中山伝信録 巻三 - 翻刻

翻刻

　尚徳
明天順五年辛巳尚徳嗣位
　尚徳尚泰久第三子正統六年辛酉生二十一歳嗣
　位天順六年遣使入貢以泰久訃告英宗命吏科右
　給事中潘栄行人司行人蔡哲充正副使往祭故王
　泰久封世子尚徳為王詔曰朕紹帝王之統纘祖宗
　之緒主宰天下一視同仁撫馭華夷靡間遐邇惟爾
　琉球国僻居海島密爾閩中慕義来庭受封伝業蓋
　有年矣故国王尚泰久克篤勤誠敬天事人甫余六
　載倏爾告終先業攸存可無承継其世子尚徳性資
　仁厚国衆帰心茲特遣正使吏科右給事中潘栄副
　使行人司行人蔡哲齎詔往封為琉球国中山王仍
　賜以皮弁冠服等件凡国中官僚士庶宜同心輔翼
　作我外藩嗚呼循理謹度永堅率俾之忠親族睦隣
　丕冐咸寧之化故茲詔示悉使聞知　七年王遣使
　崇嘉山等入貢宴賚如例　成化二年王遣使程鵬
　等貢馬及方物賜宴及衣幣　三年王遣長史蔡璟
　入貢賜幣　四年王遣使程鵬巳又遣使読詩貢馬

現代語訳

尚徳
明の天順五年辛巳（1461年）、尚徳が位を嗣いだ。

尚徳は尚泰久の第三子で、正統六年辛酉（1441年）に生まれ、二十一歳で位を嗣いだ。天順六年（1462年）、使者を遣わして入貢し、泰久の訃報を告げた。英宗は吏科右給事中潘栄と行人司行人蔡哲を正副使として、故王泰久を祭り、世子尚徳を王に封ずるために派遣することを命じた。詔して曰く「朕は帝王の統を紹ぎ、祖宗の緒を纘ぎ、天下を主宰し、一視同仁をもって華夷を撫馭し、遠近を間てず。惟だ爾琉球国は海島に僻居し、閩中に密接し、義を慕って来庭し、封を受けて業を伝うること蓋し年有り。故国王尚泰久は能く篤く勤め誠を尽くし、天を敬い人に事え、甫めて余六載にして倏爾として終を告ぐ。先業攸に存すれば承継無かるべからず。その世子尚徳は性資仁厚にして国衆心を帰す。茲に特に正使吏科右給事中潘栄、副使行人司行人蔡哲を遣わし、詔を齎して往き、封じて琉球国中山王と為す。仍って皮弁冠服等の件を以て賜う。凡そ国中の官僚士庶は宜しく同心して輔翼し、我が外藩と作れ。嗚呼、理に循い度を謹み、永く率俾の忠を堅くし、親族睦隣して咸寧の化を丕冐せよ。故に茲に詔示し悉く聞知せしむ」と。七年（1463年）、王は使崇嘉山等を遣わして入貢し、宴賚は例の如し。成化二年（1466年）、王は使程鵬等を遣わして馬及び方物を貢し、宴及び衣幣を賜った。三年（1467年）、王は長史蔡璟を遣わして入貢し、幣を賜った。四年（1468年）、王は使程鵬を遣わし、已にまた使読詩を遣わして馬を貢した。

英語訳

Shō Toku
In the fifth year of Tianshun of the Ming dynasty, xin-si (1461), Shō Toku succeeded to the throne.

Shō Toku was the third son of Shō Taikyū, born in the sixth year of Zhengtong, xin-you (1441), and succeeded to the throne at age twenty-one. In the sixth year of Tianshun (1462), he sent envoys to submit tribute and announced the death of Taikyū. Emperor Yingzong commanded Pan Rong, Right Vice Director of the Bureau of Scrutiny for Personnel, and Cai Zhe, Secretary of the Bureau of Receptions, to serve as principal and vice envoys to conduct memorial rites for the late king Taikyū and to enfeoff the heir apparent Shō Toku as king. The imperial edict stated: "We have inherited the imperial succession and continued our ancestral lineage, governing all under Heaven with equal benevolence, governing Chinese and barbarians alike without distinction between far and near. Your Ryukyu Kingdom, though dwelling in isolation on sea islands, lies close to Fujian, and has been admiring righteousness, coming to court, receiving enfeoffment and transmitting the royal enterprise for many years. The late king Shō Taikyū was able to be diligent and sincere, revering Heaven and serving people, but after only six years suddenly passed away. Since the former enterprise exists, there must be succession. The heir apparent Shō Toku possesses a benevolent and generous nature, and the people of the kingdom give him their allegiance. We now specially dispatch principal envoy Pan Rong, Right Vice Director of the Bureau of Scrutiny for Personnel, and vice envoy Cai Zhe, Secretary of the Bureau of Receptions, bearing this edict to enfeoff [him] as King of Chūzan of the Ryukyu Kingdom. We also bestow leather cap, crown robes and other items. All officials and common people in the kingdom should unite in support and assistance, serving as Our outer vassal. Alas! Follow principle and be cautious in conduct, forever maintaining loyal submission, with kinship harmony and neighborly relations spreading the transformative influence of universal tranquility. Therefore We issue this edict so that all may hear and know." In the seventh year (1463), the king sent envoys including Sūkayama to submit tribute, with banquets and rewards as usual. In the second year of Chenghua (1466), the king sent envoys including Cheng Peng to tribute horses and local products, and was granted banquets and clothing and silk. In the third year (1467), the king sent Chief Secretary Cai Jing to submit tribute and was granted silk currency. In the fourth year (1468), the king sent envoy Cheng Peng, and also sent envoy Dushi to tribute horses.