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無之候百姓共願候而拝領仕候義ハ社中ニハ不存候其上先格百姓共ゟ一社中相願
社中ゟ御願申候事ニ候へハ差障と申義ハ無之候表向拝領ハ相済候へとも□
之通可致拝領水無之候故御窺申上候と五六度も及応対候得共何分
無訳返答ニ而幾度申入ても暖廉ニもたれ候様成返答故先罷帰り社中へも
可申聞由申帰候如何御相談候而追返し御出頭も可然との義也評議品々ニ而
御内儀之沙汰ニ候へハ間違之筋有之御吟味も難被成事と被存候左候ハヽ押而
御願被成候ても却而不宜儀も可有之候間此度之水ハ最早被捨置此以後
社格之相立候様之御願可然也今晩と申ても御願書も難出来候間明朝
早々御出頭可被成候尤今日取次中ゟ手紙致到来候間次手ニ取次中へも御越
可然候御三人様御出頭可被成との義ニ而壱人ハ三河守御兼頼被成御領掌也
依之右願書之案文保韶被認早出也其後保土致差略出来候上
執筆へ渡候也
廿四日酉晴
一卯ノ半刻比評議所へ出頭昨夜執筆被認置候願書少々相違有之ニ付執筆
呼ニ遣し書直し惣代業久季脩保士出頭也日野弁殿へ参上申入候処
水谷木工被出ニ付一通り口上ニ而申入願書差出候所可申入候間暫中宿へ可退
居之旨也依之帰りかけニ御所武家玄関へ参致案内候処寺沢市之進？
被出通達也尤未取次中出仕無之由也市之進物語也此内段々被出候体也
追付飯室伊賀守被出先達而ゟ差出候書付共被持出昨日以手紙得御意候
右之書付共致返却為可申得御意候此義ハ例年格式之極り候儀ニ而
拙者儀も廿年来覚居候御客ニ而も被為有候歟又ハ格別御池渇水之
節ハいつとても手前共ゟ各様迄申進候事ニ御座候ケ様之義ハ邂逅之
事ニ而度々ハ無之候此已後も愈左様ニ御座候水之義ハ彼是事六ケ敷
義候様ニ承候外之義ハ私共之不存義ニ候と被申候故しからハ此已後ハ
御用水之義不依多少各様方ゟ社中迄被仰下候様頼上候此後者
小山百姓共ゟ御用水之義申来候共取合不申候間兼而左様御心得可
被下候段申入処成程委細致承知候由被申候退下也夫ゟ中宿へ参候而
待居候処未ノ刻前日野弁殿ゟ召状到来ニ付即刻参上候処水谷木工被出
被仰出候ハ願書之趣御伝奏へも御一覧被成候処御両所様共難得其意思召候
右願書唯今御差返し可被成候へ共今晩内侍所御神楽ニ付御用多
被遊御座候故今一度御熟覧被成明日御返し可被遊候先書物之趣ハ
難得其意思召候由也惣代共右願之義御取上不被下候而ハ古来之社格
相立不申歎敷奉存候尚又明日御願ニ可罷在候間尚宜御取□奉願候
之旨申入置夫ゟ御伝奏葉室殿へ参上右之趣御届申上置候而
帰郷也於中宿三河守播磨守相談此分ニ難捨置候間罷帰早々寄会可相催也
現代語訳
ございません。百姓共が願って拝領した義については社中は存じません。その上先例では百姓共から一社中に相談し、社中から御願い申した事なので、差し障りということはございません。表向きの拝領は済んでいますが、この通りに拝領を致すべき水がないので御窺い申し上げたと五六度も応対に及んだが、何分道理のない返答で、幾度申し入れても暖簾に腕押しのような返答なので、先ず帰って社中へも申し聞かせると申して帰った。いかが御相談して追って返事をし御出頭するのも然るべきとの義である。評議は品々で、御内儀の沙汰なので間違いの筋があり御吟味も成し難い事と存じられる。そうであれば押して御願いなさっても却って宜しくない儀もあるので、この度の水はもはや諦め置き、この以後社格の相立つような御願いが然るべきである。今晩と申しても御願書も出来難いので、明朝早々御出頭なさるべきである。もっとも今日取次中から手紙が到来したので、次いでに取次中へも御越しになるのが然るべきである。御三人様が御出頭なさるべきとの義で、一人は三河守が御兼任なさって御領掌である。よって右願書の案文を保韶が認めて早めに出した。その後保土が差し繰りして出来上がり、執筆へ渡した。
二十四日 酉 晴
一、卯の半刻頃評議所へ出頭した。昨夜執筆が認め置いた願書に少々相違があったので執筆を呼びに遣わして書き直した。惣代業久季脩保士が出頭した。日野弁殿へ参上して申し入れたところ、水谷木工が出たので一通り口上で申し入れ願書を差し出したところ、申し入れるので暫く中宿へ退居するようにとのこと。よって帰りがけに御所武家玄関へ参って案内を求めたところ、寺沢市之進が出て通達した。もっとも未だ取次中は出仕していないとのこと。市之進の物語では、この内段々出ている体である。
追って飯室伊賀守が出て、先達てから差し出した書付共を持ち出し、昨日手紙をもって御意を得た、右の書付共を返却して御意を得たいと申した。この義は例年格式の極まった儀で、拙者も二十年来覚えている。御客でもおられるか、または格別御池が渇水の節はいつでも手前共から各様まで申し進めることでございます。このような義は偶然のことで度々はございません。この以後もいよいよそのようでございます。水の義は何かと事六ケ敷い義のようにお聞きしているが、外の義は私共の存じない義であると申されたので、それならばこの以後は御用水の義は多少によらず各様方から社中まで仰せ下されるよう頼み上げる。この後は小山百姓共から御用水の義を申し来ても取り合い申さないので、兼ねてそのように御心得下されるよう申し入れたところ、なるほど委細承知したと申されて退下した。それから中宿へ参って待っていたところ、未の刻前に日野弁殿から召状が到来したので即刻参上したところ、水谷木工が出て仰せ出されたのは、願書の趣を御伝奏へも御一覧なさったところ、御両所様共にその意を得難い思し召しである。右願書を只今御差し返しなさるべきだが、今晩内侍所御神楽につき御用多くておられるので、今一度御熟覧なさって明日御返しなさるであろう。先の書物の趣はその意を得難い思し召しであるとのこと。惣代共は右願いの義を御取り上げ下されなくては古来の社格が相立たず嘆かわしく存じ奉る。なお又明日御願いに罷り在るので、なお宜しく御取り上げを願い奉ると申し入れ置いた。それから御伝奏葉室殿へ参上し右の趣を御届け申し上げ置いて帰郷した。中宿において三河守播磨守と相談し、このままでは捨て置き難いので、帰って早々寄合を催すべきである。
英語訳
There is no such thing. Regarding the matter that the farmers petitioned and received as a grant, the shrine community was not aware of it. Moreover, according to precedent, the farmers consulted with the shrine community, and the shrine community made the petition, so there should be no interference. While the public grant has been completed, since there is no water to actually receive the grant as specified, we made this inquiry. Despite engaging in back-and-forth five or six times, the responses were unreasonable no matter how many times we appealed - like pushing against a shop curtain - so we decided to return first and inform the shrine community, then consult and perhaps make another appearance later. The deliberations covered various matters, and since this involves internal palace affairs, there may be irregularities making investigation difficult. In that case, insisting on the petition might actually be inappropriate, so it would be