翻刻
【右丁】
被 仰付御入方省きを始存寄
之儀は不差扣申出御普請奉行江
も申談御為宜取計尤御勘定方
江も立入勤被 仰付候旨被
仰出候事
一 同年十二月於相州剣《見せ消ち:■|術》師範被
仰付候事
一 同月今度相州御備場へ被遣候御品と
も御兵器類を始御替具等取合候
而は不少御品数に在之於彼地は平日と
【左丁】
も聊差支無之様不致候而は難相成儀に
候間爰元に而も武具役所へ罷出諸品御
役方及見聞存寄之儀は武具奉行へ
熟談掌握罷越候様被 仰付候事
一 同八未年正月先達而御勘定所立入
立合勤被 仰付候処差支候筋在
之候に付立入勤被成御免右に付御勘定
所定立合被 仰付候諸事及見聞
出納に懸け候儀は勿論諸吟味諸積諸
達等一覧致御為宜様心を附御勘定
現代語訳
【右丁】
(前頁より続き)御普請奉行へも申し談じ、御為に宜しく取り計らうこと、もっとも御勘定方へも立ち入り勤めるよう仰せ付けられ候旨、仰せ出され候事。(つまり、御入方の省きを始め、存寄りの儀は差し控えず申し出て、御普請奉行へも申し談じ、御為に宜しく取り計らい、さらに御勘定方へも立ち入って勤めるよう仰せ付けられた。)
一、同年十二月、相州において剣術師範を仰せ付けられ候事。
(※「剣術」は見せ消ちにより訂正あり)
一、同月、此度、相州の御備場へ遣わされ候御品ども、御兵器類を始め御替具等、取り合わせ候えば少なからぬ御品数に在り、彼の地においては平日と
【左丁】
も聊かも差し支えなきよう致さずしては相成り難い儀に候間、ここ元においても武具役所へ罷り出で、諸品御役方に及び見聞し、存寄りの儀は武具奉行へ熟談・掌握して罷り越すよう仰せ付けられ候事。
一、同八未年(文化八年・1811年)正月、先達って御勘定所立入立合勤めを仰せ付けられ候処、差し支え候筋在り候につき、立入勤めを御免なされ、右につき御勘定所定立合を仰せ付けられ、諸事見聞に及び、出納に懸かり候儀はもちろん、諸吟味・諸積・諸達等を一覧致し、御為に宜しきよう心を附け、御勘定
(以下次頁へ続く)
英語訳
**[Right folio]**
(Continued from previous page) —he was instructed to report his ideas and proposals without hesitation, beginning with measures to reduce expenditures [o-irigata no habuki], to consult with the Construction Magistrate [o-fushin bugyō], and to manage matters in a manner beneficial to the domain; furthermore, he was ordered to enter and serve alongside the Accounting Office [o-kantō-kata] as well.
- In the twelfth month of the same year, he was appointed as instructor [shihan] in swordsmanship [kenjutsu] in Sagami Province.
(Note: The character for "kenjutsu" shows a scribal correction via miせ-keshi [deletion mark].)
- In the same month: as the various items being dispatched to the coastal defense installations [o-sonaeba] in Sagami Province — including military weapons [go-heiki-rui] and replacement equipment [o-kaegu] — amounted to a considerable number of articles, and as it would be essential to ensure that at that location there would be no inconvenience whatsoever even in ordinary times [hei-jitsu],
**[Left folio]**
he was ordered, even while still at his home base, to report to the Military Equipment Office [bugu yakusho], to observe and become informed [kenmon] regarding all items and official procedures, and to proceed to his post after thoroughly consulting [jukudan] with and fully grasping [shōaku] the situation from the Military Equipment Commissioner [Bugu Bugyō] regarding any proposals he might have.
- In the first month of the eighth year, the Year of the Sheep (Bunka 8, 1811): he had previously been assigned to enter and participate in duties [tachiri tachiai-kin] at the Accounting Office [go-kantō-sho], but as there were matters causing difficulty [sashitsukae], he was relieved of the entering duty [tachiri-kin]. In connection with this, he was assigned to the regular attending duty [sadame-tachiai] at the Accounting Office, and was ordered to observe and become informed of all matters — including those related to revenues and expenditures [suiitō], as well as various audits [shō-ginmi], various estimates [shō-tsumori], and various official notices [shō-tatsu] — reviewing them and taking care to ensure they were handled in a manner beneficial to the domain. Regarding the Accounting Office—
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