現代語訳
【上段】
【タイトル】
嘉永七年甲寅四月六日 午の刻(正午頃)出火
《上京火災》 町家の雑具損失記録
翌七日卯の刻 鎮火 昼夜九時間
【内容】
○町数およそ215町 各町の木戸及び神事用具
1町につき金50両として
この金額10,750両なり
かまど数9,200軒 ただし表家の分6,720軒 残りは裏家なり
1軒につき金60両として
この金額552,000両なり
ただし 神社仏閣や武家屋敷については計算することが困難で、
町家のみ大家小家を平均して雑具の
焼失損失を推計して記すのは、諺に「塵も積もれば山となる」
というように、わずかな古下駄や古草履までもその費用は
高額になるので、この概算をもって火の用心を恐れ慎むようにと思う。
へっつい 1軒家平均17匁4分 ただし大へっついとも
およそ造り酒屋や豆腐屋、そば屋、練り物屋その他大家の分 約1,100軒に立つ
この銀160貫80目
米 1軒家2斗6升ずつ平均 1石90目立て
合計2,392石 ただし米屋や酒屋その他、糊付け物屋の糊米まで
この銀215貫280目
畳 1軒家16畳半平均 1畳9匁8分立て
合計151,800畳 7分焼失3分残存として
この銀1,487貫640目
障子 1軒家4組ずつ平均 1組16匁立て
襖 合計36,080組 7分焼失3分残存として
この銀588貫800目
行灯 1軒家4個半平均 1個6匁4分立て
合計41,400個 吊り行灯とも 7分焼失3分残存
この銀264貫960目
日傘 1軒家2本平均 1本2匁4分立て
合計18,400本 子供傘とも 7分焼失3分残存
この銀44貫160目
雨傘 1軒家4本平均 1本2匁5分立て
合計36,800本 7分焼失3分残存 ただし子供傘とも
この銀92貫目
布団 1軒家181匁余り ただし人数割り
着類 合計人数88,600人 1人前18匁8分ずつ
この銀1,665貫680目
【下段】
酒 1軒家2斗7升平均 1升2匁替え
合計2,184石 造り酒屋31軒 清酒屋50軒
この銀496貫800目
たらい 造り酒屋清酒屋およそ80軒 船の桶類
桶 合計214貫100目
町家の分79,400個 158貫800目
この銀合計372貫900目
醤油 1軒家1斗8升立て 1升1匁替え
合計1,656石 商売向け棒樽とも7分焼失3分残り
この銀165貫600目
油 1軒家1升5合立て 1升4匁5分替え
合計138石 商売向けとも
この銀62貫100目
柴 1軒家8束立て 1束1匁1分7厘
割木 合計73,600束 商売向け大割りとも
この銀86貫112匁
炭 1軒家2俵半立て 1俵4匁替え
鞍馬炭 合計23,000俵 ただし炭屋や菓子屋、風呂屋とも
この銀92貫目
下駄 1人前7足半立て 664,500足
草履 人数合計88,600人
草鞋 この銀1,024貫380目
漬物 1軒家4樽平均 合計差し引きして
合計36,800樽
この銀368貫目
下肥 1軒家半荷ずつ 代金5分ずつ立て
この銀4貫600目
小便 1軒家 桶とも代金1匁立て
この銀9貫200目
合計 金562,750両と
銀6,986貫192匁 代金107,500両
総合計金額672,250両なり
土蔵およそ1,873か所のうち
941か所 焼失
仏壇・屏風・掛け物・脇差・茶道具・家具・大道具
箪笥・長持・鍋釜その他瀬戸物類
これらはとても広大なことで計算しがたいので
この金額の外になることを記すべし
右金額わずか9時間の間に灰燼となること、恐るべきことなり
故に常々火の用心、油断し給うべからず。わずかなたばこ
の火も万民の嘆きを起こす基なり。くれぐれも昼夜
しばらくも油断なすべからず。慎むべきが第一なり。もっとも追々元の
住所とするのは又倍々の入用と考え知るべし
英語訳
【Upper Section】
【Title】
Kōei 7th year, kinoe-tora, 4th month, 6th day - Fire broke out at noon
《Kamigyō Fire Disaster》 Record of losses of townhouses' miscellaneous goods
Next day, 7th, at the hour of the Rabbit - Fire extinguished, lasting 9 hours day and night
【Content】
○Number of districts: approximately 215 districts - District gates and Shinto ritual implements
50 ryō of gold per district
This amounts to 10,750 ryō of gold
Number of stoves: 9,200 houses - Front houses: 6,720 houses; remainder are back houses
60 ryō of gold per house
This amounts to 552,000 ryō of gold
However, shrines, temples, and samurai residences are difficult to calculate,
so recording only townhouses, averaging large and small houses for miscellaneous goods
losses follows the proverb "even dust accumulates into a mountain" -
even old wooden clogs and straw sandals amount to
high costs, so this estimate is made to encourage caution with fire.
