翻刻
一使者御玄関階之上に到時大目付出向令案内殿上
之間下段着座従者同前次之間に列居下官は
御玄関前庭上に罷在也
一今日御規式付出仕之面々侍従以上直垂四品狩衣
五位は大紋無官素袍御役人は布衣着之
一薩摩守先達而登 城是又殿上之間下段座上に着座
一大広間 御出《割書：御直垂着御 鞘巻｜紗紅》御太刀《割書： 御刀》御剣
一御上段《割書：厚畳三畳金入を以包之四方の角に｜御総有之御褥御刀掛有之》御着座御簾掛之
御座之御後座に御太刀役 御剣役間部越前守
御小性衆御側衆御小納戸衆は御納戸構に罷在下段松平
肥後守老中松平下総守着座若年寄衆は西之御縁
頬に伺公
一松之間衝立を以仕切之間之御襖取払之
一御縁之方には御簾垂之其内に外様四品以上面々列座
一三之間に御譜代衆外様之面々列座
一南之方御縁々詰衆奏者番番頭御役人列居
一西之御縁之方に高家衆列居
一出御以前に薩摩守大広間松之間衝立之外迄相越仕之
一正使殿上之間より大目付案内大広間南之方御座鋪
構之両使差置
一薩摩守出席下段御敷居之内にて御目見奏者番披露
中段迄被 召出琉球人遠路召連御喜悦被為 思召
現代語訳
一、使者が御玄関の階の上に到着した時、大目付が出向いて案内し、殿上の間の下段に着座した。従者も同様で、次の間に列座し、下官は御玄関前の庭上に控えていた。
一、今日の御規式のため出仕した面々は、侍従以上は直垂、四品は狩衣、五位は大紋、無官は素袍を着用し、御役人は布衣を着用した。
一、薩摩守は先だって登城し、これもまた殿上の間の下段座上に着座した。
一、大広間に御出座（御直垂をお着けになり、御鞘巻の紗紅の御太刀・御刀・御剣を帯びられた）
一、御上段（厚畳三畳を金襴で包み、四方の角に御房があり、御褥・御刀掛けがある）に御着座され、御簾をかけられた。御座の御後ろに御太刀役、御剣役の間部越前守、御小性衆・御側衆・御小納戸衆は御納戸構えに控え、下段には松平肥後守老中・松平下総守が着座し、若年寄衆は西の御縁頬に伺候した。
一、松の間は衝立で仕切り、間の御襖は取り払った。
一、御縁の方には御簾を垂らし、その内に外様四品以上の面々が列座した。
一、三の間には御譜代衆・外様の面々が列座した。
一、南の方の御縁には詰衆・奏者番・番頭・御役人が列居した。
一、西の御縁の方には高家衆が列居した。
一、出御以前に薩摩守が大広間松の間の衝立の外まで進み出て仕えた。
一、正使は殿上の間より大目付の案内で大広間南の方の御座敷構えに両使を配置した。
一、薩摩守が出席し、下段の御敷居の内にて御目見えを行い、奏者番が披露し、中段まで召し出され、「琉球人を遠路召し連れ、御喜悦をお思し召しになられる」と述べた。
英語訳
1. When the envoys reached the top of the stairs at the main entrance (gogenkan), the ōmetsuke (chief inspector) came out to guide them and they were seated in the lower section of the palace hall (denjō-no-ma). The retainers similarly took their places in the next room in line, while the lower officials remained in the courtyard in front of the main entrance.
1. For today's ceremony, those in attendance wore the following: those of jijū rank and above wore hitatare, those of fourth court rank wore hunting robes (kariginu), those of fifth rank wore daimon, those without official rank wore plain robes (sohō), and government officials wore cloth court dress (nunoe).
1. Lord Satsuma had ascended to the castle earlier and was also seated in the upper part of the lower section of the palace hall.
1. [The shogun] appeared in the great hall (ōhiroma) wearing hitatare court dress and bearing a wrapped tachi sword with crimson silk, a sword, and a ceremonial sword.
1. [The shogun] took his seat on the upper platform (which had three thick tatami mats wrapped in gold brocade, with tassels at the four corners, and included a cushion and sword rack), and curtains were hung around the seat. Behind the seat were the sword bearer and ceremonial sword bearer Lord Manabe Echizen-no-kami. The pages, attendants, and wardrobe officials remained in the wardrobe area, while in the lower section, Elder Lord Matsudaira Higo-no-kami and Lord Matsudaira Shimōsa-no-kami were seated, and the wakadoshiyori (junior elders) waited on the western veranda.
1. The Pine Room (Matsu-no-ma) was partitioned with screens, and the sliding doors between the rooms were removed.
1. Curtains were hung on the veranda side, and within them, the tozama daimyo of fourth court rank and above were seated in rows.
1. In the Third Room (San-no-ma), the hereditary retainers (fudai) and tozama daimyo were seated in rows.
1. On the southern veranda, the duty officials, ceremonial announcers, unit commanders, and government officials were lined up.
1. On the western veranda, the high-ranking families (kōke) were lined up.
1. Before the [shogun's] appearance, Lord Satsuma advanced to outside the screens of the Pine Room in the great hall to serve.
1. The chief envoy was guided by the ōmetsuke from the palace hall to the seating area arranged for both envoys on the southern side of the great hall.
1. Lord Satsuma appeared and had an audience within the threshold of the lower section. The ceremonial announcer made the presentation, and [the envoy] was summoned to the middle level, where it was stated that "[the shogun] is pleased that the Ryukyu people have been brought from such a distant place."