翻刻
十一月廿三日
一琉球国中山王両使就御暇登 城
一両使松平薩摩守芝屋敷より増上寺表通町え芝口
御門前御堀端幸橋屋敷際夫より日比谷御門
八代州河岸通龍ノ口井上河内守屋敷前腰掛之後
通大平御門より登 城行列幷道筋警衛等は如前
廉
一使者幷従者下乗下馬如先日御玄関至階上板縁え
大目付出向而令差図殿上之間下段着座従者は
同次之間列居下官は御玄関前庭上に群居
一今日御規式に付出仕之面々侍従以上直垂四品狩衣
諸大夫大紋無官素袍御役人は布衣着之
一松平薩摩守先達而登 城殿上之間下段着座
一大広間 出御 御直垂紅紗
御太刀 御剣
一御上段《割書：厚畳三畳金入を以包之四方の角大総有之｜御褥 御刀掛有之》
一御簾掛之
一御着座之御後座に御太刀役御剣役 《割書：間部越前守｜御小姓衆列居》
一御側衆御小納戸衆は御納戸構罷在
一御下段松平肥後守老中松平下総守着座
一若年寄衆は西頬御縁頬に伺公
一松之間衝立を以仕切間之御襖取払御縁之方に御
現代語訳
十一月二十三日
一、琉球国中山王の両使が御暇を願い出て、城に登った。
一、両使は松平薩摩守の芝屋敷より増上寺表通町へ、芝口御門前、御堀端、幸橋屋敷際、それから日比谷御門、八代洲河岸通り、龍ノ口、井上河内守屋敷前で腰掛けした後、通町大手御門より登城した。行列並びに道筋の警備等は前回の通りである。
一、使者並びに従者は下乗・下馬し、先日の通り御玄関から階上の板縁まで進み、大目付が出向いて指図を行った。殿上之間の下段に着座し、従者は同じく次之間に列居した。下級官僚は御玄関前の庭上に群居した。
一、今日の御規式に付き出仕した面々は、侍従以上は直垂、四品は狩衣、諸大夫は大紋、無官は素袍、御役人は布衣を着用した。
一、松平薩摩守は先だって登城し、殿上之間の下段に着座した。
一、大広間に御出御された。御直垂は紅紗である。
御太刀 御剣
一、御上段《割書：厚畳三畳を金入りで包み、四方の角に大総を付ける｜御褥 御刀掛けあり》
一、御簾を掛けた。
一、御着座の後、座に御太刀役・御剣役《割書：間部越前守｜御小姓衆が列居》
一、御側衆・御小納戸衆は御納戸構に控えている。
一、御下段に松平肥後守老中・松平下総守が着座した。
一、若年寄衆は西頬の御縁頬で伺候している。
一、松之間は衝立で仕切り、間の御襖を取り払い、御縁の方に御
英語訳
November 23rd
1. The two envoys of the King of Chuzan of the Ryukyu Kingdom requested permission to take leave and ascended to the castle.
1. The two envoys proceeded from Matsudaira Satsuma-no-kami's Shiba residence to Zojoji Omotedori-cho, via Shibaguchi Gate, along the moat embankment, past Saiwai Bridge residence, then through Hibiya Gate, along Yashiro-su riverbank street, past Tatsuno-kuchi and the residence of Inoue Kawachi-no-kami where they rested, and finally entered the castle through Otemon Gate. The procession and security along the route were as before.
1. The envoys and their attendants dismounted and proceeded as on the previous day from the main entrance to the wooden veranda on the upper floor, where the chief inspector (ometsuke) came out to give directions. They were seated in the lower section of the Hall of Nobles (Tonojouma), while their attendants lined up in the adjacent room. Lower officials gathered in the courtyard in front of the main entrance.
1. For today's ceremony, those in attendance wore the following: those of courtier rank and above wore hitatare court dress, fourth-rank officials wore hunting robes (kariginu), senior officials wore formal crested robes (daimon), those without court rank wore plain robes (suho), and government officials wore hemp court dress (nui).
1. Matsudaira Satsuma-no-kami had previously ascended to the castle and was seated in the lower section of the Hall of Nobles.
1. The lord made his appearance in the Great Hall wearing a red silk hitatare court dress.
Imperial sword Imperial blade
1. The upper dais 《marginal note: Three thick tatami mats wrapped with gold brocade, with large tassels at the four corners｜cushions and sword rack present》
1. A bamboo screen was hung.
1. After taking his seat, the sword bearer and blade bearer took their positions behind the seat 《marginal note: Manabe Echizen-no-kami｜young pages lined up》
1. The personal attendants and wardrobe keepers waited in the wardrobe quarters.
1. In the lower section, Senior Councilor Matsudaira Higo-no-kami and Matsudaira Shimosa-no-kami were seated.
1. The junior councilors waited on the western side of the veranda.
1. The Pine Room was partitioned with screens, the sliding doors between rooms were removed, and toward the veranda side...