翻刻
小袖を着し小脇差之体年来之格好上野介様と被存候に付去年
内匠頭切懸候手疵を見申候処是又有之に付弥と被存候へ共猶又右
搦置候番人にむくろの肌ぬかせ見申候処六寸程の手疵首のよご
れも洗候て見せ候処慥に上野介殿と申候其後左兵衛様何方に御入
被成候そ御出合候へと口々に■【「喚」の誤記ヵ】り候へとも御出合不被成候若手負又は即
死之内に而も無之哉と致穿鑿候へとも相見へ不申候其内に夜明け
近く罷成候に付惣様集り口上書箱に入玄関前に差置屋敷
立退申候上野介様長屋に居合候者有之様に相見候へ共戸を建
居申候間其分に仕置申候夫ゟ吉田忠左衛門先達而無縁寺迄罷
現代語訳
小袖を着て小脇差を帯びている様子、年来の格好から上野介様と思われたので、去年内匠頭が切りかかった時の手傷を見たところ、これもあったので、いよいよそうだと思ったが、なお念のため、右の者を取り押さえていた番人に死体の肌を脱がせて見たところ、六寸ほどの手傷があり、首の汚れも洗って見せたところ、確かに上野介殿だと申した。その後「左兵衛様はどちらにお入りになったのか。お出合いください」と口々に呼んだけれども、お出合いにならない。もしや手負いまたは即死しているのではないかと詮索したが、見当たらない。そのうちに夜明けが近くなったので、皆が集まり口上書を箱に入れ玄関前に差し置いて屋敷を立ち退いた。上野介様の長屋に居合わせた者がいるように見えたが、戸を立てて籠もっていたので、そのままにして置いた。それから吉田忠左衛門が先達て無縁寺まで参り
英語訳
He was wearing a kosode and carrying a small wakizashi, and from his appearance over the years, he was thought to be Lord Kōzuke-no-suke. When they examined the wound from when Lord Takumi-no-kami had slashed at him the previous year, it was indeed there, so they became increasingly certain it was him. However, to be absolutely sure, they had the guard who was restraining the man strip the corpse and examine it. There was a wound about six sun long, and after washing the dirt from the head and examining it, they confirmed it was indeed Lord Kōzuke-no-suke. Afterwards, they called out repeatedly, "Where has Lord Saemon gone? Please come forward," but he did not appear. They searched to see if he might be wounded or dead, but could not find him. As dawn approached, everyone gathered together, placed a written statement in a box, left it in front of the entrance, and withdrew from the mansion. There appeared to be people present in Lord Kōzuke-no-suke's servants' quarters, but since they had barricaded the doors, they left them as they were. Then Yoshida Chūzaemon, who had previously gone to Muen-ji temple,