翻刻
○【朱】寅十一月十七日松江島三郎後藤庄助
御呼懸ニ而御渡被遊候御趣意書之写
五十七
御家中之面々近年諸物高直打續候上
昨年之違作ニ而も自然壱牧逼迫ニ相及市郷
迚も追年不融通之所ゟ弥困窮せしめ
候様相聞候所此度之大地震高潮ニ而居宅
ヲ始破損ニ及流家潰家ニ相成候面々も
廣大之上所々出火等も有之既内町小松嶋
等者不残焼失とも可申程之義ニ而古今未曾
有之次第ニ付而ハ弥不融通之懸り御家中
始壱牧難渋弥増可申ニ付格別之御評義ヲ以
左之通諸拝借銀勧農趣とも都而當
冬壱季上納御馳被仰付候事ニ候且亦孰も
借財方ニおゐてハ相嵩候場合ニ付何と歟相
應之道相付不申而者取續難相調候様相見候
銀主共迚も此砌難渋者可仕候得共借主程
現代語訳
○【朱】寅年十一月十七日、松江島三郎・後藤庄助がお呼び出しを受けて渡された御趣意書の写し
【五十七】
御家中の面々は、近年諸物価高が続いている上に、昨年の凶作によって自然と一般民衆が困窮に陥り、市街地や郷村でも年を追うごとに経済状況が悪化し、ますます困窮を深めている様子であると聞いている。そのような中、この度の大地震・高潮によって住宅をはじめとして破損に及び、流失家屋・倒壊家屋となった人々も非常に多く、その上各所で出火なども発生し、すでに内町・小松島などはほとんど残らず焼失したと言えるほどの状況で、古今未曾有の事態となった。このような状況では、ますます経済状況が悪化し、御家中をはじめ一般民衆の困窮がさらに増すことになるため、格別の評議をもって、以下の通り諸々の拝借銀・勧農に関する件もすべて当冬一季の上納を猶予することを仰せ付けられた。また、いずれも借財の方面においては増大している状況であるため、何らかの相応の方策を講じなければ継続が困難な状況であると見受けられる。銀主たちもこの時期には困窮するであろうが、借主ほどは...
英語訳
○【In red ink】Copy of the directive handed down on the 17th day of the 11th month of the Year of the Tiger, when Matsue Shimasaburō and Gotō Shōsuke were summoned
【57】
The members of the domain retainer class have been facing continued high prices of various goods in recent years, and due to last year's crop failure, the common people have naturally fallen into hardship. Even in the market towns and rural villages, economic conditions have worsened year by year, causing them to fall into ever deeper poverty, as we have heard. Under such circumstances, the recent great earthquake and tsunami caused damage starting with residences, resulting in many people whose homes were swept away or collapsed. Moreover, fires broke out in various places, and areas such as Uchimachi and Komatsushima were almost entirely burned down, creating an unprecedented situation in history. Given these circumstances, economic conditions will worsen further, and the hardships of both the domain retainers and the common people will increase even more. Therefore, through special deliberation, it has been ordered that all matters related to various borrowed silver and agricultural promotion be granted a reprieve from payment for this winter season as follows. Furthermore, since debts have accumulated in all cases, it appears that unless some appropriate measures are taken, it will be difficult to continue. Although the creditors will also face hardship at this time, not as much as the borrowers...