翻刻
断申越候に付近村に罷在候義と存候と処海陸之行方不相知候に付同
十五日御目付中様江鵤村之於御止宿御断申上候九郎兵衛病気
に付城内退出仕候御受取方御両所様内蔵助壱人に而は首尾仕
かたく候番頭共之内代々家老筋目之者壱人罷出候様に可仕哉之段
相伺候処其段尤に思召候由被仰聞候に付奥野将監罷出首尾調申候
九郎兵衛儀其後京都辺経廻仕戸田采女正様京都御留守居江も
致対面候由
口上之覚
一最前井上団右衛門殿御物語に而粗御聞【及】も可被な成候大野九郎兵衛儀去
現代語訳
申し越し候につき、近村に罷り在り候義と存じ候ところ、海陸の行方相知れず候につき、同十五日御目付中様へ鵤村のお止宿において御断り申し上げ候。九郎兵衛病気につき城内退出仕り候。御受取方、御両所様、内蔵助一人にては首尾仕り難く候。番頭共の内、代々家老筋目の者一人罷り出で候様に仕るべきやの段、相伺い候ところ、その段もっともに思し召し候由仰せ聞かされ候につき、奥野将監罷り出で首尾調え申し候。九郎兵衛儀、その後京都辺経廻仕り、戸田采女正様京都御留守居へも対面致し候由。
口上の覚
一 最前井上団右衛門殿御物語にて粗々御聞き及びも成らるべく候。大野九郎兵衛儀、去る
英語訳
He sent word of his departure, and we assumed he was staying in a nearby village, but since his whereabouts by land or sea were unknown, on the same 15th day we reported this to the inspectors while staying at Ikaruga village. Kurōbei had withdrawn from the castle due to illness. Regarding the handover procedures, with just Kuranosuke alone representing both lordships, it would be difficult to manage affairs properly. We inquired whether one person from among the unit commanders, specifically someone from a hereditary chief retainer lineage, should come forward. When we consulted on this matter, we were told that this was indeed a reasonable idea, so Okuno Shōgen came forward and arranged the proceedings. Regarding Kurōbei, he subsequently traveled around the Kyoto area and even met with Lord Toda Uneme-no-shō's Kyoto deputy.
Memorandum of oral statement
One: As was roughly conveyed in Inoue Dan'emon-dono's previous account, which you may have heard about, regarding Ōno Kurōbei's matter from before...