Cooking stoves: 17 momme 4 bu average per house, including large stoves
Approximately sake breweries, tofu shops, noodle shops, processed food shops and other large establishments, about 1,100 houses
This silver: 160 kan 80 me
Rice: 2 to 6 shō per house on average, 90 me per koku
Total 2,392 koku, including rice shops, sake shops, and rice for paste-making
This silver: 215 kan 280 me
Tatami mats: 16.5 mats per house on average, 9 momme 8 bu per mat
Total 151,800 mats, assuming 70% burned, 30% remaining
This silver: 1,487 kan 640 me
Shoji screens: 4 sets per house on average, 16 momme per set
Fusuma doors: Total 36,080 sets, assuming 70% burned, 30% remaining
This silver: 588 kan 800 me
Lanterns: 4.5 per house on average, 6 momme 4 bu each
Total 41,400 pieces including hanging lanterns, 70% burned, 30% remaining
This silver: 264 kan 960 me
Parasols: 2 per house on average, 2 momme 4 bu each
Total 18,400 pieces including children's parasols, 70% burned, 30% remaining
This silver: 44 kan 160 me
Umbrellas: 4 per house on average, 2 momme 5 bu each
Total 36,800 pieces, 70% burned, 30% remaining, including children's umbrellas
This silver: 92 kan
Bedding: 181 momme per house on average, calculated per person
Clothing: Total population 88,600 people, 18 momme 8 bu per person
This silver: 1,665 kan 680 me
【Lower Section】
Sake: 2 to 7 shō per house on average, 2 momme per shō
Total 2,184 koku, 31 sake breweries, 50 sake retailers
This silver: 496 kan 800 me
Tubs: Sake breweries and retailers, approximately 80 establishments, boat barrels and containers
Buckets: Total 214 kan 100 me
Townhouse portion: 79,400 pieces, 158 kan 800 me
Combined total: 372 kan 900 me
Soy sauce: 1 to 8 shō per house, 1 momme per shō
Total 1,656 koku including commercial barrel stock, 70% burned, 30% remaining
This silver: 165 kan 600 me
Oil: 1 shō 5 gō per house, 4 momme 5 bu per shō
Total 138 koku including commercial stock
This silver: 62 kan 100 me
Brushwood: 8 bundles per house, 1 momme 1 bu 7 rin per bundle
Split wood: Total 73,600 bundles including commercial large splits
This silver: 86 kan 112 momme
Charcoal: 2.5 bales per house, 4 momme per bale
Kurama charcoal: Total 23,000 bales including charcoal dealers, confectioneries, and bathhouses
This silver: 92 kan
Wooden clogs: 7.5 pairs per person, 664,500 pairs
Straw sandals: Total population 88,600 people
Straw shoes: This silver: 1,024 kan 380 me
Pickles: 4 barrels per house on average, net calculation
Total 36,800 barrels
This silver: 368 kan
Night soil: Half load per house, 5 bu each
This silver: 4 kan 600 me
Urine: 1 momme per house including buckets
This silver: 9 kan 200 me
Total: 562,750 ryō of gold and
6,986 kan 192 momme of silver, equivalent to 107,500 ryō
Grand total: 672,250 ryō of gold
Storehouses: approximately 1,873 locations
941 locations burned
Buddhist altars, folding screens, hanging scrolls, short swords, tea utensils, furniture, large implements,
chests of drawers, long chests, pots and kettles, and other ceramics -
these are too extensive to calculate, so
they should be recorded as beyond this monetary amount.
This sum of money turned to ashes in merely 9 hours - truly a fearsome thing!
Therefore, always be careful with fire, never be careless. Even a small tobacco
ember can become the foundation of ten thousand people's grief. Time and again, day and night,
never be careless even for a moment. Caution should be the first priority. Moreover, gradually returning to
original residences will require double or triple the expense, as one should know.