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宝之所＿レ慕￣フ一-国慕￣フ＿レ之￣ヺ々髣-髴￣タルヤ乎寛-文
九-年己-酉之-夏其￣ノ君護￣ル＿二会津￣ヺ於世
子￣ニ＿一時￣ニ正-玄詰＿二江-府￣ニ＿一従￣テ＿レ子￣ニ登￣リ＿レ営￣ニ献￣ス＿二剣馬時-
服￣ヺ＿一《割書江は江：戸也｜》奉￣リ＿レ拝￣シ＿二
台-顔￣ヺ＿一畢￣ッテ＿レ礼帰￣ル＿二会津￣ニ＿一視￣コト＿レ事￣ヺ如￣シ＿レ故￣ノ十-二-
年壬-子五-月二-十-八-日羅￣リ＿レ病没￣ス＿二於其家￣ニ＿一
享-年六十城-下￣ノ四-民悲￣ミ慕￣フコト殆￣ント如￣シ＿レ喪￣カ＿レ親￣ヺ雖￣トモ＿二
婦-人小-児￣ト＿一無＿レ不￣コト＿レ垂￣レ＿レ涙￣ヺ君￣モ亦￣タ為￣メ＿レ之￣カ素-食
嘆￣メ曰￣ク正-玄事￣ルコト＿レ我￣ニ四十六年未￣タ＿二曽￣テ狭￣テ＿レ私￣ヺ而
議￣セ＿レ事￣ヺ噫天何￣ソ使＿二彼￣ヺ先￣テ＿レ我￣ニ而死￣セ＿一也￣ヤ謂￣テ＿二世子￣ニ＿一
曰￣ク予縦然／縦然（タトヒ）先￣テ＿二正-玄￣ニ＿一没￣セハ汝唯￣ヽ哭-泣￣スル／而己（ノミ）正-玄先￣テ
＿レ我￣ニ而死￣ス封-域之憂￣へ無＿レ大￣ナルハ＿二於此￣ヨリ＿一汝￣カ不-幸何-
事￣カ如￣ニ＿レ下焉￣ニ乃￣チ下￣メ＿レ令￣ヺ曰￣ク管内之制-法永￣ク莫￣レ
改￣ムルコト＿二正-玄￣カ所￣ヺ＿一レ定￣ル踰￣へテ＿レ月￣ヺ命￣シ＿二友-松-氏葬￣ル＿二正-玄￣ヺ於
盤-梯-山麓見-祢高処￣ニ＿一立￣テ＿レ標￣ヺ以￣テ／旌（アラハス）焉正-玄
無￣レ＿レ子君曽￣テ令＿レ定￣メ＿二其￣ノ継-嗣￣ヺ＿一辞￣メ曰￣ク臣無￣ノ＿レ功食
＿レ禄生￣テ而猶恥＿レ之￣ヺ何￣ソ及￣ハンヤ＿二没-後／之（ノ）事￣ニ＿一哉君任￣セ＿二
其￣ノ意￣ニ＿一不＿二強￣テ勧￣メ＿一レ之￣ヺ至￣テ＿レ此￣ニ而分￣テ＿二正-玄￣カ禄￣ヺ＿一授￣テ＿二其姪
玄-忠￣ニ＿一以為￣ス＿二家-胤￣ト＿一其￣ノ秋霊登￣リ＿二磐-梯￣ニ＿一自￣テ視其飛-
域￣ヺ＿一駐＿二軫於正-玄墓￣ニ＿一抑￣へテ＿レ涙￣ヺ不￣メ＿レ忍￣ヒ＿レ去￣コトヺ云￣ク嗚呼霊
現代語訳
臣の慕うところであり、一国これを慕うこと、まさに髣髴たるものがあった。寛文九年己酉の夏、その君が会津を世子に護らせた時、正玄は江戸に詰めており、子に従って営に登り、剣馬時服を献上した《江は江戸なり》。台顔を拝し奉り、礼を畢えて会津に帰り、事を視ること故の如くであった。十二年壬子五月二十八日、病に羅り、その家にて没した。享年六十。城下の四民が悲しみ慕うこと、殆ど親を喪うが如く、婦人小児といえども涙を垂れざる者はなかった。君もまた彼のために素食し、嘆いて曰く「正玄が我に事えること四十六年、未だかつて私を狭んで事を議したことはなかった。ああ、天は何故に彼をして我に先んじて死なしめたのか」と。世子に謂いて曰く「予がたとひ正玄に先んじて没せば、汝はただ哭泣するのみである。正玄が我に先んじて死す、封域の憂いでこれより大なるはない。汝の不幸、何事かこれに如かん」と。すなわち令を下して曰く「管内の制法は、永く正玄の定めし所を改むるなかれ」と。月を踰えて友松氏に命じ、正玄を磐梯山麓見祢の高処に葬り、標を立ててこれを旌した。正玄には子がなく、君はかつてその継嗣を定めるよう令したが、辞して曰く「臣は功なくして禄を食み、生きながらにしてなお之を恥ず。何ぞ没後の事に及ばんや」と。君はその意に任せ、強いて勧めなかった。この時に至って正玄の禄を分け、その姪玄忠に授けて家胤となした。その秋、霊が磐梯に登り、自らその飛域を視、軫を正玄の墓に駐め、涙を抑えて去ることを忍びず、云く「嗚呼霊よ
英語訳
He was what retainers admired, and the entire domain mourned him with something approaching reverence. In the summer of Kanbun 9 (1669), year of the earth rooster, when his lord entrusted Aizu to his heir, Shōgen was stationed in Edo {{Edo refers to Edo}} and followed his son to the camp, presenting swords, horses, and seasonal clothing. After paying respects and receiving an audience with His Lordship, he completed the ceremony and returned to Aizu, overseeing affairs as before. On the twenty-eighth day of the fifth month of the twelfth year, Kanbun 12 (1672), year of the water rat, he fell ill and died at his home at the age of sixty. The four classes of people in the castle town grieved and mourned him almost as if they had lost a parent; even women and children could not help but shed tears. The lord also ate plain food in mourning for him and lamented, saying: "Shōgen served me for forty-six years and never once argued with me out of private interest. Alas, why did Heaven cause him to die before me?" He said to his heir: "Even if I were to die before Shōgen, you would merely weep. With Shōgen dying before me, there is no greater worry for the domain than this. What misfortune of yours could compare to this?" He then issued an order saying: "The laws and systems within the domain must never be changed from what Shōgen established." After more than a month had passed, he commanded the Tomomatsu clan to bury Shōgen at a high place called Mine in the foothills of Mount Bandai, erecting a marker to honor him. Shōgen had no children, and though the lord had once ordered him to establish a successor, he declined, saying: "This retainer has no merit yet consumes a stipend, and even while living I am ashamed of this. How could I concern myself with matters after death?" The lord respected his wishes and did not force him to reconsider. At this time, Shōgen's stipend was divided and granted to his nephew Gentada, who became the family heir. That autumn, when His Lordship climbed Mount Bandai and viewed the area himself, he stopped his carriage at Shōgen's grave, suppressed his tears, and could not bear to leave, saying: "Alas, spirit..."