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○一内匠頭様御跡役戸田能登守殿《割書：従五位下諸大夫六万石居城越後高田｜屋敷日比谷御門内忠真君六万八千石とあり》
被 仰付之
○一采女正殿美濃守殿御事御月番土屋相模守宅江政直《割書：従四位下｜侍従》
《割書：居城常州土浦｜七万五千石》被為呼被仰渡御書付之写
戸田采女正
浅野美濃守
浅野内匠義吉良上野介江意趣有之候由に而折柄
と申不憚 殿中理不尽に切付候段不届至極に被
思召候依之内匠義今晩切腹被 仰付候知行所
現代語訳
○一、内匠頭様の御跡役として戸田能登守殿《割書：従五位下諸大夫六万石、居城は越後高田、屋敷は日比谷御門内、忠真君六万八千石ともある》が仰せ付けられた。
○一、采女正殿・美濃守殿の御事について、御月番土屋相模守宅へ政直《割書：従四位下侍従》《割書：居城は常州土浦、七万五千石》がお呼びされ、仰せ渡しのお書付の写し
戸田采女正
浅野美濃守
浅野内匠が吉良上野介へ意趣があった由で、折柄という
ことを憚らず、殿中で理不尽に切り付けた段は不届き至極と
思し召され候。これにより内匠を今晩切腹仰せ付けられ候。知行所
英語訳
○ First, Lord Toda Noto-no-kami <<interlinear note: Junior Fifth Rank Lower Grade, court noble, 60,000 koku, castle residence at Takada in Echigo, mansion within Hibiya Gate, also noted as Lord Tadamasa with 68,000 koku>> was appointed as successor to Lord Takumi-no-kami's position.
○ First, regarding the matter of Lord Uneme-no-kami and Lord Mino-no-kami, Masanao <<interlinear note: Junior Fourth Rank Lower Grade, Chamberlain>> <<interlinear note: castle residence at Tsuchiura in Hitachi Province, 75,000 koku>> was summoned to the residence of Lord Tsuchiya Sagami-no-kami, the monthly duty officer, and a copy of the official written decree was handed down:
Toda Uneme-no-kami
Asano Mino-no-kami
Asano Takumi, having a grudge against Kira Kōzuke-no-suke,
without restraint during this occasion, unreasonably struck him
within the palace, which is deemed extremely improper.
Therefore, Takumi is ordered to commit seppuku this evening. His domain