better to abandon this water request and henceforth make petitions that would establish the shrine's proper status. Since tonight is too late to prepare a petition document, an early appearance tomorrow morning would be appropriate. Moreover, since a letter arrived from the intermediaries today, it would be good to visit them as well while there. It was decided that three people should appear, with one person being Mikawa-no-kami taking on additional duties and jurisdiction. Therefore, Yasushige drafted the petition document and submitted it early. Later, Yasutsu made arrangements and completed it, then passed it to the scribe.
24th Day, Year of the Rooster, Clear Weather
1. Around the half-hour of the Rabbit (around 6:30 AM), we appeared at the council chamber. Since there were some discrepancies in the petition document the scribe had prepared last night, we sent for the scribe to rewrite it. Representatives Naruhisa, Suenori, and Yasushi appeared. When we appeared before Lord Hino Ben and made our presentation, Mizutani Mokku came out, so we made our oral presentation and submitted the petition document. We were told they would make their presentation and to temporarily withdraw to Nakajuku. Therefore, on our way back, we visited the palace samurai entrance and requested an audience. Terasawa Ichinoshin came out and conveyed the message. The intermediaries had not yet begun their duties. According to Ichinoshin's account, various people had been coming and going recently.
Soon after, Iimuro Iga-no-kami came out, bringing the documents submitted previously, saying that yesterday he had obtained your opinion by letter and wished to return these documents and obtain your opinion. This matter follows the established annual protocol that he had been familiar with for twenty years. Whether there are guests present, or especially when the pond is experiencing drought, we always communicate from our side to each of your parties. Such matters are occasional and not frequent. This will continue to be so henceforth. Regarding water matters, we hear they are somehow complicated, but other matters are beyond our knowledge. Therefore, we requested that henceforth, regarding official water use regardless of quantity, your parties should communicate directly to the shrine community. We informed them that henceforth we would not deal with water requests from Koyama farmers, so please keep this in mind. He replied that he understood completely in detail, then withdrew. We then went to Nakajuku to wait. Before the hour of the Sheep, a summons arrived from Lord Hino Ben, so we immediately appeared. Mizutani Mokku came out and announced that the petition had been reviewed by the Imperial messenger, but both Their Lordships found its intent difficult to understand. The petition document should be returned immediately, but due to tonight's sacred music performance at the Inner Palace requiring much attention, it would be reviewed once more and returned tomorrow. The intent of the previous document was also found difficult to understand. The representatives stated that if this petition is not accepted, the ancient shrine status cannot be maintained, which is lamentable. We will appear again tomorrow for the petition and requested favorable consideration. We then appeared before Imperial Messenger Lord Hamuro, reported these matters, and returned home. At Nakajuku, Mikawa-no-kami and Harima-no-kami consulted and decided this matter cannot be left as is, so they should return and promptly convene a meeting.