英語訳
1. On August 28th of Genroku 10 (Year of the Ox), at the residence of Sakai Tenzen, regarding Sakai Hikoroku and Matsubara Hachizaemon:
These persons were appointed as fire brigade for Jōkōin mausoleum, so they should consult with Ōta Sanmi and serve as before.
Mizutani Oribu, Sano Sakyō, Inagaki Yasuemon, Yamada Gorōbei, Kaifuku Sezaemon, Izubuchi Heibei, Sakakibara Rokurōzaemon, Wanibuchi Saburōbei, Sengoku Kizaemon, Ochiai Zenbei, Kunieda Yamasuke:
These persons should all serve according to the regulations during castle town fires. This matter should be communicated to monthly duty colleagues. At that time, Takada Kintayū attended.
[Later addition] Regulations for castle town fires have been established from before, but should be announced again at the monthly duty officer's residence. Due to urgency, this morning at Sakai Tenzen's residence, such personnel were invited one or two at a time and orders were conveyed with the regulation document. A copy of this regulation document [but the magistrates should revise and submit it].
○ Regulations for when fires occur in the castle town
At Koma Moku's residence front:
[Right column] Senior guard captains, associates, same, same: Minagawa Tazaemon, Ōta Sanmi, Nagami Tōdayū, Tsuneoka Yazaemon
Proclamation heads, associates, same: Sasa Jitarō Jōmon, Takada Kozaemon, Honda Gorōemon
[Left column] Same, senior guard captain, proclamation head, same: Nishio Nizaemon, Amakata Gorōzaemon, Nagami Hyakusuke, Inagaki Yasuemon
At Urushi Gate:
[Right column] Associates, same, senior guard captain, associates: Suganuma Ichizaemon, Sakai Hikoroku, Mizutani Oribu, Matsubara Hachizaemon
Same, same, same: Sano Sakyō, Mōju Magobei, Shimada Jūnojō
Proclamation head: Matsudaira Gentayū
Associates, senior guard unit, associates, Sannomaru archery range: Nakagawa Rokuzaemon, Nagami Jibuemon, Matsubara Saburōbei
Same, extra duty: Tominaga Shinzaemon, Yamada Gorōbei
1. During castle town fires, except for those on duty, everyone should proceed to their designated offices and await orders
1. During town fires when there are upwind conditions toward the castle, this is exceptional; otherwise during town fires, there is no need to proceed to offices - everyone should prepare and proceed upon orders
1. When fires occur near individual residences, there is no need to proceed to offices; go to the fire source to extinguish the fire, and when fire brigades arrive, return home to guard
1. Visiting close relatives near the fire source is exceptional; otherwise proceeding to fire sources is unnecessary
1. During fires, one should proceed after confirming the situation at the fire source
One copy of these regulations was distributed by Tenzen to four people: Mizutani Oribu from the senior guard unit heads, monthly duty associate Sano Sakyō, Inagaki Yasuemon from the proclamation heads, and extra duty Yamada Gorōbei.
○ Regulations for when fires occur in the castle town
At Koma Moku's residence front:
[Right column] Flag bearers, equipment bearers (but proceed to the lord's quarters): Kaifuku Sezaemon, Hikosaka Matabei, Ōshio Shinpei, Ihara Jōsuke, Atsuki Saibei
Construction magistrate: Imamura Danemon
[Middle column] Advance unit heads, same, same, same: Hara Heizaemon, Kumagai Kobei, Ishihara Heemon, Kawagoe Uemon
Same, same: Iwamura Denemon, Imamura Denbei
[Left column] Cedar formation head, long-shaft head: Nishio Jūnojō, Iwagami Kajitayū
At Urushi Gate:
[Right column] Flag bearers, equipment bearers, those proceeding to lord's quarters same, construction magistrate: Kojima Yogoemon, Izubuchi Heibei, Inoue Handayū, Kōzuki Hachirōzaemon
General advance unit head, same: Arakawa Sōbei, Akita Sangozaemon
[Left column] Same, same, same, cedar formation head, long-shaft head: Mizuno Zenzaemon, Egawa Yazaemon, Hasebe Sobei, Tōgō Saburōemon, Senbon Chōemon
During castle town and town fires, except for those on duty, everyone should bring their unit members to offices and await orders.
