翻刻
一都而立帰者再之免事軽重ニより死罪入墨且御国追放ゟ軽クハ不被仰付事御国追放ニ候へハ右同断
一追放之者御免之儀平生遂吟味是迄之形合ゟハ厚心配可有之事
一他国他領之無宿者立帰候節ハ罪ニ不拘死罪ニ可被仰付事
一斬罪磔大罪之儀ハ何レ相伺可申事
右之通以後相心得取扱候様夫々申渡候間左様可被相心得候
一文化二丑閏八月町在御仕置之儀前々被仰出有之候得共近頃混雑之趣も有之ニ付御家老中御評議
之上御改正有之左之通御書付支配頭々へ御渡被成村田十太夫相達之荒川十右衛門へハ以飛札相達之
町在御仕置者之事
一押込 過料 手鎖 逼塞 蟄居 他参留 牢舎
一御城下追放
一御城下幷居村 三里 五里 七里 十里四方御追放
右ハ支配頭相伺候節無子細候得ハ一席評議迄ニ而即刻伺之通可申渡事
但子細有之或者町在共身元宜家柄之者等ニ至而ハ御目付共又ハ品ニより御奉行共へも及評議
候儀可有候事
一御国ニ而十三里四方追放
右ハ御目付共江も評議之上達御聴可取扱事
一入墨追放
右同断
一死罪 獄門 火罪 磔
右同断
立帰者御仕置之事
一御城下追放ゟ七里四方追放之者ハ再御国中之追放相伺候節無子細候得ハ一席評議迄ニ而
即刻伺之通可申渡事
一十里四方追放之者ハ御国之内十三里四方追放相伺候節一度追放之者故無子細候得ハ一席評議
迄ニ而即刻伺之通可申渡事
一御国追放者入墨追放相伺候節無子細候得ハ前ケ条同断
一入墨追放者立帰ニおゐてハ死罪相当之事
一小科ニ而度々立帰り終ニ御国追放ニ相成候者至而愚耄成者又者病気等ニ而立帰乞食
体ニ相廻り外ニ悪事無之者ハ格別評議之上入墨用捨ニ而再御国追放被仰付儀も可有之事
一軽キ追放者重病ニ及候節親類共其町其村之役人共御免之儀相願候節支配頭吟味
之上相達候ハヽ御免之儀即刻可取扱尤令快気候ハヽ再可致追放令病死候ハヽ其節
可相達且御目付共へ致物語置候様可申聞事
【左上朱書き】オ
現代語訳
一、すべて立ち戻った者の再度の処分については、罪の軽重により死罪・入墨および国外追放より軽い処分は申し付けないこと。国外追放の場合は右に同じ。
一、追放された者の赦免については、平生より十分に吟味し、これまでの前例よりも厚く配慮すべきこと。
一、他国他領の無宿者が立ち戻った場合は、罪の軽重に関わらず死罪を申し付けること。
一、斬罪・磔などの大罪については、いずれも伺いを立てること。
右の通り以後心得て取り扱うよう、それぞれに申し渡したので、そのように心得るべきこと。
一、文化二年丑年閏八月、町在（町方・在方）の刑事処分について、従来より申し渡しがあったが、近頃混乱の様子もあるため、家老中の評議の上で改正があり、左の通り書付を支配頭々へ渡され、村田十太夫が伝達し、荒川十右衛門へは飛脚で伝達された。
町在刑事処分者のこと
一、押込・過料・手鎖・逼塞・蟄居・他参留・牢舎
一、城下追放
一、城下および居村・三里・五里・七里・十里四方追放
右は支配頭が伺いを立てた際に問題がなければ、一席評議までで即刻伺いの通り申し渡すこと。
ただし問題がある場合、または町在ともに身元の良い家柄の者等については、目付らまたは事案により奉行らとも評議に及ぶことがあること。
一、国内にて十三里四方追放
右は目付らとも評議の上、お上に達して取り扱うこと。
一、入墨追放
右同じ。
一、死罪・獄門・火罪・磔
右同じ。
立ち戻り者の刑事処分のこと
一、城下追放より七里四方追放の者は、再度国中の追放を伺う際、問題がなければ一席評議までで即刻伺いの通り申し渡すこと。
一、十里四方追放の者は、国内十三里四方追放を伺う際、一度追放の者であるから問題がなければ一席評議までで即刻伺いの通り申し渡すこと。
一、国外追放者が入墨追放を伺う際、問題がなければ前条と同じ。
一、入墨追放者の立ち戻りについては死罪相当のこと。
一、軽い罪で度々立ち戻り、ついに国外追放となった者で、非常に愚かな者またはば病気等で立ち戻り乞食の様子で回り、他に悪事のない者は格別に評議の上、入墨を用捨して再度国外追放を申し付けることもあること。
一、軽い追放者が重病に及んだ際、親類らその町その村の役人らが赦免を願い出た場合、支配頭が吟味の上で伝達すれば、赦免を即刻取り扱うこと。もちろん快復すれば再度追放とし、病死すればその節に伝達し、また目付らへ報告しておくよう申し聞かせること。
英語訳
1. Regarding the second punishment of all those who have returned [from exile], depending on the severity of the crime, no punishment lighter than death penalty, tattooing and banishment from the domain shall be imposed. If it is banishment from the domain, the same applies.
1. Regarding pardons for those who have been exiled, thorough deliberation should be conducted in normal times, with more careful consideration than previous precedents.
1. When vagrants from other domains or territories return, they shall be sentenced to death regardless of the severity of their crimes.
1. For major crimes such as beheading and crucifixion, inquiries must be made in all cases.
As stated above, instructions have been given to each party to conduct themselves accordingly from now on, so this should be understood.
