翻刻
【右丁】
稲葉ニ感状ヲ被下此辺ノ警固トテ永原ニ佐久間右衛門
尉信盛長光寺ニ柴田修理亮勝家ヲ置レ森三左衛門
青地駿河守山岡美作守以下各要害堅固ニ可相守旨
命セラレ五月十九日都ヲ立テ濃州ヘ下向ノ処ニ江州ノ党
道ヲ塞由聞エケレハ千草（チグサ）越ニ岐阜ヘ帰給フ
[六月四日]佐々木承禎父子ハ柴田佐久間ニ攻敗ラレテ江州ニ不＿レ怺
河内津国辺ニ落行三好ト一味ス信長祝著有テ今度
敦賀進発ノ時北近江ノ浅井父子越前ノ朝倉ニ一味シ
又伊賀甲賀ノ者共ニ通スル事難＿二捨置＿一浅井備前守長
政ハ信長ガ縁者ナレバ味方ニ属スベキニ言語道断ノ次第ナレハ
先北近江ヲ誅伐スヘシトテ六月十九日数万騎ヲ卒シ浅井
郡ヘ発向有テ横山佐渡守高長カ籠ル横山ノ城ヲ押ヘ
【左丁】
同月廿一日小谷表一働給フ小谷城ハ江州無双ノ名城殊ニ
城主浅井下野守祐政子息備前守長政勇謀兼タル大将
ナレハ案ニ相違乄近辺マデモ進ミ得ズ信長見玉ヒ先此表ヲ
引退横山￣ノ城ヲ可攻トテ簗（ヤナ）田左衛門太郎佐々内蔵￣ノ助
中条将監ニ後殿ヲ命セラレ繰（クリ）引ニスル処ニ城兵出テ慕フ
故ニ簗田佐々中条粉骨ヲ尽シヤウ〳〵春照（スイジヤウ）マデ引取ケル
信長横山ヘ取掛昼夜被＿レ攻城中ニモ大将ヲ始大野木
土佐守三田村左衛門尉野村肥後守同兵庫助以下
三千五百ニテ楯籠ル故左右ナク難＿二攻落￣シ＿一浅井聞テ横
山ヲ可￣シ＿レ救去ナガラ信長ハ多勢此方ハ小勢ナレハ朝倉家ヘ
可頼トテ加勢ヲ乞義景サラバトテ加勢ト乄 従弟（イトコ）ノ朝倉
孫三郎景健ヲ大将ト乄七千余騎ヲ先立義景モ
現代語訳
【右丁】
稲葉に感状を下され、この辺りの警固として、永原に佐久間右衛門尉信盛を、長光寺に柴田修理亮勝家を置かれ、森三左衛門・青地駿河守・山岡美作守以下それぞれが要害を堅固に守るべき旨を命じられた。五月十九日に都を立って濃州へ下向しようとしたところ、江州の一党が道を塞いでいるとの知らせがあったので、千草越えで岐阜へ帰られた。
〔六月四日〕佐々木承禎父子は柴田・佐久間に攻め敗られて江州に堪えられず、河内・摂津国辺りへ落ち延び、三好と一味した。信長は祝着（満足）として、「今度の敦賀進発の折に、北近江の浅井父子が越前の朝倉と一味し、また伊賀・甲賀の者共と通じたことは、捨て置き難い。浅井備前守長政は信長の縁者であれば、味方に属すべきであるのに、言語道断の次第であるから、まず北近江を誅伐すべし」とて、六月十九日に数万騎を率いて浅井郡へ発向し、横山佐渡守高長が籠る横山の城を押さえ、
【左丁】
同月二十一日に小谷表へ一働き（ひとはたらき）なさった。小谷城は江州に並ぶもののない名城であり、とりわけ城主浅井下野守祐政の子息・備前守長政は勇と謀とを兼ね備えた大将であったので、思い通りにならず、近辺まで進むこともできなかった。信長はご覧になり、「まずこの表を引き退いて横山の城を攻めるべし」とて、簗田左衛門太郎・佐々内蔵助・中条将監に殿軍（しんがり）を命じられ、繰り引き（順次後退）しているところ、城兵が打って出て追ってきたため、簗田・佐々・中条が粉骨を尽くして、ようやく春照まで引き取った。信長は横山へ取り掛かり、昼夜攻め続けられたが、城中でも大将をはじめ大野木土佐守・三田村左衛門尉・野村肥後守・同兵庫助以下三千五百人が楯籠っていたので、容易に攻め落とし難かった。浅井は聞いて横山を救おうとしたが、「信長は多勢、こちらは小勢であるから、朝倉家を頼るべし」とて、加勢を乞い、義景は「それならば」とて、加勢として従弟の朝倉孫三郎景健を大将として七千余騎を先立て、義景自らも
英語訳
**[Right folio]**
A letter of commendation was bestowed upon Inaba, and in order to secure the defense of the surrounding area, Sakuma Emon-no-jō Nobumori was stationed at Nagahara, Shibata Shuri-no-suke Katsuie at Chōkōji, and Mori Sanzaemon, Aochi Suruga-no-kami, Yamaoka Mimasaka-no-kami, and others were each ordered to guard their strongholds firmly. On the nineteenth day of the fifth month, Nobunaga set out from the capital heading down to Mino Province, but upon hearing that a party from Ōmi had blocked the road, he returned to Gifu by way of the Chigusa mountain crossing.
