was handed to me, and I immediately returned to my original seat. This written appointment
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