翻刻
【右丁】
右之通り御触書出候間町中江相可触者也
己十二月八日
一貸金銀売掛等之出入出訴之節公事馴れ候者を
同居之親戚或居者召仕と申成候ハゝ差出又ハ相手方江
得と掛合茂不遂訴出候故相手死失並欠落者
或者名前等毎度有之其上渙ミ之滞高二而
在方之者相手取候得者出府張雑用を厭実ハ
滞之差金無之もの二而者相応二済方致候儀
【左丁】
見込猥二本訴致し其外貸金を愚昧貧窮
之處を附込貸地之積り證文取置又者高利二而
貸付候を小作米之名目二直し候難茂尋之有
之哉二相聞候近来本訴之之儀猥二相成奉行之
裏判を軽候處相心得候段不傳之事二候依之
素とり同居の親類召仕者格別及本訴候
節二至公事馴候者を代二差出候儀決而不致
相手方之もの死失欠落又者断落名前
違等無之様相手当人者勿論其村役人等え
茂得と遂掛合候上可願出相当若公事馴候者
現代語訳
【右丁】
右の通り御触書が出されましたので、町中に触れ回るべきものです。
己十二月八日
一、貸金銀売掛などの出入りで出訴する際に、公事に慣れた者を同居の親戚あるいは居候や召使いと偽って差し出したり、または相手方とよく掛け合いもしないで訴え出るために、相手が死亡や失踪、あるいは名前違いなどが度々あります。その上、わずかな滞納額で在方の者を相手取る場合、出府の際の諸雑用を嫌い、実際には滞納の差額がない者でも相応に済ませる方法があると
【左丁】
考えて、みだりに本訴をしたり、その他貸金について愚昧で貧窮しているところにつけ込んで貸し付けるつもりで証文を取り置いたり、また高利で貸し付けたものを小作米の名目に変更したりすることなども調べがあるようです。近頃本訴の件がみだりに多くなり、奉行の裏判を軽んじる様子が見受けられるのは心得違いのことです。したがって、もともと同居の親類や召使いの者は格別として、本訴に及ぶ際には公事に慣れた者を代理として差し出すことは決してしてはなりません。相手方の者が死失・欠落、また断絶・名前違いなどがないよう、相手当人はもちろんその村役人などにもよく掛け合った上で願い出るべきです。もし公事に慣れた者を
英語訳
【Right Page】
As the above official notice has been issued, it shall be announced throughout the town.
12th month, 8th day of the Year of the Boar
One: When filing lawsuits regarding loans of gold and silver, outstanding debts, and similar matters, some people falsely claim that those experienced in legal proceedings are their cohabiting relatives, dependents, or servants and present them as such. Or they file suits without properly consulting with the opposing party, resulting in frequent cases where the opponent has died, absconded, or there are mistaken identities. Moreover, when rural people are sued over trivial outstanding amounts, they dislike the various expenses of coming to Edo, and some believe there are ways to settle matters appropriately even when there are actually no outstanding balances.
【Left Page】
With this in mind, they frivolously file formal lawsuits. Additionally, regarding loans, some take advantage of the ignorant and impoverished by keeping loan documents with the intention of lending against land, or they change high-interest loans to the pretext of tenant rice payments, which also appears to be under investigation. Recently, formal lawsuits have become frivolously frequent, and the attitude of treating magistrates' endorsements lightly is a misunderstanding. Therefore, while immediate family members and servants are exceptional cases, when it comes to filing formal lawsuits, one must never present those experienced in legal proceedings as representatives. To ensure there are no cases of the opposing party's death, disappearance, extinction, mistaken identity, etc., one should thoroughly consult not only with the opposing party themselves but also with their village officials before filing a petition. If those experienced in legal proceedings...