翻刻
越案内申入再三申候へ共門明け不申断り故内蔵介申候は左候はゝ門外に
居て御訴可申上と存候内夜明候に付往来多き所如何と存乍遠方
泉岳寺へ右之御印持参仕廟所へ手向可申と罷越候其内路
次に而不慮之事も有之候はゝ夫迄之義と泉岳寺迄立退申候
私共へも若慕ひ来候者も可有御座哉と心配仕候へ共無異儀是
迄参上仕候私共義は無縁寺ゟ直に御届参上仕候
右之問書相調候而伯耆守殿早々御登 城被成昼過御退出也
〇一十二月十五日之朝五時過四十六人之面々芝泉岳寺へ各籠手
指候侭に而打損したる鑓長刀血付候まゝに而上州之首を守護し
現代語訳
越して案内を申し入れ再三申したけれども門を開けず断られたので、内蔵助が申すには「それならば門外に居て御訴訟申し上げよう」と思ったが、夜が明けたので往来の多い所では如何なものかと思い、遠方ながら泉岳寺へ右の御印（上野介の首）を持参し、廟所へ手向けしようと参った。その途中で不慮の事があればそれまでのことと、泉岳寺まで立ち退いた。私共にも若し追って来る者があるかもしれないと心配したが、無事にここまで参上した。私共のことは無縁寺から直ちに御届けに参上した。
右の問書を調えて、伯耆守殿が早々に御登城なされ、昼過ぎに御退出された。
○一、十二月十五日の朝五時過ぎ、四十六人の面々が芝泉岳寺へ、それぞれ籠手を指したまま、打ち損じた槍・長刀に血が付いたまま、上州（上野介）の首を守護して
英語訳
They requested entry and applied repeatedly, but the gate was not opened and they were refused. So Kuranosuke said, "In that case, we shall wait outside the gate and make our petition," but as dawn had broken, he thought it would be inappropriate in such a busy thoroughfare. Though it was far, they went to Sengaku-ji temple, bringing the aforementioned proof (Kōzuke-no-suke's head) to offer at the mausoleum. Should any unexpected incident occur along the way, so be it - they withdrew to Sengaku-ji temple. We were concerned that pursuers might come after us as well, but we arrived here safely. As for us, we came directly from Muen-ji temple to make our report.
After preparing the above interrogation document, Lord Hōki-no-kami promptly went to the castle and withdrew after midday.
○ On the morning of December 15th, after five o'clock, the forty-six men went to Sengaku-ji temple in Shiba, each still wearing their gauntlets, carrying their damaged spears and naginata still bloodied, guarding the head of Jōshū (Kōzuke-no-suke)