翻刻
向神前敬心之体有之而次へ已後之正祢宜
ゟ氏神祝迄次第〱之手ニ取持皆乍座祝
久心有之而正大工へ渡之次立砂之間ニ寄
並公儀之奉行武兵衛勘兵衛此両人も
手ニ取持祝之体有之而退出其已後氏人
心次第ニ取持祝之体有之
社司ハ透廊二行ニ着座神主一人ハ中央北
頭ニ着各円座一枚充
次日夕御料備進《割書：朝御料ハ辰刻ニ片岡祢宜代同祝
職久備進》
祝詞時権殿ノ階下ニ而祝詞故ニ願大夫申候へト
西ノスベリ板ヨリ申之神主以下社司各平伏柏
掌如常候
次楼門之内於石壇而又釿始有之正大工
右衛門浜皓左介作兵衛三人如正月四日作
法依旧例如斯也
次社司氏人御所屋着座東西二行縁迄先
現代語訳
（前頁からの続き）神前に向かって敬意を示す様子があり、その後、正禰宜から氏神の祝（はふり）まで、順番に次々と手に取り持ち、皆座ったままで祝いの心を込めて、正大工へ渡した。次に、立砂の間に寄り並んだ公儀の奉行・武兵衛・勘兵衛の両人も手に取り持ち、祝いの様子を表した後に退出した。その後は氏人（うじびと）が思い思いに手に取り持ち、祝いの様子を示した。
社司たちは透廊（すきろう）に二列に着座し、神主一人は中央の北側の上座に着いた。各自、円座を一枚ずつ使用した。
次に、翌日の夕方に御料（ごりょう）を備え進める（朝の御料は辰の刻〔午前八時頃〕に、片岡禰宜の代理、同じく祝職の久が備え進める）。
祝詞を奏上する時は、権殿（ごんでん）の階段の下で祝詞を奏するため、願大夫（がんだゆう）に申し上げるようにとのことで、西のすべり板〔西側の廊下の板〕から申し伝えた。神主以下、社司各員は平伏し、柏手（かしわで）を打つことは通常通りであった。
次に、楼門の内の石段において、また釿始（ちょうなはじめ）の儀式が行われた。正大工・右衛門・浜皓（はまこう）・左介・作兵衛の三人が、正月四日の作法のとおり、旧例に従って執り行った。
次に、社司と氏人は御所屋（ごしょや）に着座し、東西二列に縁（えん）まで並んで…
英語訳
(Continued from previous page) With a demeanor of reverence toward the divine presence, and thereafter from the head priest (正禰宜) down to the tutelary deity's celebrant (氏神の祝), each in turn took it in hand; all while remaining seated, with a spirit of celebration, passed it on to the head carpenter (正大工). Next, the public authority inspector (奉行) Takebei, Kanbei, and these two men also approached near the ritual sand mounds (立砂), took it in hand, showed a manner of celebration, and then withdrew. After that, the clan members (氏人) each in turn took it in hand and showed a similar manner of celebration.
The shrine officials (社司) took their seats in two rows along the open corridor (透廊, sukiro), with the shrine chief (神主) alone seated at the head position in the center-north. Each person used one round rush mat (円座).
Next, the ritual food offerings (御料) were presented on the following evening. (The morning offerings were presented at the Hour of the Dragon [approximately 8 a.m.] by the substitute of the Kataoka priest [片岡禰宜] and likewise by Hisashi, who held the celebrant post [祝職].)
At the time of the norito (祝詞, ritual prayers), since the prayers were to be recited at the foot of the steps of the auxiliary shrine hall (権殿), it was communicated via the western sliding board (すべり板, a section of the corridor floor) that the Gantayū (願大夫) should be informed. The shrine chief and all the shrine officials prostrated themselves, and the clapping of hands (柏手) proceeded as usual.
Next, within the precinct of the tower gate (楼門), another ceremony of the adze-starting ritual (釿始, chōna hajime) was performed on the stone steps. The head carpenter (正大工), Uemon, Hamakō, Sasuke, and Sakubei—three persons in all—performed this according to the procedures established on the fourth day of the New Year, following precedent as customary.
Next, the shrine officials and clan members (氏人) took their seats in the御所屋 (Gosho-ya, the official hall), arranged in two east-west rows extending to the veranda (縁)...