漂流人善助聞書 - 翻刻

翻刻

【右丁】
　之辺り巨細ニ相改相濟候而御白洲上之方御奉行之前江
　罷出候處彼地ニ而宗門等ニ携り候儀無之哉日本
　より鉄砲幷剱之様成物積入不申哉之趣等悉ク
　御聞糺之上揚屋入被仰付候ニ付難有可存旨御申
　渡し相濟候處御臺所体之所江御呼寄御奉行衆
　ゟ被下候由ニ而結構之御仕立ニ而御膳御酒等頂戴
　仕夫ゟ御役人衆附添揚屋江罷越翌四日ゟ御白洲江
　出切支丹宗門ニ携り候儀無之哉との品度々御吟味
　且漂流之次第等御吟味ニ而凡五十日斗日々御白洲へ
【左丁】
　罷出申候右御吟味相濟与力衆御讀聞尚亦追而
　御奉行衆之前ニ而御糺有之相違無之哉と御奉
　行衆直ニ御申聞之上於外国ニ切支丹宗門携無
　之見もせず聞もせず勧られもせず詞ニもせす候事
　候得共追而相顕候ハヽいケ様之御咎被仰付候共何
　等申分無之との趣御讀聞之上印形仕候儀ニ御座候
一卯十二月三日揚屋江罷越候處この度罷帰候漂流人
　私初九人共十五六畳敷之内ニ畳十畳敷同居仕り
　罷在候

現代語訳

【右丁】
の辺りを詳細に検査が済んだ後、御白洲上の方、御奉行の前へ出たところ、彼地（中国）で宗門（キリスト教）等に関わることはなかったか、日本より鉄砲並びに剣のような物を積み入れなかったかという趣旨等をすべて御聞き糾しの上、揚屋入りを申し付けられることになったので、ありがたく存じる旨を申し渡しが済んだところ、御台所のような所へお呼び寄せがあり、御奉行衆より下されるということで、立派なお仕立てで御膳や御酒等をいただき、それから御役人衆が付き添って揚屋へ行き、翌四日から御白洲へ出て、切支丹宗門に関わることはなかったかという件を度々御吟味され、かつ漂流の次第等を御吟味されて、およそ五十日ほど日々御白洲へ

【左丁】
出ました。右の御吟味が済むと与力衆が読み聞かせ、なお又追って御奉行衆の前で御糾明があり、相違ないかと御奉行衆が直接お申し聞かせの上、「外国において切支丹宗門に携わることなく、見もせず聞きもせず勧められもせず言葉にもしなかった。しかしながら追って発覚した場合は、いかような御咎めを申し付けられても何等申し分ない」という趣旨を読み聞かせの上、印形をしたことでございます。

一、卯年十二月三日に揚屋へ行ったところ、この度帰ってきた漂流人、私をはじめ九人とも、十五、六畳敷きの内に畳十畳敷きで同居して滞在しております。

英語訳

【Right Page】
After a detailed examination of these areas was completed, we appeared before the magistrate in the upper part of the white sand court. There, we were thoroughly questioned about whether we had any involvement with religious sects (Christianity) in that country (China), and whether we had loaded firearms or sword-like weapons from Japan, among other matters. After this interrogation, we were ordered to be confined to the detention house (agaya), and after being told that we should be grateful for this arrangement, we were called to what appeared to be a kitchen area where, by order of the magistrates, we were served elaborate meals with rice and sake. From there, accompanied by officials, we went to the detention house. From the following fourth day, we appeared in the white sand court where we were repeatedly questioned about whether we had any involvement with the Christian faith, and about the circumstances of our drift, appearing in the white sand court daily for approximately fifty days.

【Left Page】
After the above examination was completed, the deputy officials read [the findings] aloud, and furthermore, there was additional interrogation before the magistrates, who directly asked us if there were no discrepancies. They then read aloud a statement to the effect that "we had no involvement with the Christian faith in foreign countries, neither seeing, hearing, being encouraged, nor speaking of it. However, should anything come to light later, we would have no objection to whatever punishment might be imposed," and we affixed our seals to this.

First, when we went to the detention house on the third day of the twelfth month of the Year of the Rabbit, the nine drifters who returned this time, including myself, were all housed together on ten tatami mats within a space of about fifteen to sixteen tatami mats.