翻刻
田畑地割数ケ所ゟ泥砂吹出シ耕地え押入其後近領ニ而山
抜崩犀川押埋湛留候水追々数十丈湛居候処
去月十三日夕俄ニ右場所又々欠崩一時ニ漲出領分
川附村々ハ勿論近村迄も一円ニ水押冠り申候兼而防方
手当夫々申付置候へ共夜中別而水勢強く流家溺死
も在之次第は先頃追々先御届申上候通御座候其後
引水ニ相成候へ共田畑亡所永荒ニも可相成場所等夥敷
儀ニ而未巨細取調行届不申候殊ニ水冠り之村々
衣類家財等大半流失兼而貯置候穀類等も水腐
又ハ流失仕差向夫食ニも差支及飢餲ニも哉は不
慮之災難ニて困窮ニ相廻り自然と人気も不穏精々
救方手当等も申付日々焚出し等迄追之稿草苗代之儀も
外村々え世話申付候間田畑追々起返仕方出来立之模様
凡ニも見届候迄居掛世話仕度奉存候然所私義今年参勤
順年ニ付当春御差図被成下候通当六月中参府可仕処前
書之通窮民救方手当取締等も参府仕家来共計
ニ而ハ行届申間敷哉と心配至極仕候依之可相成儀ニ御座候
ハヽ格別之御用捨当秋中迄参府御猶予被成下候様
仕度勝手ケ間敷儀奉願度段奉恐入候へ共右之通御許容
被成下候へは救助之筋も行届可申候ニ付不苦儀ニ御座候ハヽ
現代語訳
田畑地割れ数ヶ所から泥砂が吹き出し、耕地へ押し入りました。その後近隣の領内において山崩れが起こり、犀川を押し埋めて湛水し、水が追々数十丈も溜まっていたところ、先月十三日夕方に俄かに右の場所がまたも欠け崩れ、一時に氾濫し、領分の川沿いの村々はもちろん近村まで一帯に水が押し被りました。かねてより防水対策の手当をそれぞれ申し付けておりましたが、夜中特に水勢が強く、流失家屋や溺死者もありました。次第は先頃追々先にお届け申し上げた通りでございます。その後引き水となりましたが、田畑の失われた場所や永久荒廃地となる場所等が夥しく、まだ詳細な調査が行き届いておりません。殊に水を被った村々では衣類家財等の大半が流失し、かねてより貯蔵していた穀類等も水で腐るか流失し、差し迫って食糧にも差し支え、飢餓に及ぶのではないかという不慮の災難で困窮に陥り、自然と人心も不穏となり、精一杯救済対策等も申し付け、日々炊き出し等まで追って、稲藁や苗代の件も他村々へ世話を申し付けています。田畑も追々復旧の仕方ができ立つ模様をおおよそでも見届けるまで居続けて世話をしたいと存じます。しかるところ私は今年参勤の順年により、当春ご指図を成し下された通り、当六月中に参府すべきところ、前述の通り窮民救済対策や取り締まり等も、参府して家来共だけでは行き届かないのではないかと心配至極しております。これにより叶うことでございますれば、格別のご寛恕で当秋中まで参府をご猶予成し下されるよう仕たく、勝手な儀をお願いしたい段、恐れ入りますが、右の通りご許容成し下されれば、救助の筋も行き届くことと存じますので、差し支えないことでございますれば
英語訳
Mud and sand erupted from several cracks in the fields and paddies, rushing into the cultivated land. Subsequently, landslides occurred in nearby territories within the domain, burying and damming the Sai River, causing water to gradually accumulate to a depth of several dozen jō. Then, on the evening of the 13th of last month, the aforementioned location suddenly collapsed again, causing a sudden flood that inundated not only the villages along the rivers in my domain but also nearby villages throughout the entire area. Although I had previously ordered various flood prevention measures to be put in place, the water flow was particularly strong during the night, resulting in houses being swept away and drowning deaths. The details are as I have previously reported step by step. Although the floodwaters have since receded, there are countless locations where fields and paddies have been lost or will become permanently barren, and detailed investigations have not yet been completed. Particularly in the villages that were flooded, most clothing and household goods were swept away, and stored grains that had been saved were either rotted by water or swept away, causing immediate food shortages and threatening to lead to famine. This unexpected disaster has caused great hardship, naturally creating unrest among the people. I have ordered the utmost relief efforts, including daily food distribution, and have arranged for other villages to provide assistance with rice straw and rice seedlings. I wish to remain and oversee matters until I can at least roughly confirm that the fields and paddies are showing signs of recovery. However, this year is my scheduled year for sankin-kōtai attendance, and as instructed this spring, I am supposed to proceed to Edo in the sixth month. But as described above, I am extremely concerned that relief efforts for the impoverished people and maintaining order cannot be adequately managed by my retainers alone if I proceed to Edo. Therefore, if it would be possible, I would like to request the extraordinary indulgence of postponing my departure to Edo until this autumn. I deeply apologize for this selfish request, but if such permission could be granted, relief efforts would be able to proceed properly, so if there would be no objection...