翻刻
禄二年従＿二利家卿＿一為＿二観音の灯明田と＿一百俵地御
寄附之御朱印賜＿レ之寄進状写如＿レ左
新川郡舩見村宝福寺之観音灯明田之事
香蔵主御理之儀に候間当村之内を以百俵
地令寄進処依如件
文禄貳年
五年廿四日 利家印
宝福寺
右據るに＿二干寄附状＿一文禄二年既に新川郡為るを＿二前田家
之領内＿一著明也依て＿レ之勘攷する井は則一説天正十五年
以＿二筑紫陣之戦功し＿一賜＿二世子利長卿に＿一蓋得たる＿二其
實を＿一乎或曰新川郡者佐々成政退去之後従＿二
豊太閤＿一吾藩預け分也故に慶長五年八月利
長卿上方出勢能登侍従利政君出軍踟
蟵之際土方勘兵衛雄久以＿二德川内府之内命＿二奔
走為＿二骨折と＿一従＿二内府＿一欲＿レ賜ると＿二所領を＿一利長卿謂て曰
以＿二吾等預り分新川郡之内を＿一壹万石可＿レ遣彼所
領即其趣被＿二仰達＿一於て＿二新川郡布市の辺に＿一 一万石
利長卿被＿レ遣処後與＿二能登四郡之村也＿一換替
在＿レ之由利長卿時代の覚書に載＿レ之據るに＿二此旧記に＿一及＿二
慶長五年に＿一尚吾藩之預領也然處同十年
六月利長卿譲＿二加賀能登越中三郡於世子利
現代語訳
禄二年に利家卿より観音の灯明田として百俵地を御寄附の御朱印を賜る。寄進状の写しは左の如し。
新川郡舟見村宝福寺の観音灯明田の事
香蔵主の御理の儀に候間、当村の内を以って百俵地を寄進せしむる処、これに依って件の如し。
文禄二年
五月二十四日 利家印
宝福寺
右の寄附状に拠るに、文禄二年既に新川郡が前田家の領内であることは著明である。これに依って考勘するに、則ち一説に天正十五年に筑紫陣の戦功を以って世子利長卿に賜ったとするは、蓋しその実を得たるか。或いは曰く、新川郡は佐々成政退去の後、豊太閤より吾が藩の預かり分なり。故に慶長五年八月利長卿上方出勢、能登侍従利政君出軍躊躇の際、土方勘兵衛雄久が徳川内府の内命を以って奔走し骨折りをなすとして、内府より所領を賜らんと欲す。利長卿謂って曰く「吾等預かり分新川郡の内を以って一万石遣わすべし」と。彼の所領即ちその趣を仰せ達せられ、新川郡布市の辺において一万石を利長卿が遣わしたる処、後に能登四郡の村と換え替え在りし由、利長卿時代の覚書に載せあり。この旧記に拠るに、慶長五年に及ぶまで尚吾が藩の預領なり。然る処同十年六月利長卿、加賀・能登・越中三郡を世子利
英語訳
In Bunroku 2, [the temple] received a vermillion seal document from Lord Toshiie donating 100 hyō of land as lamp-lighting fields for Kannon. A copy of the donation document is as follows:
Regarding the Kannon lamp-lighting fields of Hōfuku Temple in Funami Village, Niikawa District
Since this is a matter reasoned by Kō-zōsu, we hereby donate 100 hyō of land from within this village. Therefore, it is as stated herein.
Bunroku 2
5th month, 24th day Toshiie's seal
Hōfuku Temple
Based on this donation document, it is clear that by Bunroku 2, Niikawa District was already within the Maeda family's domain. Examining this, one theory states that in Tenshō 15, [the district] was granted to heir Toshinaga for his military achievements in the Tsukushi campaign, which perhaps captures the truth. Alternatively, it is said that Niikawa District became our domain's custodial territory from Taikō after Sassa Narimasa's withdrawal. Therefore, in Keicho 5, 8th month, when Lord Toshinaga dispatched troops to the capital region and Lord Toshimasa, Noto Chamberlain, hesitated to deploy troops, Hijikata Kanbei Takehisa worked diligently under secret orders from Tokugawa Naifu. When Naifu wished to grant him territory, Lord Toshinaga said, "I shall give 10,000 koku from within Niikawa District, which is under our custody." That territory was immediately conveyed as ordered, and Lord Toshinaga granted 10,000 koku in the area of Nunoshi in Niikawa District, but later it was exchanged with villages of the four Noto districts, as recorded in memoranda from Lord Toshinaga's era. According to these old records, it remained our domain's custodial territory until Keicho 5. However, in the 6th month of the same 10th year, Lord Toshinaga transferred the three provinces of Kaga, Noto, and [the three districts of] Etchu to heir Toshi-