翻刻
朔日陰 非番
一五時御屋形へ出仕、如例対諸士
一月番孰【誰ヵ】と届有之、物頭加与兵衛御目付渡又作
御勝手方膝介右衛門地方 寺社方戸源右衛門
町方六■【市ヵモ】左衛門
一祀宗廟神主如例、二汁五菜、但秋祭・八朔之処、其
奉酒
砌故障有之、今日取計
一右付末家源五右衛門・源左衛門相招、御残酒饗之
一夜会読、左伝
二日快晴
一清晨馬術稽古
一例刻御用届【所ヵ】へ出仕、昨日浪花銀主四軒ゟ
書状到来、連名之義同列月番故相廻置
現代語訳
朔日(ついたち) 曇り 非番
一、五つ時(午後八時頃)、御屋形へ出仕、例の如く諸士と対面
一、月番は誰それと届けがあり、物頭・加与兵衛、御目付・渡又作
御勝手方・膝介右衛門、地方・寺社方・戸源右衛門
町方・六■左衛門
一、宗廟の神主を祀ること例の如し。二汁五菜、ただし秋祭・八朔の折に、
奉酒(ほうしゅ)
差し障りがあったため、今日執り行う
一、これに付き、末家の源五右衛門・源左衛門を招き、御残酒を饗する
一、夜、会読、『左伝』
二日 快晴
一、早朝、馬術の稽古
一、例の刻限に御用所へ出仕、昨日、浪花(大坂)の銀主四軒より
書状が到来、連名の義につき、同列の月番のため、回覧に付す
英語訳
1st Day [of the Month]: Overcast Off Duty
- Around 8 PM (the Fifth Hour), attended at the御屋形 (lord's residence); met with various retainers as customary.
- Notification received as to who holds the monthly duty (月番): Monogashira [unit commander] Ka-Yohei; Inspector (Metsuke) Watari Matasaku;
Household Affairs Officer (Okatte-kata) Hizasuke Emon; Land/Temple-Shrine Affairs Officer To-Gen'emon;
Town Affairs Officer Roku■ Zaemon.
- Performed the ancestral shrine rites (enshrining the spirit tablet of the clan temple) as customary: two soups and five side dishes. Note: as there had been an impediment during the Autumn Festival and the Hassaku (1st day of the 8th month) [observance],
[including the] ritual sake offering,
the ceremonies were carried out today [as a makeup observance].
- In connection with the above, summoned branch family members Gengoro'emon and Genzaemon, and entertained them with the remaining ceremonial sake.
- In the evening, a group reading session: the *Zuo Zhuan* (Chronicle of Zuo / *Saden*).
2nd Day: Clear and Fine
- Early morning: practiced equestrian arts.
- At the customary hour, attended at the administrative office (御用所); yesterday, letters arrived from four silver merchants (銀主) in Naniwa (Osaka); as the matter concerns a joint signature, it was circulated to the colleague holding the monthly duty.