翻刻
宗矩様ゟ御留守居大谷一右衛門《割書：良
次》被差出候処右之通御書付を以
被 仰出之
明十五日於義丸大奥江登 城候様可被致候其方儀茂
明日御礼可被申上候熨斗目長袴可有着用候
一四月十五日《割書：四
時》
於義丸様御引移後年始為御礼 御本丸大奥江《割書：御年寄
御乗添》初而
御登 城《割書：御熨斗目御麻上下
御着用》
但 御本丸御広敷ゟ御小人両人御付人有之 御出殿
見請候間御先江罷越
一平川口御橋際ニ御小人両人御付人有之同所御門ゟ
御小人目付股立取 御駕先江御案内
一平川口御門ゟ御広敷御門迄往来之者惣下座
御広敷御玄関前御門片扉開キ御式台石板迄 御駕入
御広敷番之頭一人御式台下板之間迄被出迎夫ゟ御下男御駕
請取之御錠口ゟ御末女中取扱之御錠口内御広座敷迄御駕ニ而
被為入
但 唐子之間ニ而御長袴ニ被 召替筈ニ候処幼年之儀ニも
候間半袴着用候様ニと老女中を以被 仰出之
現代語訳
宗矩様より御留守居・大谷一右衛門（良次）が差し出され候ところ、右の通り御書付をもって仰せ出され之。
明（あす）十五日、於義丸、大奥へ登城候よう致さるべく候。其方（そのほう）の儀も明日御礼申し上げられるべく候。熨斗目長袴、着用有るべく候。
一、四月十五日（四ツ時）
於義丸様、御引移り後、年始の御礼として、御本丸大奥へ（御年寄・御乗添にて）初めて御登城（御熨斗目・御麻上下御着用）。
但し、御本丸御広敷より御小人両人、御付人有之、御出殿にて見請け候間、御先へ罷り越し。
一、平川口御橋際に御小人両人・御付人有之、同所御門より御小人目付、股立取り、御駕の先へ御案内。
一、平川口御門より御広敷御門まで、往来の者、総て下座（げざ）。
御広敷御玄関前御門、片扉開き、御式台石板まで御駕入る。御広敷番の頭一人、御式台下板の間まで出迎え、夫（それ）より御下男、御駕を請け取り之。御錠口より御末女中、取り扱い之。御錠口内、御広座敷まで御駕にて入らせられる。
但し、唐子の間にて御長袴に召し替えるはずに候処、幼年の儀にも候間、半袴着用候ようにと、老女中をもって仰せ出され之。
英語訳
Lord Munenori dispatched the castle keeper (go-rusuī) Ōtani Ichiemon (Yoshitsugu), through whom the following written instructions were issued:
Tomorrow, the fifteenth day, Lady Ogimaru is to proceed to the Ō-oku (Great Interior) for her castle visit. You yourself are also to present your formal greetings tomorrow. Noshime (formal patterned robes) and long formal hakama (nagabakama) are to be worn.
One: The Fifteenth Day of the Fourth Month (at the Hour of the Sheep [approximately 10 a.m.]):
Lady Ogimaru, following her relocation, made her first formal visit to the Ō-oku of the Honmaru (Main Keep) to present New Year's greetings (as a belated ceremonial courtesy), accompanied by senior ladies-in-waiting (o-toshiyori) and an escort attendant (o-noriso). She wore noshime (formal patterned robes) and formal hemp kamishimo (upper and lower ceremonial vestments).
Note: Two footmen (o-komono) and personal attendants were stationed at the Ō-hiroshiki (outer administrative section), and as they came out to receive her at the palace entrance, [the attendants] proceeded ahead.
One: Two footmen and personal attendants were stationed at the bridge approach of the Hirakawa Gate; from the gate, a footman inspector (o-komono-metsuke) took up the hems of her garments and guided [her palanquin] ahead.
One: From the Hirakawa Gate to the Ō-hiroshiki Gate, all persons along the way knelt in obeisance (geza).
At the gate in front of the Ō-hiroshiki entrance porch, one side of the double doors was opened, and the palanquin entered as far as the stone step of the formal entry (shikidai). One head of the Ō-hiroshiki guard came out to receive [her] as far as the lower board-floored anteroom of the shikidai. From there, the manservants (o-geko) received the palanquin. From the wicket-lock (jōguchi), the junior ladies-in-waiting took charge, and [Lady Ogimaru] was carried by palanquin through the jōguchi and into the large inner sitting room (o-hiroza shiki).
Note: It had been planned that she would change into long formal hakama (nagabakama) in the Karako-no-ma (Chinese Children's Room), but as she is still of young age, it was ordered through the senior ladies-in-waiting that she should wear half-length hakama (hambakama) instead.