翻刻
間左様可相心得旨酒井波門方被相渡候御書付
〇御国之内一宿二宿逗留之儀御暇願二男三男或ハ孫等御目見不仕者
ハ口上書を以相願可申事ニ候間左様可被相心得候
七月廿七日
演説 御番頭之面々
御小姓支配 へ
〇与力子供御番組養子ニ仕度段相願則願之通被仰付儀各承知之通ニ候由
緒之者或ハ無拠訳合等有之稀ニ相願儀ハ格別親類之内ニ相応之者無
之とも大勢之御番組之儀ニ候ヘハ随分似合敷内談も取組可致出来儀ニ
思召候此段無急度各へ申聞置候様ニとの御移ニ候左様可被相心得候
但御番組ゟ与力養子ニ遣候儀ハ御貪着無之事娘縁組双方御貪着無
之事
七月廿九日
【二行読めず】
一百姓共之儀ハ猶更減シ不申ため御国追放数少キ様可取扱事
一軽キ追放者病気付難儀之趣申達為養生暫追放御免被成下候様願申上吟味之上病
中引取為致養生候儀是迄有之候へ共致快気再立退候儀無之至而不形り其上病 気軽重分り兼候間旁自今以後右願御取上無之事
一御咎并為懲追放被仰付候者相慎人柄宜相成何方ニ罷在候段所役人并町所之者
一統相願ニおゐてハ役所吟味之上兼而之生質を以御免之類可相達事
一軽キ御咎之者御咎之品ニより親子一旦之対面相願ニおゐてハ吟味之上御免可被成下事
但日数出入七日ニ不可過且二度目之願申上間敷事
一御国追放者立帰ニおゐてハ再之悪事無之共立帰候罪重ク候間入墨追放可
申付事相定り有之事故支配頭ゟ不相伺達シ迄ニ取扱可申事
一入墨追放之者立帰死罪ニ可被仰付事
一軽キ追放者立帰再之悪事無之共御国追放ニ可申付事相定り有之事故支
配頭ゟ不相伺達シ迄ニ取扱可申事
一無宿者たり共取扱同断
一都而立帰者再之悪事軽重ニより死罪入墨且御国追放ゟ軽クハ不被仰付候事
現代語訳
間、左様に相心得るべき旨、酒井波門方へ相渡された御書付
○御国の内一宿二宿逗留の儀、御暇願いについて、二男三男或いは孫等で御目見えしない者は、口上書を以て相願うべき事であるから、左様に心得られるべきである
七月二十七日
演説 御番頭の面々
御小姓支配 へ
○与力の子供を御番組の養子にしたい段を相願い、則ち願いの通り仰せ付けられる儀は各々承知の通りである。しかし、緒の者或いはやむを得ない訳合い等があり、稀に相願う儀は格別だが、親類の内に相応の者がいなくとも、大勢の御番組の儀であるから、随分似合わしい内談も取り組むことができる儀と思し召される。この段をきっと各々へ申し聞かせ置くようにとの御意である。左様に心得られるべきである
但し御番組より与力の養子に遣わす儀は御構い無きこと、娘縁組は双方御構い無きこと
七月二十九日
【二行読めず】
一、百姓共の儀はなおさら減らし申さないため、御国追放は数少なきよう取り扱うべきこと
一、軽き追放者が病気付き難儀の趣を申し達し、養生のため暫く追放御免になされるよう願い申し上げ、吟味の上病中引き取らせ養生させる儀は、これまであったが、快気し再び立ち退く儀が無く、至って見苦しく、その上病気の軽重も分かりかねるから、ともかく今後は右の願いは御取り上げ無きこと
一、御咎め并びに懲らしめのため追放を仰せ付けられた者が、相慎み人柄よく相成り、何方に罷り在る段を、所役人并びに町所の者が一統相願いにおいては、役所吟味の上、兼ねての生来の質を以て御免の類を相達すべきこと
一、軽き御咎めの者で、御咎めの品により親子一旦の対面を相願いにおいては、吟味の上御免を成し下さるべきこと
但し日数出入りは七日に過ぎるべからず、且つ二度目の願いは申し上げるべからざること
一、御国追放者の立ち帰りにおいては、再の悪事無くとも立ち帰り候罪重く候間、入墨追放を申し付けるべきこと相定まりあることゆえ、支配頭より相伺わず達するまでに取り扱うべきこと
一、入墨追放の者立ち帰りは死罪に仰せ付けらるべきこと
一、軽き追放者立ち帰りは、再の悪事無くとも御国追放に申し付けるべきこと相定まりあることゆえ、支配頭より相伺わず達するまでに取り扱うべきこと
一、無宿者たりとも取り扱い同断
一、すべて立ち帰り者は、再の悪事の軽重により死罪・入墨、且つ御国追放より軽くは仰せ付けられざること
英語訳
This matter should be understood accordingly, as per the written directive given to Sakai Hamon
○Regarding overnight stays of one or two nights within the domain for leave requests: second sons, third sons, or grandchildren who do not have audience with the lord shall make their requests through verbal petitions. This should be understood accordingly.
7th month, 27th day
Address To the Guard Commanders
Page Supervisors
○Regarding requests to adopt children of yoriki (police officials) as adopted sons into the guard units, and the approval of such requests as petitioned: this is as everyone knows. However, while exceptional cases involving specific individuals or unavoidable circumstances may occasionally be petitioned, even when there are no suitable candidates among relatives, since the guard units are large organizations, it should be possible to arrange suitable internal discussions. You are ordered to definitely inform everyone of this point. This should be understood accordingly.
However, there are no restrictions on guard units sending adopted sons to yoriki families, and no restrictions on either side regarding daughters' marriage arrangements.
7th month, 29th day
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1. Regarding peasants: to avoid further reducing their numbers, domain expulsion should be handled so as to keep the numbers small.
1. When light banishment offenders report illness and hardship, requesting temporary pardon from banishment for medical treatment, and after examination they are allowed to return home for recuperation during illness - while this has occurred until now, they do not recover and depart again, creating a very unseemly situation. Moreover, since the severity of illness cannot be determined, such requests shall not be accepted henceforth.
1. When those who have been banished as punishment or discipline reform their conduct and character, and local officials and townspeople collectively petition regarding their whereabouts, after official examination based on their inherent nature, pardons may be granted.
1. For those with light punishments, when parent-child meetings are requested based on the nature of their offense, permission may be granted after examination.
However, the duration of visits shall not exceed seven days, and second requests shall not be made.
1. Regarding the return of those banished from the domain: even without committing further crimes, the offense of returning is severe, so tattooing and banishment shall be imposed. Since this is established regulation, supervisors shall handle this without consulting higher authorities.
1. Those who return after tattooing and banishment shall be sentenced to death.
1. Those who return from light banishment shall be sentenced to domain expulsion even without committing further crimes, since this is established regulation. Supervisors shall handle this without consulting higher authorities.
1. The same treatment applies even to vagrants.
1. In general, all returnees shall be sentenced to death, tattooing, or domain expulsion (no lighter punishment shall be imposed) depending on the severity of any subsequent crimes.