1. In the intercalary eighth month of the second year of Bunka (1805), regarding criminal punishments for townspeople and villagers (machi-zai), although previous directives existed, due to recent confusion, revisions were made following deliberations by the senior councilors, and written instructions as follows were distributed to the various administrative heads, conveyed by Murata Jūtayū, and communicated to Arakawa Jūemon by express messenger.
Regarding Criminal Punishment of Townspeople and Villagers:
1. Confinement, fines, shackles, house arrest, seclusion, prohibition from visiting others, imprisonment
1. Banishment from the castle town
1. Banishment from the castle town and home village: 3 ri, 5 ri, 7 ri, 10 ri radius
For the above, when administrative heads make inquiries, if there are no complications, decisions may be rendered immediately through single-seat deliberation as requested.
However, if there are complications, or for townspeople and villagers of good standing and family background, deliberations may extend to include magistrates or, depending on the case, commissioners.
1. Banishment within the domain to 13 ri radius
This shall be handled after deliberation with magistrates and reporting to higher authorities.
1. Tattooing and banishment
Same as above.
1. Death penalty, exposure of severed head, death by fire, crucifixion
Same as above.
Regarding Criminal Punishment of Those Who Return:
1. For those banished from castle town to 7 ri radius who are subject to renewed banishment within the domain, if there are no complications when making inquiry, decisions may be rendered immediately through single-seat deliberation as requested.
1. For those banished to 10 ri radius, when inquiring about banishment to 13 ri radius within the domain, since they are already once-banished persons, if there are no complications, decisions may be rendered immediately through single-seat deliberation as requested.
1. When inquiring about tattooing and banishment for those banished from the domain, if there are no complications, same as the previous clause.
1. The return of those subjected to tattooing and banishment warrants the death penalty.
1. For those who repeatedly returned for minor offenses and finally received domain banishment, if they are extremely foolish persons or have returned due to illness and wander about as beggars with no other wrongdoing, after special deliberation, tattooing may be waived and domain banishment may be imposed again.
1. When those with light banishment become seriously ill and their relatives and village or town officials petition for pardon, if the administrative head investigates and reports, pardon shall be handled immediately. Of course, if they recover, they shall be exiled again; if they die of illness, this shall be reported at that time, and magistrates shall also be informed.