翻刻
【右丁】
只今迄之御役料五拾石御加増御直被
下置席坂十左衛門 竹本新左衛門通被
仰付之旨被 仰出候事
一 同三酉年十月
輪光院様御附被 仰付席御聞番之
上被 仰付候事
一 同六寅#1年十二月数十年実体
相勤
一 御先代様より品々御用被 仰付
御手跡御用も精出相勤候に付為御褒美
【左丁】
銀子拾枚被下置候事
一 《割書:年月|不詳》
恭定様 輪光院様へ御手本差上候様被
仰付右御用に付度々
恭定様御前へ被 召出奉蒙 御懇之御意
品々拝領物被 仰付候事
一 同七丑年七月願之通隠居被
数十年精出相勤候に付倅重蔵常治
外様組付被 仰付旨被 仰出且御
手習御用在之御節は是迄之通罷出相
現代語訳
【右丁】
(前ページより続き)これまでの御役料五十石に御加増の御直しを下し置かれ、席は坂十左衛門・竹本新左衛門と同格とするよう仰せ付けられた旨を仰せ出された件。
一、同三酉年(1753年)十月、輪光院様の御附を仰せ付けられ、席は御聞番の上に仰せ付けられた件。
一、同六寅年(1756年)十二月、数十年にわたり誠実に相勤め、
一、御先代様より品々の御用を仰せ付けられ、御手跡の御用も精励して相勤めたことにより、御褒美として
【左丁】
銀子十枚を下し置かれた件。
一、《年月不詳》
恭定様・輪光院様へ御手本を差し上げるよう仰せ付けられ、右の御用につき度々恭定様の御前へ召し出され、御懇ろの御意を蒙り、品々の拝領物を仰せ付けられた件。
一、同七丑年(1757年)七月、願いの通り隠居を許され、数十年にわたり精励して相勤めたことにより、倅(せがれ)重蔵常治を外様組付に仰せ付けられた旨を仰せ出され、また御手習の御用がある節はこれまでの通り罷り出て相(勤めること)
英語訳
[Right folio]
(Continued from previous page) ...an increase was added to the existing stipend (御役料) of fifty koku, and it was proclaimed that his rank would be on par with Saka Jūzaemon and Takemoto Shinzaemon.
Item: In the 3rd year, the year of the Rooster (酉, 1753), 10th month: He was appointed as an attendant (御附) to Rikōin-sama, and his court seat (席) was placed above that of the御聞番 (Okikiban, Auditing Officers).
Item: In the 6th year, the year of the Tiger (寅, 1756), 12th month: Having faithfully served for many decades,
Item: And having been entrusted with various duties since the time of the previous lord (御先代様), and having diligently performed the duties related to His Lordship's calligraphy (御手跡御用), as a reward,
[Left folio]
...ten pieces of silver (銀子十枚) were granted.
Item: [Year and month unknown]
He was ordered to present calligraphy models (御手本) to Kyōtei-sama and Rikōin-sama; in connection with these duties, he was repeatedly summoned to appear before Kyōtei-sama, received gracious words of appreciation (御懇之御意), and was bestowed with various gifts.
Item: In the 7th year, the year of the Ox (丑, 1757), 7th month: His request for retirement (隠居) was granted. In recognition of his many decades of diligent service, it was proclaimed that his son Jūzō Tsuneharu would be appointed to the Tozama-gumitsuke (外様組付). Furthermore, it was stated that when calligraphy instruction duties (御手習御用) arose, he should continue to appear and serve as before...