賀茂社記録. 第58冊 - 翻刻

翻刻

毒ニ候間先おとなしく今日水御返献上被成追而御願可然ニ決依之口上書之案
被認惣代業久保覚出頭也　　　口上書之留
　　　　　謹而奉窺口状
今般御池御用水拝領之義早速被為　仰出一社一統難有仕合奉存候
此節田地植付も粗相済寄其上雨続も宜有之候ニ付御用水返献仕度
奉存候猶又追而田地格別旱魃之節ハ御願申上度奉存候旁以御大切之
御用水之御儀先返献仕度奉存候依之御窺申上候是等之趣宜御沙汰
奉頼候以上　　　　　　　　　　賀茂一社惣代
　　　　　亥五月廿六日　　　　　　　　　　山本豊前守　保覚
　　　　日野弁殿　雑掌中　　　　　　　　　森　中務　　業久

一右被致持参返献上相済候ハヽ此段御所取次中へ可被入申ニ決今日雨天ニ付乗物也
一雨乞之義此間雨も降候へハ感応と申ものニ候間明日ハ先御延引可然水役人共
　被召候而田表之様子御尋被成雨乞御延引被成候ても田地も痛不申ニて御延引
　可然也依之水役人共被召出御尋之処明日之雨乞御延引被遊候ても四日や五日ニ
　田地之痛候事ハ無之候其内ニハ雨も又降可申候間御延引被遊候ても不苦候由申候尤
　水番之御儀も先御引被遊可致候追而又願候義も可有之由申ニ付愈明日之
　雨乞御延引水番も被相止也則十手若役中被招此段被申渡也
一忌子疱瘡之由如何穢ハ無之哉服忌令　令義解等吟味有之候へ共痘之穢ハ
　見へ不申候神官之服忌ニハ穢有之候依之神主正久博久を被招内々ニ而林家
　重孝へ被尋候処先年も痘瘡之忌子有之候へとも神事ハ解不申其侭ニ
　被務候由故此度も其分也乍去余り幼少ニ而毎度御神事之節涕泣ニ而
　御神事も難勤平生服家穢悪も不禁躰ニ相見へきのごとく成義ニ候也
一寄会後勘定奉行保韶茂季保土執筆代国清等二月三月四月分
　職中勘定帳被入算置候也
一惣代業久保覚帰郷弁殿ニ而申上候処水谷木工被出可申入候間可控旨也追付被出
　差上置可帰之旨也惣代者返献之義候間被仰付次第返献仕度候中宿ニ而
　差控可申哉と申入処木工被申候ハ然ハ今日返献被成候ても相成候哉被尋候故成程
　何時ニても返献仕候覚悟ニ御座候由申候又被入伝奏へ御通達之様子ニ而追付被出
　被仰出ハ左様之義ニ候ハヽ此窺書口上書ニいたし返献仕度と申度之字を除候而
　返献仕候と書改可出候由被仰渡料紙持参ニ而則書改被指出候也御落手被遊
　夫ゟ御伝奏へ御届申退下也夫ゟ御所御玄関へ被参候処最早御玄関も〆
　有之候故御使番部屋を尋候処西池縫殿直弟被詰合世話ニ而御玄関被明
　致案内取次当番町口美濃守被出候付右返献之義御届申し退下也
廿七日子　雨天
一今日月次寄会也出席保韶　博久　業久　庸清　世顕　富清　邦氏　◦哲顕季脩　茂季
　保統　茂宗　季首　保鹿　徳季　季甫　産幸　杜顕　保布　存顕　保覚　保土

現代語訳

（前頁からの続き）害になるとはいえ、まずは穏便に、今日、水を御返献なさって、追って御願いなさるのが然るべきであるとの結論に至った。これにより口上書の案を認め、惣代の業久・保覚が出頭した。口上書の留め。

　　　謹んで口上をもってお伺い申し上げます。
　この度、御池御用水拝領の儀、早速仰せ出だしいただき、一社一統難有く仕合わせに存じ奉ります。この節、田地の植付けも粗方相済みに近く、その上、雨続きも宜しくある故、御用水を返献仕りたく存じ奉ります。なお、追って田地に格別の旱魃の節はまた御願い申し上げたく存じ奉ります。あわせて、御大切の御用水の御儀、まず返献仕りたく存じ奉ります。よってお伺い申し上げます。これ等の趣、宜しく御沙汰を頼み奉ります。以上。

