翻刻
【右丁】
秋元但馬守
小笠原佐渡守
土屋相模守
松平大炊頭殿
但昌明様江も右同様之御切紙来
一 十月廿八日
昌明様と御同道ニ而 御登 城於御黒書院御縁通御一所ニ
御目見被 仰上 上意有之畢而御次之間江御退座御脇差
【左丁】
御取被成御出座御下段御敷居之内西之方江 御着座其節
御折紙《割書：御一字｜吉》御老中土屋相模守《割書：政｜直》殿被指出 御一人宛御出座
御頂戴御次之間江御持退再最前之処江 御着座御禮被
仰上御老中御取合有之御長蚫 御手自被下之御出座
御頂戴御帰座之時御刀《割書：備前真守｜代金二十五枚》御拝領《割書：相模守殿｜御渡有之》御次之間江
御持退御脇差と御拝領之御刀と御差替御縁通江御一所ニ
御出座御禮被 仰上御老中御取合有之御退座右為御禮
御退出掛御老中幷御側御用人若年寄中江 御廻勤
一 同月廿九日右同断ニ付御名乗御改被成候ニ付御名乗下之字
現代語訳
【右丁】
秋元但馬守
小笠原佐渡守
土屋相模守
松平大炊頭殿
ただし昌明様にも右と同様の御切紙が来た
一 十月二十八日
昌明様とご同道で登城し、御黒書院の御縁側通りで一緒に
御目見えを申し上げ、上意があった後、御次之間に退座し、脇差を
【左丁】
お取りになってお出座になり、御下段の敷居の内、西の方にご着座された。その節
御折紙《一字「吉」》を御老中土屋相模守《政直》殿がお出しになり、一人ずつお出座になり
頂戴して御次之間にお持ち帰りになり、再び最前の処にご着座され、御礼を
申し上げられ、御老中の御取合いがあり、御長熨斗を御手ずから下された。お出座になり
頂戴され、御帰座の時、御刀《備前真守作 代金二十五枚》を拝領《相模守殿より御渡しあり》され、御次之間に
お持ち帰りになり、脇差と拝領の御刀を差し替えて、御縁通りに一緒に
お出座になり御礼を申し上げられ、御老中の御取合いがあって退座された。右の御礼のため
御退出の際に、御老中並びに御側御用人、若年寄中に御廻勤された
一 同月二十九日 右同様につき御名乗りをお改めになったため、御名乗りの下の字
英語訳
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Akimoto Tajima-no-kami
Ogasawara Sado-no-kami
Tsuchiya Sagami-no-kami
Matsudaira Ooi-no-kami-dono
However, Lord Masaaki also received the same written notice
One Tenth month, 28th day
Going to the castle in company with Lord Masaaki, together on the veranda passage of the Black Audience Hall
they had an audience and received the lord's words, then withdrew to the antechamber and removed their short swords
[Left page]
He took it and came out to sit in the lower level within the threshold on the western side. At that time
Elder Lord Tsuchiya Sagami-no-kami {{Masanao}} presented a folded paper {{with the single character "Yoshi"}}, and each person came out individually
to receive it and took it back to the antechamber, then sat again at the original place and offered
thanks. There was an exchange with the elders, and long ceremonial gifts were personally bestowed. He came out to sit
and received them. When returning to his seat, he was granted a sword {{made by Bizen Masamori, worth 25 pieces of gold}} {{presented by Lord Sagami-no-kami}}, took it back to the antechamber,
exchanged his short sword with the granted sword, and together came out to sit on the veranda passage
to offer thanks. There was an exchange with the elders and he withdrew. For these thanks
when departing, he made courtesy visits to the elders, chamberlain attendants, and junior elders
One Same month, 29th day: Due to the same circumstances, his name was changed, so the lower character of his name