翻刻
御山之立木質物ニ入置候迄ニ候へとも右木山之節可被仰付との御契約也
尤銀子参次第先丸屋等へも御返斉之積り也
一水役人願之事此義一向被遣ましきとも難被仰也六百目之ものなくは
三歩或四百目とか又ハ三百目とかいつれニも夫程ハ可被遣也併此節
御一社御払底之時分故高へ掛候か又ハ下地へ懸候か社家中ゟ被差出候而
一社へ御集候而可被遣也乍去百姓之下地之分ハ御除キ被成社家分之
下地計被打可然候若又格別打銀も高ク候ハヽ少々ハ御社中ゟ御たし被成
可被成候先田方ニ而社家分之下地高有増御吟味可被成候其上ニ而手中へ
被申渡御括被成可被遣ニ一決
一小山郷之義先老若中へ被成御相談候様ニ願候老若中ニハ如何被存候哉手中
御相談候而十二日迄ニ御返答可被成候社中之義ハ社納も僅之義ニ候へとも
老若中ハ大分之事故存寄御聞被成度也其上ニ而老若中ニも社中之
意ニ被同候事ニ候ハヽ又小山郷中召寄他本所不残見掛之義被仰付候哉
尋候而不残見掛ニ成候段申候ハヽ神領も其通ニ可被仰付候若又見掛之義
無御聞届是迄之通定免之本所も候ハヽ神領も可被□也先何分一日も
早ク老若中へ御相談可然ニ而明九日昼飯後老若参会被催筈也
一寄会御相談後明日之御料献候鮎三喉ニも五喉ニ而も取申度由ニ而
川表出頭也神主正久博久保覚普俊保土史顕哲顕等也五郎大郎
雇山本町勘六勘介被召連也本郷口ニ而瀬違へいたし候処鮎も無之少々
石伏魚取候也外ニ瀬違候川も無之正久普俊哲顕保覚等被帰候也
博久保土史顕三人勘六勘介召連暮過ゟ直ニ屏風岩ゟ唐網
打さかり候ても漸鮎一疋雑魚五六疋得候也初夜半頃帰り評議所ニ而
石伏魚之吸物ニ而弁当給帰宿也都合三寸計之鮎四喉有之候故
魚屋権左衛門方へ遣し明朝迄塩いたし置候也尤明日之御料献進之
積り也右唐網ハ播磨介存顕へ社中ゟ御借被成也保土口上ニ而三平
借りニ遣し事也
一執筆直安今晩明日之祝詞被認也尤例之通神主ゟ案紙出ル也
一為替方保韶茂季国清今日被相集也 吟味勘定之様子也
九日亥曇
一朝飯後祈雨報賽御祈祷也神主月番◦精進頭人五人 一手ゟ壱人宛―六番衆出番保土代清智 参勤於
幣殿御祓一千座也貴布祢両官之内壱人 一手ゟ一人宛―六番衆出番冨保
御祓弐百座也
一今日田方保韶季脩保布参集本郷掛り下地吟味也
現代語訳
御山の立木を質物に入れ置く迄のことではあるが、右の木山の節には仰せ付けるべしとの御契約である。もっとも銀子が届き次第、まず丸屋等へも御返済の積りである。
一、水役人への給付の件について。この義は一向に遣わさないとも言い難い。六百目のものがなければ、三分、あるいは四百目とか、または三百目とか、いずれにせよそれほどの額は遣わすべきである。ただしこの節、御一社が払い底の時分であるから、高（田畑の石高）に掛けるか、又は下地（田畑）に掛けるか、社家中より差し出させ、一社へ集めて遣わすべきである。もっとも百姓の下地の分は御除きになり、社家分の下地だけを打つのが然るべきである。若し又格別に打銀が高くなった場合は、少々は御社中より御足しなさるべきである。まず田方において社家分の下地の高の有様を御吟味なさるべきである。その上で手中へ申し渡し、御括りにして遣わすことに一決した。
一、小山郷の義については、まず老若中へ御相談なさるよう願う。老若中にはどのようにお考えか、手中で御相談の上、十二日までに御返答なさるべきである。社中の義は社納も僅かなことではあるが、老若中には大分のことゆえ、お考えをお聞きしたい。その上で老若中にも社中の意に同じられる事になれば、また小山郷中を召し寄せ、他の本所も残らず見掛けの義を仰せ付けなさるか尋ねて、残らず見掛けになる段を申せば、神領もその通りに仰せ付けるべきである。若し又見掛けの義がお聞き届けにならず、これまでの通り定免の本所もある場合は、神領も可被□也。まず何分、一日も早く老若中へ御相談するのが然るべきということで、明九日昼飯後に老若参会を催す筈である。
一、寄会の御相談の後、明日の御料献に供する鮎を三喉にも五喉にても取り申したい由にて、川表に出頭した。神主：正久・博久・保覚・普俊・保土・史顕・哲顕等である。五郎大郎、雇いの山本町勘六・勘介を召し連れた。本郷口にて瀬違えをいたしたところ、鮎もなく、少々石伏魚を取った。外に瀬違える川もなく、正久・普俊・哲顕・保覚等は帰られた。博久・保土・史顕の三人が勘六・勘介を召し連れ、暮れ過ぎより直ちに屏風岩より唐網を打ち下がっても、ようやく鮎一匹・雑魚五、六匹を得るのみであった。初夜半頃帰り、評議所にて石伏魚の吸い物で弁当を食べ帰宿した。都合三寸ほどの鮎が四喉あったので、魚屋権左衛門方へ遣わし、明朝まで塩をして置くこととした。もっとも明日の御料献に進上する積りである。右の唐網は播磨介存顕へ社中より御借りなさった。保土の口上にて三平が借りに遣わした事である。
一、執筆・直安が今晩、明日の祝詞を認めた。もっとも例の通り神主より案紙が出た。
一、為替方・保韶・茂季・国清が今日、相集まった。吟味・勘定の様子である。
九日、亥（天干地支）、曇り。
一、朝飯後、祈雨報賽の御祈祷を行った。神主・月番・精進頭人五人、一手より一人ずつ六番衆の出番（保土代わり清智）が参勤し、幣殿にて御祓い一千座。貴布祢両官のうち一人、一手より一人ずつ六番衆の出番（冨保）が、御祓い二百座を行った。
一、今日、田方について保韶・季脩・保布が参集し、本郷掛りの下地の吟味を行った。
英語訳
Although the standing timber of the mountain is to be deposited as collateral, the contract stipulates that when the mountain timber is to be dealt with, the right of first offer shall be granted to the moneylender. Moreover, as soon as the silver arrives, it is intended that repayment be made first to Marūya and the others.
