漂流人善助聞書 - 翻刻

翻刻

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　狸鹿之類者山ニ御座候兎形ニ而耳短ク大サ弐寸
　五歩程ニ而毛長ク色鼠尾ハ至而短ク獣山沢山ニ御座候
一犬者大小有之形日本之通ニ而小之方ハ壱尺程ニ而生候
　子者鼠程之大サニ御座候鳴聲ハ大小共日本同様ニ御座候
一私儀「コヤンダンテと同道山幷海江殺生ニ鉄炮を持犬ヲ 牽（ヒカ）
　せ参り申候「コヤンダンテ鉄炮之上手と相見江鳥獣を
　打候節能當り申候右之節牽参り候犬ハ打
　留候品をくわへ來り手元ニ而放し申候海ニ而鳥
　打取候節もおよき行くわへ來り申候右犬遣ひ方
【左丁】
　之稽古者平日教江居申候尤此犬者大之筋ニ而御座候
一綿之木者壱尺廻り弐尺廻り程ニ而高サ弐間程も
　有之所々ニ植付御座候わた幷葉も日本之通ニ而綿を
　ふき出し取候節木ニ登り取申候右跡江もく
　成ニ而ふき出し年中取候様子ニ御座候
一西瓜幷真桑瓜類暖国故年中沢山ニ御座候
一唐茄子幷ちしやなふるの類者有之茄子
　大根者相見江不申候
一くた物者ふとく至而沢山ニ而風味至極宜敷其外

現代語訳

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狸・鹿の類は山にいます。兎の形で耳が短く、大きさは二寸五分程で毛が長く、色は鼠色、尻尾は非常に短い獣が山に沢山います。

一、犬は大小あり、形は日本と同じで、小さい方は一尺程で、生まれた子は鼠程の大きさです。鳴き声は大小共に日本と同様です。

一、私は「コマンダンテ」と一緒に山並びに海へ狩猟に、鉄砲を持ち犬を連れて参りました。「コマンダンテ」は鉄砲の名手と見え、鳥獣を撃つ際によく当てます。その際連れて行った犬は、撃ち止めた獲物をくわえて来て、手元で放します。海で鳥を撃ち取った際も泳いで行ってくわえて来ます。この犬の使い方

【左丁】
の稽古は平日教えています。なおこの犬は大型の種類です。

一、綿の木は一尺回り・二尺回り程で、高さ二間程もあり、所々に植え付けてあります。綿並びに葉も日本と同じで、綿を吹き出して取る際は木に登って取ります。その後へまた芽が出て吹き出し、年中取れる様子です。

一、西瓜並びに真桑瓜類は暖国故年中沢山にあります。

一、唐茄子並びに萵苣・菜蕪の類はありますが、茄子・大根は見かけません。

一、果物は非常に沢山で風味が極めて良く、その他

英語訳

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Animals like raccoon dogs and deer are in the mountains. There are many beasts in the mountains that are rabbit-shaped with short ears, about 2.5 sun in size, with long hair, gray color, and very short tails.

First, there are dogs both large and small, shaped the same as in Japan. The smaller ones are about one shaku, and newborn puppies are about the size of mice. The barking sounds of both large and small dogs are the same as in Japan.

First, I accompanied the "Comandante" to hunt in the mountains and at sea, carrying guns and leading dogs. The "Comandante" appears to be skilled with guns, hitting birds and beasts well when shooting. The dogs we brought would retrieve the shot game in their mouths and release it at our feet. Even when birds were shot over the sea, they would swim out and retrieve them. The training of these dogs

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is taught on ordinary days. These dogs are of the large breed.

First, cotton trees are about one to two shaku in circumference and about two ken in height, planted in various places. The cotton and leaves are the same as in Japan. When harvesting the cotton that bursts forth, they climb the trees to pick it. New buds grow afterward and burst forth again, so it can be harvested year-round.

First, watermelons and muskmelons are abundant year-round due to the warm climate.

First, there are sweet potatoes, lettuce, and turnip varieties, but I do not see eggplants or daikon radishes.

First, fruits are extremely abundant with excellent flavor, and besides these