翻刻
不可有尽期雖然氏人等殺害社司事先代未聞之
所行宿老歎申之間所詮為惣一社氏人張本人等可
落失之由可計略歟然者社頭無為宿老訴詔又似被
付跡歟云々
下地注文別《割書：虫喰｜》
【朱：在于評定預筥云々寫直一所持云々】
一、今度就御公事自衆中如申御他行之条悦喜申候公事目出
度《割書：虫喰｜》可有御帰住候然者則往来貴布称田共ニ宛可申候
但無闕者其間者此下地於可有御知行候若又他所にても當
所にても候へ及御生涯子細候ハヽ十年も御跡へ可進候如此申定上
者更以不可有相違候仍而為以後契約之状如件
文明八年五月廿五日 豊前々司以下廿五人連判
石徳大夫殿 【朱：是仕替田之起歟】
依御尋謹而言上
一、死闕之儀社納ニ被来候儀氏人よりハ宝永之頃ゟ歟申
七家よりは天和之頃ゟ歟申也
右留書等有之候哉且又天和宝永以前之儀者
百四拾人満候哉之事
右社納之留書と申物ハ無御座候得共往来田交替
之義ヲ天和之比ゟ社家之内私ニ書付置候物有之候
社納ニ成候子細者先達申上候通精進改役相勤候
以後田地請取候様ニ成来候ニ付天和以前ゟも時々寄
暫之間社納二成候義有之候然共宝永以前之義者
無程百四十人満候事も御座候夫故天和貞享
現代語訳
尽きる期はないであろう。しかしながら氏人等が社司を殺害したことは先代には聞いたことのない所行であり、宿老が歎き申したので、結局は総一社のため氏人張本人等を落失させる由を計略すべきであろうか。そうであれば社頭は無為となり、宿老が訴えた詔もまた跡を付けられたようなものであろうか」と云々。
下地注文別《割書：虫食い》
【朱書：評定預筥にあると云々、写を直一が所持すると云々】
一、今度御公事につき衆中より申し上げた通り御他行の条、悦喜申し上げ候。公事めでたく《割書：虫食い》御帰住あるべく候。そうであれば則ち往来貴布称田ともに宛て申すべく候。
但し欠けることなき者はその間はこの下地において御知行あるべく候。若しまた他所にても当所にても候へ、御生涯に及び子細候わば十年も御跡へ進ずべく候。このように申し定め上は更に以て相違あるべからず候。よって以後の契約のための状は以下の通りである。
文明八年五月二十五日 豊前々司以下二十五人連判
石徳大夫殿 【朱書：これが仕替田の起源か】
御尋ねにより謹んで言上
一、死闕の儀を社納に来られた儀は、氏人よりは宝永の頃よりか申し、七家よりは天和の頃よりか申すなり。
右の留書等はこれありや、且つまた天和宝永以前の儀は百四十人満たすや之事
右社納の留書と申すものは御座なく候えども、往来田交替の義を天和の頃より社家の内私に書付け置き候ものこれあり候。社納になり候子細は先達て申し上げ候通り、精進改役相勤め候以後田地請取り候ように成り来たり候につき、天和以前よりも時々寄り、暫くの間社納になり候義これあり候。然れども宝永以前の義は程なく百四十人満たし候こともござ候。それ故天和貞享
英語訳
"there would be no end to it. However, the氏人's murder of the shrine official was unprecedented behavior unheard of in previous generations, and the senior officials lamented this. Therefore, for the sake of the entire shrine community, should we perhaps devise a plan to eliminate the氏人ringleaders? In that case, the shrine would be left without incident, and the edict that the senior officials petitioned for would also seem to have been fulfilled," and so forth.
Land Registry Notes, Separate [marginal note: damaged by insects]
[In red: Said to be in the council archive box, etc. A copy held by Naoichi, etc.]
1. Regarding the current legal matter, as stated by the community, we joyfully congratulate you on your temporary departure. When the legal matter is successfully [marginal note: damaged by insects] resolved and you return to residence, we shall immediately allocate the reciprocal noble cloth tribute fields to you.
However, for those without deficiency, during that time you shall have tenure over this land. If furthermore, whether elsewhere or at this location, there are circumstances affecting your lifetime, we shall advance even ten years to your successor. Having thus determined these conditions, there shall be no deviation whatsoever. Therefore, this document serves as a contract for the future, as stated herein.
Bunmei 8, 5th month, 25th day - Joint signature of the Former Buzen Governor and 24 others
To Lord Ishitoku Dayū [In red: Is this the origin of substitute rice fields?]
In response to your inquiry, we respectfully report:
1. Regarding the matter of shrine contributions upon death, the氏人say it began around the Hōei era, while the Seven Houses say it began around the Tenna era.
Are there any records of this? Also, before Tenna and Hōei, was the full complement of 140 people maintained?
While there are no formal records of shrine contributions, there are private documents kept within the shrine families regarding the exchange of reciprocal fields from around the Tenna era. The details of how shrine contributions came about are as previously reported: after serving as purification inspection officials, they came to receive rice fields. Therefore, even before Tenna, there were occasional instances of temporary shrine contributions. However, before Hōei, the full complement of 140 people was often maintained. Therefore, during Tenna and Jōkyō...