翻刻
○【朱】四十三 御郡代御直ニ御渡被仰付御書付之写
此砌蔵本邊出火有之其方共ニおいても相心得
罷在候懸りニ付組村之番非人打廻之儀屹と申付胡乱者
相心懸疑敷相見候者有之候得ハ召捕役人共手元江
為申出役人ゟ注進可申出候猶吟味之上不正之趣ニ應シ
番非人へ褒美可指遣候幷無切手他国者之儀ハ夫々
捕相行着子細無之候得ハ當手崎之儀ハ津田浦へ
積送り舩令用意有之候条明日ゟ勝手次第同浦へ
送り候条出役之同心下裁判へ案内之上引渡可申事
但番非人之儀ハ胡乱者ハ勿論無切手
他国者召捕候ハヽ人数之多少ニ應シ褒美
可遣事
一最寄村々出火有之百姓共右場処へ而已令心移候而ハ
却而跡手薄候故如何様共申談胡乱者召捕之儀
現代語訳
○【朱書き】四十三 郡代より直接お渡しになるよう仰せ付けられたお書付の写し
この度蔵本辺りで出火があり、そちらの者どもにおいても心得ておくべき件について、組村の番非人による見回りの件をきっと申し付け、怪しい者を注意して疑わしく見える者がいる場合は、召し捕って役人どもの手元へ申し出るために、役人から注進を申し出るべきです。なお吟味の上、不正の程度に応じて番非人へ褒美を与えるべきです。また無切手他国者の件については、それぞれ捕らえて調べ、詳細に問題がなければ、当地の件については津田浦へ積み送る船を用意してありますので、明日から都合次第同浦へ送りますので、出役の同心・下裁判へ案内の上引き渡すべきことです。
ただし番非人については、怪しい者はもちろん、無切手他国者を召し捕った場合は、人数の多少に応じて褒美を与えるべきことです。
一、近隣の村々で出火があった際、百姓どもがその場所へのみ気を取られては、かえって後手が薄くなるので、どのようにでも申し合わせて怪しい者召し捕りの件を
英語訳
○【Written in red ink】Forty-three: Copy of a document ordered to be delivered directly by the District Magistrate
Regarding the recent fire in the Kuramoto area, and matters that your people should also be aware of: strictly order the patrol duties of the ban-hinin (outcast guards) of the group villages. If there are suspicious persons who appear doubtful, they should be arrested and reported to the officials, with the officials making a formal report. After further investigation, rewards should be given to the ban-hinin according to the degree of wrongdoing discovered. Regarding travelers without travel permits from other provinces, each should be arrested and investigated. If there are no particular issues upon detailed examination, for matters in this area, ships have been prepared to transport them to Tsuda Bay, so from tomorrow they may be sent to the same bay as convenient. This should be done by introducing them to the dispatched doshin (low-ranking police) and lower judges before handing them over.
However, regarding the ban-hinin, not only should suspicious persons be arrested, but when travelers without permits from other provinces are captured, rewards should be given according to the number of people involved.
1. When fires occur in neighboring villages, if the peasants focus their attention only on those locations, the rear guard becomes thin, so in whatever way possible, they should coordinate regarding the arrest of suspicious persons...