中山伝信録 巻三 - 翻刻

翻刻

　益隆継述敬天事上久而愈虔属茲薨逝軫於朕懐
　爾乃王弟宜紹国封特遣使齎詔封爾為琉球国中
　山王并賜爾及妃冠服綵幣等物爾尚砥礪臣節懐
　撫国人欽哉　七年遣使入貢猶称王弟及冊封後
　遣使入謝又遣使入貢　天順二年王遣使朝貢者
　三　三年王遣使李敬貢馬及金銀器皿疏言本国
　王府失火延焼倉庫銅銭請照永楽宣徳間例所帯
　貨物以銅銭給賜礼部以銅銭係中国所用難以准
　給宜将估計鈔貫照旧六分京庫折支生絹其四分
　移文福建布政司収貯紵糸紗羅絹布等物依時値
　関給従之王遣使亜羅佳其等入貢宴賚如例　四
　年王遣使入貢　五年王遣使王察等貢馬及方物
　　六年王遣使程鵬等貢方物宴賚悉如例
　中山世鑑云諸寺諸山建立大鐘皆王所鋳在位七
　年寿四十六天順四年庚辰薨
　　《割書：臣》按思達非金福子也中山世鑑悞汪記引世纘
　　図云泰久係尚思達之弟而実録則云金福之弟
　　蓋実録止以請封之疏為拠他無可攷也

現代語訳

益々隆盛となり継述し、天を敬い上に事えること久しく愈々虔なり。茲の薨逝に属し朕の懐に軫む。爾は乃ち王弟なれば宜しく国封を紹ぐべし。特に使を遣わして詔を齎らせ爾を封じて琉球国中山王と為し、并せて爾及び妃に冠服綵幣等の物を賜う。爾尚お臣節を砥礪し国人を懐撫せよ。欽めよ」と。七年、使を遣わして入貢し、猶お王弟と称した。冊封の後、使を遣わして入謝し、又使を遣わして入貢した。天順二年、王は使を遣わして朝貢すること三度。三年、王は使李敬を遣わし馬及び金銀器皿を貢し、疏して言うには「本国王府に失火あり、倉庫に延焼し銅銭を失えり。永楽宣徳間の例に照らして、所帯の貨物を以て銅銭を給賜せられんことを請う」と。礼部は「銅銭は係って中国の所用なり。准給し難し。宜しく估計鈔貫を将て旧に照らし六分は京庫より生絹を折支し、その四分は文を福建布政司に移し、紵糸紗羅絹布等の物を収貯し、時値に依って関給すべし」とした。これに従った。王は使亜羅佳其等を遣わして入貢し、宴賚は例の如し。四年、王は使を遣わして入貢した。五年、王は使王察等を遣わし馬及び方物を貢した。六年、王は使程鵬等を遣わして方物を貢し、宴賚は悉く例の如し。

『中山世鑑』によると、諸寺諸山の建立、大鐘は皆王の所鋳なり。在位七年、寿四十六。天順四年庚辰に薨じた。

【割書：臣】按ずるに思達は金福の子に非ざるなり。『中山世鑑』の誤りなり。汪記の引く『世纘図』によると、泰久は尚思達の弟に係るとあり、而して実録では則ち金福の弟と云う。蓋し実録は止だ請封の疏を以て拠と為すのみ、他に攷うべき無きなり。

英語訳

increasingly prospered and continued [the dynastic line], reverently serving Heaven and the sovereign, growing ever more devout over time. Due to this death, We are deeply grieved. Since you are the royal brother, you should rightfully inherit the state's enfeoffment. We specially dispatch envoys carrying this decree to enfeoff you as King of Chūzan of the Ryukyu Kingdom, and also bestow upon you and your consort caps, robes, colored silk, and other items. You should further cultivate your ministerial integrity and show benevolent care for your people. Be respectful!" In the seventh year, [he] sent envoys to submit tribute, still styling [himself] as royal brother. After the investiture ceremony, [he] sent envoys to express gratitude and again sent envoys to submit tribute. In the second year of Tianshun (1458), the king sent envoys to pay tribute three times. In the third year, the king sent envoy Li Jing to tribute horses and gold and silver vessels, memorializing: "Our kingdom's royal palace suffered a fire that spread to the warehouses, destroying copper coins. We request that following the precedent of the Yongle and Xuande periods, copper coins be granted in exchange for the goods we carry." The Ministry of Rites responded: "Copper coins are used by China and are difficult to provide as grants. It would be appropriate to calculate the paper currency value and, following old practice, provide six parts in raw silk from the capital treasury, with the remaining four parts referred to the Fujian Provincial Administration Commission to store ramie, gauze, silk, cloth and other goods, to be distributed according to current market values." This was followed. The king sent envoys including Yarakaki and others to submit tribute, with banquets and rewards as usual. In the fourth year, the king sent envoys to submit tribute. In the fifth year, the king sent envoys including Wang Cha to tribute horses and local products. In the sixth year, the king sent envoys including Cheng Peng to tribute local products, with banquets and rewards all according to precedent.

According to the "Chūzan Seikan," the construction of various temples and mountains, and large bells were all cast by the king. [He] reigned for seven years, lived to forty-six years old, and died in the fourth year of Tianshun, geng-chen (1460).

[Marginal note: Subject] Upon examination, Shisatsu was not a son of Kinpuku. The "Chūzan Seikan" is mistaken. The "Seisan-zu" (Genealogical Chart) quoted in Wang's record states that Taikyū was the younger brother of Shō Shisatsu, while the Veritable Records state he was the younger brother of Kinpuku. Presumably, the Veritable Records only relied on memorials requesting investiture as evidence, with no other sources available for verification.