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　賀茂一社惣代
　　　　亥五月二十六日　　　　　山本豊前守　保覚
　　　日野弁殿　雑掌中　　　　　森　中務　　業久

一、右を持参して、返献の申し上げが相済んだならば、この段を御所の取次中へ申し入れるべきであると決した。今日は雨天につき乗り物（駕篭）にて出向いた。

一、雨乞いの儀については、この間も雨が降ったのであるから、感応というものであり、明日はまず御延引なさるのが然るべきである。水役人共を召して田地の様子をお尋ねになり、雨乞いを御延引なさっても田地も痛まないようであれば御延引なさるべきである。よって水役人共を召し出してお尋ねになったところ、明日の雨乞いを御延引なさっても、四日や五日で田地が傷むことはなく、その内にまた雨が降るであろうから、御延引なさっても差し支えない由を申した。なお、水番の御儀も、まずはお引きになって、追って又御願いをなさることもあるべき由申したため、いよいよ明日の雨乞いを御延引し、水番も相止められた。即ち十手若役中を招いてこの段を申し渡した。

一、忌子（いみこ）が疱瘡とのことで、穢れはないかどうか。服忌令・令義解等を吟味したところ、痘（疱瘡）の穢れは見えなかった。神官の服忌には穢れがあるため、神主の正久・博久を招き、内々にて林家重孝へお尋ねになったところ、先年も痘瘡の忌子があったが、神事は解かずにそのまま務めたとのことである。よって今度もその通りである。しかしながら、あまりにも幼少で、毎度の御神事の際に泣き叫んで御神事が勤め難く、平生、服家の穢れも禁じられていない体（てい）に見え、着物のようになっているということである。

一、寄合の後、勘定奉行の保韶・茂季・保土・執筆代の国清等が、二月・三月・四月分の職中勘定帳を算入して置いた。

一、惣代の業久・保覚が帰郷しようとして弁殿のところで申し上げたところ、水谷木工が出て申し入れることがあるので控えていてほしいとのことだった。追って出てこられて、「差し上げておいて帰るべき」とのことだった。惣代は「返献の儀であるから、仰せ付けられ次第に返献仕りたい。中宿にて控えておくべきか」と申し入れたところ、木工が申すには「それでは、今日返献なさっても相成りますか」とお尋ねになったため、「なるほど、いつにても返献仕る覚悟でございます」と申した。またお入りになって、伝奏へ御通達のご様子で追付出てこられ、仰せ出だしは「左様の義ならば、この伺い書口上書において『返献仕りたく』の字を除いて、『返献仕り候』と書き改めて出すべし」との仰せ渡しにより、料紙を持参して即ち書き改め、差し出した。御落手なさって、それより御伝奏へ御届けを申して退下した。それより御所の御玄関へ参ったところ、最早御玄関も閉まっていたため、御使番部屋を尋ねたところ、西池縫殿直弟が詰め合わせており、その世話にて御玄関が開けられ、案内・取次をして当番の町口美濃守が出てこられたため、右、返献の儀を御届けして退下した。

二十七日　子（ね）　雨天。

一、今日は月次寄合である。出席者は、保韶・博久・業久・庸清・世顕・富清・邦氏・哲顕・季脩・茂季・保統・茂宗・季首・保鹿・徳季・季甫・産幸・杜顕・保布・存顕・保覚・保土。

英語訳

(Continued from previous page) — even if this were to cause further harm, for now it was decided that the best course would be to quietly return the sacred pond water today, and to submit further petitions in due course. Accordingly, a draft of the formal oral statement (*kōjōgaki*) was composed, and the representatives Naritohisa and Yasusato appeared in person. The following is the record of the oral statement:

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Respectfully submitted as an oral inquiry:

We are most grateful and fortunate that this time the grant of water from the sacred pond has been announced so promptly, and the entire shrine community joins in expressing our deepest appreciation. As the planting of the paddies in this area is now mostly complete, and furthermore the rains have been favorable, we wish to return the sacred pond water. We also humbly wish to submit a further petition should the paddies face particularly severe drought in the future. In any case, as this is a most precious and important water supply, we now wish to proceed with its return. We therefore submit this inquiry. We respectfully request that this matter be given favorable consideration. Respectfully submitted.

