翻刻
付儀ニ御座候へ共城修覆ヲ始家中城下川領方在々
一流之儀ニ而莫太ニ有之何分行届兼申候其上猶
犀川之変地も如何可相成哉心痛当惑至極奉存候
御時節柄奉恐入候へ共何分難及自力依之格別之以
御憐恕ヲ金弐万両拝借被 仰付被成下候様仕度
奉存候此段不得止事奉願上候以上
四月十二日 真田信濃守
私在所信州松代先達而先御届申上候通大地震ニ而
更級郡山平林村之内岩倉山抜崩犀川え押埋
二ケ所堰留追々数拾丈水湛溜候所一両日前ゟ漏候へ共
下之方堰留候場所え水乗候は未弐丈余も有之候所俄ニ
押破り候と相見へ昨十三日夕七時過右山ノ方大ニ致鳴
動引続瀬鳴之音高く相聞え候処一時ニ激水右
川筋え堀出シ忽左右之土堤押切或ハ乗越防方も届
兼候旨川方役人共ゟ追々致注進候所間も無之川中
島数十ケ村一円ニ水押千曲川え流込逆流致シ既ニ
居城際迄水多く押上暮時頃ゟ夜九ツ時頃迄ニ千
曲川平水ゟ弐丈計相増川中島ハ勿論高井郡
現代語訳
付けの儀でございますが、城の修復をはじめ、家中・城下・川領方・在々一流のことで莫大な費用がかかり、何分にも行き届きかねます。その上なお犀川の変地もどうなることやら心痛・当惑至極に存じます。御時節柄恐れ入りますが、何分にも自力では及び難く、これにより格別のご憐憫をもって金二万両の拝借を仰せ付けられ下されますよう仕度存じます。この段やむを得ずお願い申し上げます。以上
四月十二日 真田信濃守
私の在所信州松代において、先達ってお届け申し上げました通り大地震で、更級郡山平林村のうち岩倉山が抜け崩れ、犀川へ押し埋まって二ヶ所で堰き止められ、追々数十丈も水が溜まっておりました所、一両日前から漏れておりましたが、下の方の堰き止められた場所へ水が乗ったのはまだ二丈余りもございました所、俄かに押し破ったと見え、昨日十三日夕七時過ぎ、右の山の方が大いに鳴動し、引き続き瀬鳴りの音が高く聞こえました所、一時に激流が右川筋へ掘り出し、忽ち左右の土堤を押し切りあるいは乗り越え、防ぎ方も届きかねる旨、川方役人共から追々注進がございました所、間もなく川中島数十ヶ村一円に水が押し、千曲川へ流れ込み逆流いたし、既に居城際まで水が多く押し上げ、暮れ時頃から夜九つ時頃までに千曲川が平水より二丈計り増し、川中島はもちろん高井郡
英語訳
付けの件でございますが, regarding the expenses, starting with castle repairs, the costs for the retainer households, castle town, river administration, and rural areas across the domain are enormous, and we simply cannot manage adequately. Moreover, we are extremely worried and perplexed about what will become of the changed terrain along the Sai River. Although I am terribly sorry to trouble you during these times, since this is beyond our own capabilities, I would like to request that you graciously grant us a loan of 20,000 ryō in gold out of your special compassion. I have no choice but to make this request. The above.
April 12th Sanada Shinano-no-kami
At my domain in Shinshū Matsushiro, as I previously reported, due to the great earthquake, Mount Iwakura in Yamahirabayashi Village, Sarashina District, collapsed and slid into the Sai River, creating dams at two locations where water had gradually accumulated to dozens of jō in depth. Although it had been leaking for the past day or two, where the water had risen at the lower dam site was still over two jō deep when it suddenly appeared to burst through. Yesterday on the 13th after 7 PM, that mountain area shook violently, followed by the loud sound of rushing rapids, and suddenly torrential water burst into the river channel, immediately breaking through or overflowing the earthen embankments on both sides, with flood control measures proving inadequate, as river officials have been continuously reporting. Soon after, water flooded dozens of villages throughout the Kawanakajima area, flowing into and backing up the Chikuma River, with water already rising heavily up to near the residential castle. From evening until around 9 PM, the Chikuma River rose approximately two jō above normal water levels, affecting not only Kawanakajima but also Takai District