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覚えすあつはれ今生の思出に 殿上の作籍をゆる
され候はやと望しかは関白大に 御感あつてやかて
執し申させ給ひしかは従四位下して侍従にこそは
なされけれ《割書：関白殿つねに東国に本多平八郎忠勝あり鎮西｜に立花左近将監宗茂あり 天下無双の勇士也と》
《割書：かんし仰られ｜しとなり》文禄のはしめ朝鮮におしわたつて
大明の総督李如松か軍をうちやふり三国に名
をあらはす慶長五年の秋大坂の催促に随ひ軍勢
を引具し伏見の城を攻やふり 勢田の橋をかため大津
の城を攻落す関か原の戦みかたの軍やふれぬと聞
て本国に引返しをのか城にたてこもる鍋島か軍勢
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おしよすると聞て城中よりうつて出散々に防き
戦ふかゝる所に黒田入道如水加藤肥後守清正馳来て
両陣に使たてゝさかひの戦ひをすゝめ二人宗茂に
むかつてさま〳〵に教訓し城をは清正かつはものすゝ
めて守らせ宗茂に先陣うたせて薩摩の国に発向
し肥後と薩摩との間なる佐敷水俣に陣を取島津
義弘入道竜【龍】伯すてに降をこひぬれは戦を決するに及
はす引返す黒田加藤みつからの勧賞に申かへて歎き
しかは宗茂つみをなためられ所領をはこと〳〵くに没収
せらる其後関東に 伺候して将軍家に近侍し
現代語訳
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覚えません。ああ、今生の思い出に殿上の籍を許されたいものです」と望んだところ、関白は大いに御感動になって、やがて執奏申し上げさせなさったので、従四位下に叙せられて侍従になった。《関白殿は常に「東国には本多平八郎忠勝があり、鎮西には立花左近将監宗茂がある。天下無双の勇士である」と感嘆して仰せられたという》文禄の初め（1592年）、朝鮮に渡って大明の総督李如松の軍を打ち破り、三国（日本・朝鮮・明）に名を現した。慶長五年（1600年）の秋、大坂の催促に従って軍勢を引き連れ、伏見城を攻め破り、瀬田の橋を固めて大津城を攻め落とした。関ヶ原の戦いで味方の軍が敗れたと聞いて本国に引き返し、自分の城に立て籠もった。鍋島の軍勢が
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押し寄せると聞いて、城中より打って出て散々に防ぎ戦った。そのような時に黒田入道如水・加藤肥後守清正が馳せ来て、両陣に使者を立てて境界の戦いを止めさせ、二人は宗茂に向かって様々に教訓し、城は清正が兵を勧めて守らせ、宗茂に先陣を打たせて薩摩国に向かわせた。肥後と薩摩の間にある佐敷・水俣に陣を取ったが、島津義弘入道龍伯がすでに降伏を乞うたので、戦いを決する必要がなくなり引き返した。黒田・加藤が自分たちの恩賞に代えて嘆願したが、宗茂は罪を宥されず、所領はことごとく没収された。その後関東に伺候して将軍家に近侍し
英語訳
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I have no such recollection. Ah, as a memory of this lifetime, might I be permitted to have my name inscribed in the court registers?" When he expressed this wish, the Kanpaku was greatly moved and soon had it formally petitioned, so he was granted the rank of Junior Fourth Rank Lower Grade and became a chamberlain. 《The Kanpaku always said with admiration, "In the eastern provinces there is Honda Heihachirō Tadakatsu, and in the western regions there is Tachibana Sakon-shōgen Muneshige. They are peerless warriors under heaven."》 At the beginning of Bunroku (1592), he crossed over to Korea and defeated the army of the Ming general-in-chief Li Rusong, making his name known in the three countries (Japan, Korea, and Ming). In the autumn of Keichō 5 (1600), following orders from Osaka, he led his forces, attacked and destroyed Fushimi Castle, fortified Seta Bridge, and captured Ōtsu Castle. When he heard that his allies' army had been defeated at the Battle of Sekigahara, he returned to his home province and fortified himself in his castle. When he heard that Nabeshima's forces were
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advancing, he sallied forth from the castle and fought desperately in defense. At such a time, Kuroda Nyūdō Josui and Katō Higo-no-kami Kiyomasa came rushing and sent envoys to both camps to stop the border fighting. The two men gave various advice to Muneshige, had Kiyomasa station troops to defend the castle, made Muneshige lead the vanguard, and sent him toward Satsuma Province. He established his position at Sashiki and Minamata between Higo and Satsuma, but since Shimazu Yoshihiro Nyūdō Ryūhaku had already sued for surrender, there was no need to decide the battle, so they withdrew. Although Kuroda and Katō pleaded on his behalf in place of their own rewards, Muneshige's crimes were not pardoned and his domains were completely confiscated. Thereafter, he attended court in the Kantō region and served close to the Shogun's house,