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出申候
中山道信州佐久問郡軽井沢宿
右宿之儀者浅間山麓にて御座候処去月廿九日より
浅間山大焼震動雷電夥敷家鳴強ク百姓共
追々退候処党月七日夜四つ時頃より大石夥敷降り
懸り年寄又八と申者之家根え大火石落
艮時に燃立夫より四五ヶ所程も一円に成一宿
不残焼候趣御座候名主六右衛門と申者父子水帳
其外御用書物取出シ命限りに相働取出候処
かむり候竹笠に両度大石落懸り打倒￣レ
漸く起上り退去申候由六右衛門娘孫下女弐
三人何方え参候哉夜中之儀にて不相知定て
石にうたれ相果候哉と六右衛門申聞候右之外
怪我人死失候人之程難計候由相届申候
中山道 沓掛宿 追分宿
現代語訳
右の宿は浅間山の麓にございますところ、去る月二十九日より浅間山が大噴火し、地震・雷電が激しく、家鳴りも強く、百姓たちが次々と避難していたところ、当月七日夜四つ時頃より大きな石が夥しく降りかかり、年寄の又八と申す者の家の屋根へ大きな火石が落ち、たちまち燃え上がり、それより四、五か所ほども一面の火となり、宿場全体が残らず焼けてしまいました。名主の六右衛門と申す者が、父子ともに水帳その他御用書物を取り出そうと、命がけで働いて取り出したところ、被っていた竹笠に二度も大石が落ちかかり、打ち倒され、ようやく起き上がって退去したとのことでございます。六右衛門の娘・孫・下女二、三人がどこへ行ったか、夜中のことゆえわからず、定めて石に打たれて亡くなったのではないかと六右衛門が申し聞かせました。その他、怪我人・死者がどれほどいるか計り難いとの届けがございました。
中山道 沓掛宿 追分宿
英語訳
The above post station is located at the foot of Mount Asama. From the 29th day of last month, Mount Asama erupted violently, with earthquakes and thunder being fierce and houses shaking loudly, causing the farmers to evacuate one after another. Then, around the hour of the Ox on the night of the 7th day of this month, large rocks began to fall in great numbers. A large flaming rock fell onto the roof of the house belonging to an elder named Matahachi, which instantly caught fire. From there, four or five locations became engulfed in flames all at once, and the entire post station burned down without exception.
The village head, a man called Rokuemon, together with his son, worked desperately to retrieve the water register (mizucho) and other official documents. While doing so, large rocks fell twice onto the bamboo hat he was wearing, knocking him to the ground. He barely managed to get up and flee. As for Rokuemon's daughter, grandchild, and two or three female servants — since it was the middle of the night, it was unknown where they had gone, and Rokuemon reported that they had most likely been struck by rocks and perished. It was also reported that the extent of casualties and deaths beyond this was impossible to determine.
Nakasendo Highway: Kutsukake Post Station, Oiwake Post Station