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公方様御内意之趣御側衆高井兵部少輔《割書：信
房》殿被申上候由左之通
一橋より相廻ル
公方様思召のよしニ而兵部少輔殿仰聞られ候者
兵部大輔も留守之儀候間於義丸事折々呼候而
御逢候やうに急度なく申やうに御内意のよし
刑部卿様御簾中様江此たん申上候やうにと仰
聞られ候月ニ一度程ツヽ可然趣ニ御座候兵部少輔殿
御了簡ニ者寒暑者格別ニ而月ニ一度ほとツヽ
可然との御事ニ御座候右御礼ハ先御家老を以
被仰上近々土用ニ付御伺として御登 城之節
私ともへ御逢被成御礼被 仰上可然由御簾中様ゟハ
老女を以 御本丸老女衆まて急度なく御礼
被仰上可然との御事ニ御座候
一於義丸殿江も右之趣咄置候様ニ被成へく候勿論
兵部大輔殿御父子より 公儀江御礼なとゝ申やう
成儀者決而無之訳ニ候間呉々此たん常盤橋江
御申置被成候たく候以上
六月廿三日
現代語訳
公方様の御内意の趣を、御側衆・高井兵部少輔（信房）殿が申し上げられた由、左の通り（である）。
一橋より相廻る。
公方様のお思召しの由にて、兵部少輔殿が仰せ聞かされたところによれば、
「兵部大輔も留守の儀にて候あいだ、義丸のことは、折々呼び寄せて御逢いになるよう、ことさら堅苦しくなく申すように、との御内意の由。刑部卿様・御簾中様へこの段申し上げるように、と仰せ聞かされた。月に一度ほどずつ然るべき趣にございます。兵部少輔殿のお考えでは、寒暑は格別として、月に一度ほどずつが然るべきとの御事にございます。右の御礼は、まず御家老をもって申し上げ、近々土用につき御伺いとして御登城の節、私どもへ御逢いになり御礼を申し上げるのが然るべき由。御簾中様からは老女をもって、御本丸の老女衆まで、ことさら堅苦しくなく御礼を申し上げるのが然るべき、とのことにございます。
一、義丸殿へも右の趣をお話し置きになるようにされたく候。もちろん、兵部大輔殿御父子より公儀へ御礼などと申すような儀は、決してない訳にて候あいだ、くれぐれもこの段を常盤橋へ御申し置きなされたく候。以上。
六月二十三日
英語訳
The following is an account of how the Senior Chamberlain (sobashū) Takai Hyōbu-shōsuke (Nobufusa) conveyed the Shōgun's private intentions (go-nai-i). It was circulated via Hitotsubashi.
Hyōbu-shōsuke conveyed the Shōgun's wishes as follows:
"As Hyōbu-no-taifu is also away from Edo at present, [the Shōgun has expressed the wish that] Yoshimaru be called upon from time to time for meetings, and that this be communicated in an informal and unpressured manner — such is the Shōgun's private intention. [Hyōbu-shōsuke] was instructed to convey this matter to Lord Gyōbukyō and his consort (go-renchu-sama). It is considered appropriate that [such visits take place] approximately once a month. In Hyōbu-shōsuke's own view, excepting the extremes of summer heat and winter cold, once a month would be appropriate. Regarding the expression of gratitude for the above: first, it should be conveyed through the senior house elder (go-karō), and then, upon the occasion of the next visit to the castle — which is coming up soon, around the height of summer (doyō) — one should meet with us directly to offer thanks. As for the consort's side, it is considered appropriate that she convey her thanks, without undue formality, through her senior lady-in-waiting (rōjo) to the senior ladies-in-waiting of the Main Keep (Honmaru).
One note: Please also make a point of informing Lord Yoshimaru of the above. Of course, it goes without saying that there is absolutely no question of Lord Hyōbu-no-taifu and his father offering any formal expression of thanks to the authorities (kōgi) [as if this were an official matter]. Please therefore take particular care to convey this point to Tokiwa-bashi. That is all.
Twenty-third day of the sixth month"