翻刻
去ル十七日夜五ツ半時比主人半香ゟ生方
桂一郎殿御子息同道被帰候付為送挑灯持候
而先へ立門ヲ出三間程も往来し罷越候所後
にて物音いたし候ニ付振返り見候得ハ何者
か不知桂一郎殿を切懸候付驚周章両国近辺
迄も逃去暫仕候而罷帰申候此外可申上義無
御座候以上
同家来豊蔵口書
去ル十七日夜五時比金子健四郎殿主人方ゟ
被罷帰暫過健四郎殿家来之趣ニ而門外へ参
り只今生方へ参り候所桂一郎未タ帰宅無之
由矢張此方ニ罷在候やと申候ニ付最前争論
之義も承知致居候付最早被帰候趣相答申候
程過五半時比桂一郎殿御子息同道被帰候付
為送私跡ニ付桂一郎殿門を被出候続而御子
息被出懸私義ハ未タ門内ニ罷在潜際まて参
候處門外ニ而桂一郎殿被打候様ニ相聞候處
其辺血流れ候様子ニ而桂一郎殿御子息親人
も切候由泣声を立被呼込私義驚き周章潜戸
を〆置主人え申聞候右之節門外ニ而何欤声
現代語訳
去る十七日夜五つ半時頃、主人半香から生方桂一郎殿が御子息同道で帰られるとのことで、送りのため提灯を持って先に立ち、門を出て三間ほど往来を進んだところ、後ろで物音がしたので振り返って見ると、何者か分からないが桂一郎殿を切りかかっているのを見て驚き慌て、両国近辺まで逃げ去ってしばらくしてから帰って参りました。この他に申し上げることはございません。以上
同家来豊蔵口書
去る十七日夜五つ時頃、金子健四郎殿が主人方から帰られ、しばらく過ぎて健四郎殿の家来という者が門外へ参り「今生方へ参ったところ、桂一郎はまだ帰宅していないとのこと。やはりこちらにいるのか」と申したので、先ほどの争論の件も承知していたため「もう帰られた」旨を答え申した。程なく五つ半時頃、桂一郎殿が御子息同道で帰られることになったので、送りのため私が後に付き、桂一郎殿が門を出られ、続いて御子息が出かけた時、私はまだ門内にいて潜り戸際まで来たところ、門外で桂一郎殿が打たれたように聞こえ、その辺りに血が流れている様子で、桂一郎殿の御子息が「親も切られた」旨泣き声を立てて叫んだので、私は驚き慌てて潜り戸を締めて主人に申し聞かせました。その際門外で何か声が
英語訳
On the night of the 17th, around half past the fifth hour, my master Hanko told me that Ikukata Keiichiro-dono would be returning home accompanied by his son, so I carried a lantern to escort them and led the way out of the gate. After walking about three ken down the street, I heard a noise behind me and turned around to see someone unknown attacking Keiichiro-dono with a sword. Shocked and panicked, I fled as far as the Ryogoku area and remained there for a while before returning. There is nothing else to report. The above.
Statement by Toyozo, retainer of the same household
On the night of the 17th, around the fifth hour, Kaneko Kenshiro-dono returned from my master's place. Some time later, someone claiming to be Kenshiro-dono's retainer came to the gate and said, "I just went to Ikukata's place, but Keiichiro had not yet returned home. Is he still here?" Since I was aware of the earlier dispute, I answered that he had already left. Soon after, around half past the fifth hour, Keiichiro-dono was ready to return home accompanied by his son. I followed behind to escort them. Keiichiro-dono exited the gate, followed by his son. I was still inside the gate and had come to the small side gate when I heard what sounded like Keiichiro-dono being struck outside the gate. There seemed to be blood flowing in that area, and Keiichiro-dono's son cried out that his father had also been cut. I was shocked and panicked, closed the side gate, and reported to my master. At that moment, there were some voices outside the gate...