翻刻
畑手入モ自然ト怠り之趣二御座候追テ出来方
モ障り可申候哉ト奉存候趣信州役人共申越候
依之一通申上置候以上
松平若狭守内
志賀又右衛門
卯七月
御勘定所
北上州泥押ノ事
浅間山北ノ方鎌原村ノ南二梛ノ御林ト名附テ
二里余ノ大林アリ大木ハ五抱廻り丈ハ十二三
丈余モ有経往古斧ヲ不入然ル二此林吾妻郡ノ
者願上年譜二伐り出ス積りニテ諸国ヨリ杣ヲ
呼寄小屋〳〵数ヶ所二シツラヒ御證文頂戴二罷
出ㇽ跡二テ七月八日ノ朝五ッ時右ノ林焼立泥
湧出シ大木根抜二押出ス泥ト共二流出シ鎌原
七ケ村へ押イタス高サ何丈ト言事ヲシラス巾
二里程ナリ夫ヨリ長ノ原辺ハ四里程二見へ山
川人家一面ノ泥トナル鎌原ハ人数六百七十人
余ノ村ナリシカ残ル人拾九人其余ハ皆流セリ
同シ麓成シカ共山陽田代大笹ハ難ナシ夫ヨリ
北上州吾妻郡四十二村押流サレ古木山川跡形
現代語訳
田畑の手入れも自然と怠るような様子でございます。追って収穫にも支障をきたすことになろうかと存じます、との趣旨を信州の役人どもが申し越してまいりました。これにより一通り申し上げておきます。以上
松平若狭守内
志賀又右衛門
卯七月
御勘定所
北上州泥押しの事
浅間山の北方、鎌原村の南に梛の御林と名付けた二里余りの大きな林があります。大木は五抱えの周囲で、丈は十二、三丈余りもあり、往古より斧を入れていませんでした。しかし、この林を吾妻郡の者が願い出て年貢として伐り出すつもりで、諸国より杣人を呼び寄せ、小屋を数か所に設営し、御証文をいただきに出かけた後のことで、七月八日の朝五つ時（午前八時頃）、右の林が焼け立ち、泥が湧き出して大木を根こそぎ押し出しました。泥と共に流れ出し、鎌原七か村へ押し寄せました。高さは何丈というか分からず、幅は二里ほどです。それより長野原あたりは四里ほどに見え、山川人家が一面の泥となりました。鎌原は人数六百七十人余りの村でしたが、残る人は十九人、その余りは皆流されました。同じ麓でありながらも、山陽、田代、大笹は無事でした。それより北上州吾妻郡四十二村が押し流され、古木、山川の跡形も
英語訳
The cultivation of rice fields and dry fields has naturally been neglected due to this situation. We believe this may subsequently cause problems with the harvest, according to reports from Shinshū officials. We hereby submit this report on the matter. The above.
From the house of Matsudaira Wakasa-no-kami
Shiga Matauemon
7th month of the year of the Hare
To the Finance Office
Regarding the Mud Flow in Northern Jōshū
North of Mount Asama, south of Kambara village, there was a great forest of over two ri called the Nagi Imperial Forest. The great trees had a circumference of five arm-spans and heights of twelve to thirteen jō or more, and since ancient times no axe had been put to them. However, people from Agatsuma District had petitioned to cut them down as annual tribute, and after calling woodsmen from various provinces and setting up huts in several locations, and going out to receive official permits, on the morning of the 8th day of the 7th month at the fifth hour (around 8 AM), the aforementioned forest caught fire and mud gushed forth, uprooting and washing away the great trees. Flowing out with the mud, it struck the seven villages of Kambara. The height was unknowable, and the width was about two ri. From there toward Naganohara it appeared to extend about four ri, with mountains, rivers, and houses all becoming a sheet of mud. Kambara had been a village of over 670 people, but only 19 people remained - all the rest were swept away. Though they were at the same foot of the mountain, Sanyō, Tashiro, and Ōzasa were unharmed. From there, 42 villages in Agatsuma District of northern Jōshū were swept away, with no trace remaining of ancient trees, mountains, or rivers.