1. **Regarding the payment to the water officials (*mizu-yakunin*):** It cannot be said that nothing whatsoever should be given. If six hundred *me* is unavailable, then three-tenths, or four hundred *me*, or three hundred *me* — in any case, approximately that amount should be given. However, as the shrine's treasury (*hito-sha*) is completely depleted at this time, it should be levied either on the assessed yield (*taka*) or on the landholdings (*shitaji*) of the shrine priests, collected from among them, pooled for the shrine, and then disbursed. However, the landholdings of the peasants should be excluded, and only the landholdings belonging to the shrine priests should be assessed. If the assessed silver amount turns out to be especially high, a small additional sum should be supplemented from the shrine community's funds. First, the state of the assessed yield of the shrine priests' landholdings in the paddy-field districts should be investigated. On that basis, the matter should be communicated to those concerned, collected together, and disbursed — this was resolved unanimously.
2. **Regarding the matter of Oyama Village:** It was proposed that the matter first be put to the *rōjaku-naka* (the council of senior and junior members). How does the *rōjaku-naka* view this? After consulting among those present, a response should be given by the 12th. Although the shrine community's share of the shrine dues (*sha-nō*) is modest, the matter is of considerable significance for the *rōjaku-naka*, and their views are desired. If, after such consultation, the *rōjaku-naka* comes to agree with the shrine community's position, then the people of Oyama Village should be summoned again, and all the other *honjo* (proprietors) should be asked whether they would consent to assessment by inspection (*mi-kake*); if all respondents agree to assessment by inspection, then the *kami*-estate lands (*shinryō*) should be treated in the same manner. However, if assessment by inspection is not accepted, and there are *honjo* that maintain the previous fixed tax (*jōmen*) system, then the *kami*-estate lands should also [follow accordingly — *one character is illegible*]. In any case, it was deemed that the *rōjaku-naka* should be consulted as soon as possible — even one day sooner — and accordingly a meeting (*sankai*) of the *rōjaku-naka* was scheduled to be held the following afternoon, the 9th, after lunch.
3. **After the assembly's consultation**, wishing to catch three or five sweetfish (*ayu*) for the following day's ritual offering (*go-ryōken*), the group set out for the river. The priests who attended were: Masahisa, Hirohisa, Yasukaku, Furitoshi, Yasuto, Fumiari, and Tetsunori, among others. Gorōtarō, along with hired men Kanzaburō and Kansuke of Yamamoto-chō, were brought along. At the mouth of Hongu, they tried fishing at a different section of the rapids (*se-chigae*), but found no sweetfish and caught only a few rock-lodging fish (*ishi-buse-zakana*). There were no other rapids to try, so Masahisa, Furitoshi, Tetsunori, Yasukaku, and others returned. Hirohisa, Yasuto, and Fumiari, together with Kanzaburō and Kansuke, went directly from past dusk to the Byōbu-iwa (Folding-Screen Rock), where they cast the *karaami* (seine net) from above, but managed to obtain only one sweetfish and five or six small fish. They returned around the first half of the first watch of the night (*shoya-han*, around 11 p.m.) and had a meal of soup made from the rock-lodging fish at the deliberation hall (*hyōgi-sho*), then returned to their lodgings. In total, there were four sweetfish of about three *sun* (approximately 9 cm) in length, which were sent to the fishmonger Gonzaemon's place to be salted until the following morning — intended, of course, for presentation as the next day's ritual offering. The *karaami* net had been borrowed for the shrine community from Harima-no-suke Arinori. The matter of borrowing it was handled by Sanbei, on Yasuto's verbal request.
4. The secretary (*shippitsu*), Dainayasu, composed and wrote out the *norito* (ritual prayers) for the following day's ceremony that evening. As is customary, the draft paper (*an-gami*) was provided by the presiding priest.
5. The exchange officers (*kawase-kata*) — Yasutomo, Shigeki, and Kunikiyo — assembled today. It appears to have been a session for reviewing and settling accounts.
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**9th Day, *I* (Boar) [cyclical day notation], Cloudy.**
1. After breakfast, a thanksgiving prayer service (*kiu hōsai go-kitō*) for answered prayers for rain was held. The presiding priests, monthly duty officers, and five *shōjin tōnin* (ascetic leaders) participated, with one from each unit — the members of the sixth rotation (*roku-ban-shū*) on duty (Yasuto's substitute, Seichi) — attending at the *Heiden* (Offering Hall) to perform one thousand repetitions of the sacred purification rite (*o-harae*). At the Kifune Shrine, one of the two officials in charge, with one person from each unit — the sixth rotation member on duty (Tomiyasu) — performed two hundred repetitions of the purification rite.
2. Today, Yasutomo, Suenaga, and Yasufu gathered regarding the paddy-field matters to conduct an inspection of the landholdings under the jurisdiction of Hongu.