翻刻
にして蒲生氏郷ニ仕朝鮮陣之時有故
彼地ニ渡り相馬之術を学ひ其奥秘を
相極め帰朝いたし候処蒲生家ハ既ニ
封を予州江被移候ニ付越後少将忠輝
卿ニ仕領地千石被下忠輝卿御没後紀
州南龍院様江被召出先主之通千石被
下御奉公相勤候処南龍院様より御紋
付御小柄并祐乗作之小柄致拝領候後
故有之紀州之御家を退き江戸ニ浪人
罷在候を
土津様御聞被為及度々御前江被
召出候寛文九酉年九拾七歳ニ而病死法名
高誉清山居士葬所武州金杉西応寺
一寛永二十未年七月会津御入部之節
於御在所可被召出候間 御先江罷下候
様於江戸被 仰渡会津江罷下候事
但此已前江戸ニ罷在候節
土津様御前江父子一同度々
被召出候事
現代語訳
16歳にして蒲生氏郷に仕え、朝鮮の陣の時に事情があって現地に渡り、相馬の術（馬術）を学んでその奥義を極めて帰国したところ、蒲生家は既に封地を伊予国に移されていたため、越後少将忠輝卿に仕えて領地千石を下賜された。忠輝卿が亡くなられた後、紀州南龍院様にお召し出しいただき、先主と同様に千石を下賜されてご奉公を勤めたところ、南龍院様より御紋付きの御小柄および祐乗作の小柄を拝領した。その後、事情があって紀州のお家を退き、江戸で浪人として過ごしていたところを、
土津様がお聞きになって度々御前にお召し出しになった。寛文9年酉年、97歳で病死。法名は高誉清山居士、葬所は武州金杉西応寺。
一、寛永20年未年7月、会津御入部の節、御在所においてお召し出しになる予定であったが、お先に下向するようにと江戸においてご命令を受け、会津に下向した。
ただし、これ以前に江戸に滞在していた際、土津様の御前に父子一同で度々お召し出しいただいたことがある。
英語訳
At age 16, he served Gamō Ujisato. During the Korean campaign, due to certain circumstances, he crossed over to that land and studied the art of horsemanship (sōma no jutsu), mastering its secret techniques before returning to Japan. However, the Gamō family had already been transferred to Iyo Province, so he served Lord Tadateru of Echigo and was granted a domain of 1,000 koku. After Lord Tadateru's death, he was summoned by Nanryūin-sama of Kii Province, where he was granted the same 1,000 koku as under his previous lord and served faithfully. From Nanryūin-sama, he received a crested kozuka (small utility knife) and a kozuka made by Yūjō. Later, due to certain circumstances, he left service with the Kii house and lived as a rōnin in Edo.
Lord Hoshina Masayuki (Dotsū-sama) heard of this and summoned him to his presence many times. He died of illness in Kanbun 9 (1669), year of the rooster, at age 97. His posthumous Buddhist name was Kōyo Seizan Koji, and he was buried at Saiōji Temple in Kanasugi, Musashi Province.
1. In Kan'ei 20 (1643), year of the sheep, 7th month, at the time of the lord's entry into Aizu domain, although he was to be summoned at the lord's residence, he was ordered in Edo to go ahead first, and thus went down to Aizu.
Note: Previously, while residing in Edo, both father and son were summoned many times to the presence of Dotsū-sama.