翻刻
遠方火事并在火
一宝暦十二午六月廿五日金津御茶屋之長屋不残焼失早速御徒目付壱人組之者壱人遣翌廿六日御目付杉浦幸右衛門被遣即刻罷帰金津
奉行荒川惣右衛門指扣被仰付 廿六日ゟ晦日迄
一明和七寅三月十日暁七半時金津長屋出火焼失之節杉浦幸右衛門御用番稲葉采女方へ相伺候処此度ハ御目付ハ不被指越御家老中御談ニ付御徒目付赤尾曾兵衛【給帳にはなし】并
御役組弐人被差越金津奉行平本藤七郎指扣伺之通被仰出申遣候
一文化元子七月廿六日吉崎浦大火家数百七拾軒御制札取出置候得共不残焼失右ハ
御国境ニも有之且口留番所も焼失故御徒目付組之者差越候《割書：但両御堂掛所と浦人家三軒残ル｜加賀吉崎并塩屋村も焼失》
一在辺火事ハ郡奉行ゟ「此書付諸事留帳ニ為記置候事」書付を以月番御目付へ申達家焼失迄ニ而ハ不達御耳人馬怪我
等有之候節ハ達御耳筈《割書：郡奉行ハ御目付へ申達御家老中へも書付を以申達候旨家斗火事ニ者｜御目付ゟ御家老中へ不申達尤一通り之事ニ候得共江戸表御用状ニも不申越候事》
但家数百軒ニも及候程之大火ニ候か何レ不一通節ハ達御耳且又御留守年ニ候得ハ御家老中へ罷出申達候儀も右同断
一宝暦五亥三月下鯖江大火之趣尤御館も危キ沙汰ニ付御手当之御評議も有之候処其内火も
鎮候由ニ付不及其儀右之節組之者両人火元付ニ遣之
一宝暦十二午四月十七日府中表大火之由談判有之候旨組之者申達候ニ付其段御家老中へ致御物語候処御目付
両人火元見旁早速彼地へ被差越候事
一十八日暁七時過内蔵助方ゟ家老上坂仲右衛門を以府中大火ニ付内談候趣申越候ニ付今朝御用番岡部造酒
助方へ御同列中御寄合有之同役何も罷越候事
現代語訳
遠方火事並びに在火
一、宝暦十二年午六月二十五日 金津御茶屋の長屋が残らず焼失した。早速御徒目付一人と組の者一人を派遣し、翌二十六日には御目付杉浦幸右衛門が派遣された。即刻帰参し、金津奉行荒川惣右衛門は指し控えを申し付けられた。二十六日から晦日まで。
一、明和七年寅三月十日暁七半時 金津長屋が出火し焼失した節、杉浦幸右衛門が御用番稲葉采女方へ相伺ったところ、この度は御目付は派遣されず、御家老中の御談により御徒目付赤尾曾兵衛並びに御役組二人が派遣された。金津奉行平本藤七郎は指し控え、伺いの通り申し遣わされた。
一、文化元年子七月二十六日 吉崎浦大火、家数百七十軒。御制札を取り出し置いたが残らず焼失した。これは御国境にもあり、かつ口留番所も焼失したため、御徒目付と組の者を派遣した。
一、在辺の火事は郡奉行から「この書付は諸事留帳に記し置く事」として書付をもって月番御目付へ申し達す。家の焼失程度では御耳に達せず、人馬の怪我等があった節は御耳に達する筈である。ただし家数百軒にも及ぶほどの大火の場合や、何れにしても一通りではない節は御耳に達し、また御留守年であれば御家老中へ罷り出て申し達すことも右同断である。
一、宝暦五年亥三月下旬 鯖江大火の趣、もっとも御館も危うい沙汰につき御手当ての御評議もあったところ、その内に火も鎮まったということで、その儀に及ばず。この節、組の者両人を火元付に派遣した。
一、宝暦十二年午四月十七日 府中表大火の由、談判があった旨を組の者が申し達したため、その段を御家老中へ御物語したところ、御目付両人が火元見を兼ねて早速彼の地へ派遣された事。
一、十八日暁七時過ぎ 内蔵助方から家老上坂仲右衛門をもって府中大火につき内談する趣を申し越したため、今朝御用番岡部造酒助方へ御同列中の御寄合があり、同役皆も出席した事。
英語訳
Distant Fires and Local Fires
1. June 25th, Hōreki 12 (Year of the Horse) - All the long houses at Kanazu Tea House were completely destroyed by fire. An assistant magistrate and one group member were immediately dispatched, and on the following 26th, Magistrate Sugiura Kōemon was sent. He returned immediately, and Kanazu Magistrate Arakawa Sōemon was ordered to suspend his duties from the 26th until the end of the month.
1. Dawn, 7:30 AM, March 10th, Meiwa 7 (Year of the Tiger) - When the Kanazu long houses caught fire and were destroyed, Sugiura Kōemon consulted with Duty Officer Inaba Uneme. This time, no magistrate was dispatched, but by consultation with the senior retainers, Assistant Magistrate Akao Sobē and two official group members were sent. Kanazu Magistrate Hiramoto Tōshichirō was suspended from duty, and orders were given as requested.
1. July 26th, Bunka 1 (Year of the Rat) - Great fire at Yoshizaki Bay, 170 houses. Official notice boards were taken out and stored, but all were destroyed by fire. Since this was also at the domain border and the checkpoint station was also destroyed, an assistant magistrate and group members were dispatched.
1. For fires in rural areas, the district magistrate reports to the monthly duty magistrate with a written document stating "this document shall be recorded in the general record book." House fires alone do not reach the lord's ears, but when there are injuries to people or horses, it should reach his ears. However, for great fires involving hundreds of houses or any extraordinary incidents, it should reach the lord's ears, and during the lord's absence years, reporting directly to the senior retainers follows the same procedure.
1. Late March, Hōreki 5 (Year of the Boar) - Regarding the great fire in Sabae, there were even reports that the lord's mansion was in danger, so there were deliberations about countermeasures, but since the fire was extinguished in the meantime, such measures were not necessary. At this time, two group members were dispatched to investigate the fire's origin.
1. April 17th, Hōreki 12 (Year of the Horse) - Group members reported that there were discussions about a great fire in Fuchū. When this matter was reported to the senior retainers, two magistrates were immediately dispatched to that location to investigate the fire's origin.
1. Past 7 AM on the 18th - From Kuranoske's residence, through Senior Retainer Uesaka Nakaemon, a private consultation was requested regarding the Fuchū great fire. This morning, there was a gathering of colleagues at Duty Officer Okabe Zōsuke's residence, and all fellow officials attended.