翻刻
沙汰人 采女佑 周防守 伊賀守
雑掌 左京進 掃部頭
物書 大蔵権大輔
収納奉行 主祝頭 対馬守
山守 図書允 主計允 雅楽権佐 大学允 刑部丞等也
一田尻村年寄共願申候ハ堀川之目代橋損し申候間
古キ木ニ而も拝領仕度旨之事
評云可罷下旨ニて則川奉行衆へ被仰渡畢
十七日壬子 天晴
一式日寄会 余事略之
【朱書】正祝転任断之事
一就久神主辞退之事依之正祢宜同祝其外転任
之輩可被得其意正祢宜祝依不座其旨被 仰遣
若所存有之返答ニ候ハヽ以書付其断可被申様ニ
被仰遣処正祢宜被得其意之返答祝重豊私儀
者転任申間敷旨ニ付然者書付ニて御所存可被申
旨申候ヘハ転任不致上ハ何の所存無之旨返答ト云々
七家ノ輩社中候ハ致転任間敷ト被申義則一物
所存有之正祝譜代ト被存候心底也重豊正祝
被補候ハ亡父宮内大輔七家中へ懇望重豊一代ハ
現代語訳
沙汰人：采女佑・周防守・伊賀守
雑掌：左京進・掃部頭
物書：大蔵権大輔
収納奉行：主祝頭・対馬守
山守：図書允・主計允・雅楽権佐・大学允・刑部丞 等なり
一、田尻村の年寄共が願い申すには、堀川の目代橋が損じ（破損し）申したので、古い木材でも拝領いたしたい旨の事。
評議して言うには、（担当者が）罷り下るべき旨にて、すなわち川奉行衆へ仰せ渡された。
十七日 壬子 天晴
一、式日寄会。その余の事は略す。
【朱書き】正祝転任辞退の事
一、就久神主辞退の事につき、これにより正祢宜・同祝、その外転任すべき輩は、その意を得られるべきこと。正祢宜・祝が座に列さないにつき、その旨を仰せ遣わし、もし所存（意見・考え）があれば、返答の際には書付をもってその断りを申すべき様に仰せ遣わしたところ、正祢宜はその意を得たとの返答あり。祝・重豊は、私の儀については転任申すまじき旨につき、しからば書付にて御所存を申すべき旨を申したところ、転任致さぬ上は何の所存もない旨の返答と云々。
七家の輩が社中にいる場合は転任致すまじいと申される義は、すなわち一物（ひとつの思惑）があり、正祝を譜代と存じている心底（本心）なり。重豊が正祝に補せられたのは、亡父・宮内大輔が七家中へ懇望し、重豊一代は（以下次頁へ続く）
英語訳
Officers (沙汰人): Uneme-no-suke, Suō-no-kami, Iga-no-kami
Administrative staff (雑掌): Sakyō-no-shin, Kamon-no-kami
Secretary (物書): Ōkura-gon-no-taifu
Revenue magistrate (収納奉行): Shushuku-tō, Tsushima-no-kami
Mountain wardens (山守): Zushō-no-jō, Kazue-no-jō, Gagaku-gon-no-suke, Daigaku-no-jō, Gyōbu-no-jō, and others
Item: The village elders of Tajiri Village have submitted a petition stating that the deputy's bridge (目代橋) over the Horikawa River has fallen into disrepair, and they wish to receive even old timber [from the shrine] as a grant.
Upon deliberation, it was decided that [an official] should proceed to the site, and the matter was thereupon conveyed to the River Magistrates (川奉行).
17th Day, Mizunoe-Ne (壬子), Clear skies
Item: Ceremonial-day assembly (式日寄会). Other matters are omitted.
[Written in red] Matter concerning the refusal of transfer for the Shōhōri (正祝)
Item: Regarding the resignation of the Yuki priest (就久神主), the Senior Negi (正祢宜), the associate Hōri (祝), and others who are due to be transferred should thereby be made aware of the situation. Since the Senior Negi and the Hōri were not present, this was conveyed to them, and they were instructed that if they had any objections, they should submit a written statement of refusal in their reply. The Senior Negi sent back a reply indicating that they understood. As for Hōri Shigetomi, he replied that he had no intention of accepting a transfer; upon being told that if he would not accept the transfer he should submit his objections in writing, he replied that since he was not accepting the transfer, he had no particular objection to state.
The assertion that those who belong to the Seven Families (七家) within the shrine community should not be subject to transfer reveals an underlying motive — namely, the conviction that the position of Shōhōri is a hereditary post (譜代) of their family. Shigetomi's appointment to the Shōhōri position came about because his late father, Kunai-no-taifu, earnestly petitioned the Seven Families, and for the duration of Shigetomi's lifetime… [continues on next page]