翻刻
追駈相尋可申とも存候得共辻番前ヲ欠抜ケ
声を被掛候而ハ如何と存候直様辻番へ家来
義鼎斎を打果候段相届尚又為後日刀をも相
改させ直様引取右之段其筋え相届申候右之
外申上候儀無御座候
福田半香口上書
去ル十七日夕私宅へ稲葉昇【見せ消ち「左」】太郎様御家来村
松町ニ住居罷在候生方桂一郎義相招候約束
仕度候處水戸様御家来金子健四郎義為年礼
罷越候間幸之儀ニ付引留置同人若党壱人ハ
玄関え上ケ為待置申候無程桂一郎義罷越候
間一同酒指出候處追ニ夜ニ入酔興に乗し右
両人拳なといたし戯候内風度争論ニ及ひ取
合かゝり候付私義双方相なため候へ共聞入
不申候間健四郎義ハ旧来格別之入魂ニ而舎
弟同様仕候者之儀ニ候へハ先ツ同人義を取
押へ候而押返【見せ消ち「申」】シ候節誤而其髪ニ触れ乱髪ニ
相成其内家内一同【見せ消ち「折」】打寄取押へ相静め桂一郎
ハ別間ニ連参り健四郎ハ家内のものニ而髪
結致遣し若党召連候而夜五ツ時比罷帰り候
現代語訳
追いかけて尋ねようとも思ったが、辻番の前を駆け抜けて声をかけられてはいかがなものかと思い、すぐに辻番へ家来が鼎斎を打ち果たした旨を届け出て、さらに後日のために刀も改めさせ、すぐに引き取って、その旨を然るべき筋へ届け出た。右の他に申し上げることはございません。
福田半香口上書
去る十七日の夕方、私の屋敷へ稲葉昇太郎様の御家来で村松町に住んでいる生方桂一郎を招く約束をしていたところ、水戸様の御家来金子健四郎が年礼のために参ったので、幸いなことだと思い引き留めておき、同人の若党一人は玄関に上げて待たせておいた。程なく桂一郎が参ったので、一同に酒を出したところ、やがて夜になり酔いに乗じて右の両人が拳などをして戯れているうちに、いつの間にか争論に及び取っ組み合いになったので、私が双方をなだめたが聞き入れない。健四郎は旧来格別に親しく舎弟同様にしている者なので、まず同人を取り押さえて押し返した際、誤ってその髪に触れて乱髪になった。その間に家内一同が集まって取り押さえて静めたので、桂一郎は別の間に連れて行き、健四郎は家内の者に髪を結わせてやり、若党を召し連れて夜五つ時頃に帰った。
英語訳
Although I considered pursuing and searching for him, I thought it would be improper if I were to rush past the street guard post and be called out to. So I immediately reported to the street guard that my retainer had struck down Teisei, and furthermore had the sword examined for future reference, then immediately withdrew and reported the matter to the proper authorities. There is nothing else to report beyond this.
Fukuda Hanko's Statement
On the evening of the 17th, I had arranged to invite Ubukata Keiichiro, a retainer of Inaba Shotaro-sama who resides in Muramatsu-cho, to my residence. At that time, Kaneko Kenshiro, a retainer of Mito-sama, came to pay his New Year's respects, so thinking this fortunate, I detained him as well. His wakato (young attendant) was brought up to the entrance hall to wait. Before long, Keiichiro arrived, so I served sake to everyone. As the evening progressed and they became intoxicated, the two men began playing ken (a drinking game) and making merry, but this gradually turned into an argument and they began grappling with each other. I tried to calm both parties, but they would not listen. Since Kenshiro has been particularly close to me for many years, like a younger brother, I first restrained him and pushed him back, but accidentally touched his hair and disheveled it. Meanwhile, all the household members gathered to restrain and calm them down. Keiichiro was taken to another room, and I had my household staff fix Kenshiro's hair. He departed around the fifth hour of the night (around 8 PM) with his wakato.