Outside Kitte Gate, absent lord's commanders, same, same, district magistrate: Nagata Shirōbei, Yano Gonpei, Wanibuchi Saburōbei, Sengoku Kizaemon
Same: Kinameriguchi Kichiemon
During castle town and town fires, when there is no need to proceed to offices and it is not upwind of the castle, there is no need to proceed; prepare and proceed upon orders. Above.
Memorandum:
Katsumi entrance: Imamura Danemon; Yotsui entrance: Hasebe Sobei; Jizōmachi entrance: Egawa Yasuemon, Kumagai Kobei
Shihi entrance: Kojima Yogoemon; Matsumoto entrance: Kōzuki Hachirōzaemon, Sakakibara Rokurōzaemon
Makinoshima entrance: Iwamura Denemon; Mitsubashi entrance: Kawagoe Uemon; Kida entrance: Akita Sangozaemon, Ishihara Heemon
Tateya entrance: Hara Heizaemon; Akari entrance: Mizuno Zenzaemon
Jōkōin general: Arakawa Sōbei, Imamura Denbei (but during fires near Jōkōin, both should proceed without awaiting orders; since the advance unit members are elderly, orders should be given for them to depart quickly)
Akari storehouse: Kaifuku Sezaemon, Senbon Chōemon (but during fires, depending on the fire source, they should proceed to Akari storehouse without awaiting orders)
Iwagami Kajitayū
Ōhashi bridge, naval commanders, same: Ochiai Zenbei, Samue Magobei (but during fires along town streets, they should proceed without awaiting orders)
Nishio Jūnojō, Tōgō Saburōemon
1. Proceeding to various town entrances should be done upon orders at that time to inspect for suspicious persons and thieves
1. When fires occur near individual residences, there is no need to proceed to offices; go to the fire source to extinguish the fire, and when fire brigades proceed, return to guard private residences. Of course, visiting close relatives near the fire source is exceptional; otherwise proceeding to fire sources is unnecessary
1. During fires, one should proceed after confirming the situation at the fire source
[Later addition] Among these, for those proceeding to Kitte Gate front, this was investigated separately and distributed to Wanibuchi Saburōbei from the absent lord's commanders and monthly duty district magistrate Sengoku Kizaemon.
One copy of these regulations was distributed to four people: previous monthly duty Kaifuku Sezaemon, advance unit head Sakakibara Rokurōzaemon, monthly duty equipment bearer Izubuchi Heibei, and additional monthly duty among commanders Ochiai Zenbei.
1. Among messenger attendants, during castle town fires, two people should proceed to the monthly duty senior retainers and follow orders
[Later addition] This was conveyed to monthly duty Kunieda Kosuke
1. Two foot soldiers should proceed to monthly duty senior retainers in case of fires
[Later addition] This was conveyed to monthly duty magistrate Takada Kintayū to report to the foot soldier commanders
Jōkōin mausoleum fire brigade: Ōta Sanmi, Sakai Hikoroku, Matsubara Hachizaemon
Kōkenji mausoleum fire brigade: Suganuma Ichizaemon, Nishio Nizaemon
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On April 1st of Kyōhō 3 (Year of the Dog), documents about where associates, extra duty, and advance unit heads should proceed to various gates during fires had existed from before, but due to past matters, there were oversights and discrepancies, so today the documents were revised and distributed one by one at the main keep. These documents are in the official document box.
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□ [Symbol] Reference to seal three pages prior
1. On the night of March 13th of Kyōhō 3 (Year of the Dog), during the Katsumi fire, due to southeast winds strongly blowing sparks toward the district units, associates and extra duty commanders stationed outside Tetsu Gate proceeded to the fire source to prevent spread as ordered by senior retainers at the lord's quarters, with Takada Magozaemon dispatched and all designated personnel proceeding. After this fire, road widths in Katsumi village and other bridge posts were ordered to be widened, with land surveys conducted on the 19th of the same month.