[Sixth month, fourth day] Sasaki Shōtei and his son were defeated by Shibata and Sakuma and, unable to sustain themselves in Ōmi, fled toward Kawachi and Settsu, where they allied with the Miyoshi. Nobunaga, expressing his satisfaction, declared: "During the recent advance on Tsuruga, the Azai father and son of North Ōmi allied with the Asakura of Echizen and furthermore communicated with the people of Iga and Kōka—this cannot be left unaddressed. Since Azai Bizen-no-kami Nagamasa is a kinsman of Nobunaga, he ought properly to be on our side, yet his conduct has been utterly outrageous. We shall first subdue North Ōmi." Accordingly, on the nineteenth day of the sixth month, leading tens of thousands of horsemen, he advanced toward Azai District, contained Yokoyama Castle, which was being defended by Yokoyama Sado-no-kami Takanaga,
**[Left folio]**
and on the twenty-first day of the same month, launched an assault on Odani. Odani Castle was the most renowned stronghold in all of Ōmi Province, and moreover its lord, the son of Azai Shimotsuke-no-kami Sukemasa, Bizen-no-kami Nagamasa, was a commander who combined both bravery and strategic acumen. Contrary to expectations, Nobunaga could not advance even to the castle's vicinity. Nobunaga, observing the situation, declared: "Let us first withdraw from this front and attack Yokoyama Castle," and ordered Yanada Saemon-no-tarō, Sassa Kuranosuke, and Chūjō Shōgen to command the rearguard. As they conducted a staged withdrawal, the castle troops sallied forth and gave pursuit, and so Yanada, Sassa, and Chūjō exerted every effort and barely managed to fall back to Suijō. Nobunaga then turned to attack Yokoyama, pressing the assault day and night, but within the castle the commander and his officers—including Ōnogi Tosa-no-kami, Mitamura Saemon-no-jō, Nomura Higo-no-kami, and Nomura Hyōgo-no-suke—were holding out with a force of thirty-five hundred men, making the castle extremely difficult to take. When Azai heard of this, he wished to relieve Yokoyama, but reasoning that "Nobunaga has a large force while we are few, so we must rely on the Asakura," he requested reinforcements. Yoshikage agreed, saying "Very well," and sent ahead his cousin Asakura Magosaburō Kagetake as commander with over seven thousand horsemen, while Yoshikage himself also—