　　　　　　　　　　　Representatives of the Kamo Shrine Community:
　　　　5th Month, 26th Day (Year of the Boar)　　Yamamoto Buzen-no-kami Yasusato
　　　To: Lord Hino-Ben, *Zassho* officials　　　　　Mori Nakatsukasa Naritohisa

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1. It was decided that once the above was delivered and the return of the water completed, this matter should be reported to the intermediary officials at the Imperial Palace. As it was raining today, they traveled by palanquin (*norimono*).

2. Regarding the rainmaking ritual (*amagoi*): since rain had been falling in recent days, which could be considered a sign that prayers had been answered, it was concluded that the ritual scheduled for the following day should be postponed for the time being. The water overseers (*mizu yakunin*) were summoned and asked about the condition of the paddies, and it was determined that if postponing the rainmaking ritual would not cause harm to the paddies, then postponement would be appropriate. Upon summoning and questioning the water overseers, they reported that even if the rainmaking ritual scheduled for the following day were postponed, the paddies would not suffer damage in four or five days, and that rain would likely fall again in the meantime, so postponement would cause no difficulty. They also stated that the water-watch (*mizuban*) should be suspended for now, with the possibility of requesting it again later. Accordingly, it was formally decided to postpone the following day's rainmaking ritual and to suspend the water-watch. The *jitte* (constable's) junior officials (*wakayaku*) were then summoned and informed of this decision.

3. The matter arose of whether a child in mourning (*imiko*) who had contracted smallpox (*hōsō*) would constitute a source of ritual impurity. The relevant regulations — including the *Fukuki-ryō* (Mourning and Taboo Regulations) and the *Ryō no gige* (Commentaries on the Codes) — were examined, but no provision regarding smallpox as a source of impurity could be found. Since ritual impurity *does* exist under the mourning regulations for shrine priests, shrine priests Masahisa and Hirohisa were summoned and the matter was discreetly inquired of Hayashi-ke Shigetaka. He reported that in a previous year there had also been a mourning child with smallpox, but the shrine rituals were not suspended and were carried out as usual. Therefore, the same approach would be followed this time. However, since the child was so very young and wept and cried on every occasion during the sacred rituals, making it difficult to perform them properly, and since it appeared that the customary prohibitions regarding contact with mourning households and impurities were not being observed in daily life — the matter had come to resemble a normal state of affairs.

4. After the meeting, the accounting officers (*kanjō bugyō*) Yasushige, Shigesue, and Yasuchi, along with the acting scribe Kunikiyo, entered the account books for the months of the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th months into the ledger of the shrine officials.

5. When the representatives Naritohisa and Yasusato were about to return home and reported to Lord Hino-Ben, they were told that Mizutani Moku would come out to speak to them and that they should wait. He shortly appeared and told them they should submit their papers and depart. The representatives replied that since this concerned the return of the water, they would return it as soon as instructed, and asked whether they should wait at their lodgings (*nakayado*). Moku replied: "In that case, would it be acceptable if you returned it today?" They replied, "Indeed, we are prepared to return it at any time." He went back inside, apparently to inform the *Tendai sōzu* (transmission official), and presently came back out again. The instructions conveyed were: "If that is the case, revise the inquiry document and the oral statement, removing the phrase 'we wish to return' (*henken shitaku*) and replacing it with 'we are returning' (*henken shi sōrō*)." Having brought writing materials, they immediately revised the document and submitted it. It was received, and they then reported to the *tendō* (transmission official) and withdrew. They then proceeded to the main gate (*gokenkan*) of the Imperial Palace, but as the gate was already closed, they sought out the messenger guard room (*o-tsukaiban beya*), where Nishiike Nuidono Jikitei was on duty. With his assistance, the gate was opened; they were guided through, and the official on duty, Machiguchi Mino-no-kami, came out to receive them. They duly reported the return of the water to him and withdrew.

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27th Day. [Day of the Rat / *Ne*]. Rainy.

1. Today is the monthly meeting (*tsukidoshi yoriai*). Those in attendance: Yasushige, Hirohisa, Naritohisa, Tsunekiyo, Yoaki, Tomikiyo, Kuniuji, Tetsushige, Suemichi, Shigesue, Yasunori, Shigemune, Suekashira, Yasushika, Norisuye, Suemoto, Ubayuki, Moriari, Yasufu, Arinori, Yasusato, Yasuchi.