翻刻
申訳も難相立候間御一人も御残之内ハ難引
取候且惣人数宗谷江渡海陸行ニ而者品々差
支有之候間秋更さる内乗船ニ而引取之積ニ候併
異賊渡来之程難計候間七八十人も被相残
宗谷渡海相成候節迄在陣有之候様致度旨
被申聞惣人数一同秋更候迄罷在候様ニ者
不相成振合ニ候処今日前文之通表立被達候
采女方ニも最初より種々心配有之先立
被引取候段不本意ニ被存且伝十郎殿ニ者受
領不被致程之仁ニ者候へとも何れ 公儀御目代之
義軽重之次第者有之候へとも嶋原ニ而板倉侯
御討死之旨陣々江相触候へ者鍋島家之老臣
多久美作兜を着し忍之緒を切捨人数を押
懸候処又候先陣ゟ同家之老臣鍋嶋七左衛門
討死之旨告来候を承り初之模様と引替其
場より人数を引揚候ニ付色々之論有之候処
畢竟 公儀江之御挨拶ニ老臣之内ニ而討死
不致候而者不相成候処同僚死を遂候上ハ
其義ニ不及由申候処 公辺江対候而者義理合
其可ニ当候処シ方之由ニ候仮令重き衆ニ無之候共
現代語訳
申し訳も立て難い状況であるから、御一人でも御残りの内は引き取り難い。且つ総人数が宗谷へ渡海し陸行するのでは品々差し支えがあるので、秋が更ける内に乗船にて引き取る積もりである。併せて異賊渡来の程は計り難いので、七八十人も残され、宗谷渡海が叶う節まで在陣するようにいたしたい旨を申し聞かせた。総人数一同が秋が更けるまで留まるようには相成らない事情であるところ、今日前文の通り表立って達せられた。采女方にも最初より種々心配があり、先立って引き取る段を不本意に思われ、且つ伝十郎殿には受領致さない程の仁であるけれども、何れにしても公儀御目代の義で軽重の次第はあるけれども、島原にて板倉侯が御討死の旨を陣々へ相触れたところ、鍋島家の老臣多久美作が兜を着し忍の緒を切り捨て人数を押し懸けたところ、また先陣より同家の老臣鍋島七左衛門討死の旨告げ来るのを承り、初めの模様と引き替えその場より人数を引き揚げたことについて色々の論があったところ、畢竟公儀への御挨拶に老臣の内にて討死致さなくては相成らないところ、同僚が死を遂げた上はその義に及ばずと申したところ、公辺に対しては義理合いその可に当たるところ仕方ない由である。仮令重き衆でなくとも
英語訳
Since it would be difficult to justify our actions, it is hard to withdraw while even one person remains. Moreover, since having all personnel cross the sea to Sōya and travel overland would cause various obstacles, we intend to withdraw by ship before autumn deepens. Additionally, since the extent of foreign enemy arrivals is difficult to predict, we communicated our desire to have seventy to eighty men remain stationed until sea crossing to Sōya becomes possible. While it is not feasible for all personnel to remain until autumn deepens, today the aforementioned was formally communicated. Uneme's side has had various concerns from the beginning and finds it regrettable to withdraw first, and although Lord Denjūrō is not the type to accept such orders, in any case, as a government representative there are matters of importance, but when news of Lord Itakura's death in battle at Shimabara was communicated to the various camps, the Nabeshima family's senior retainer Taku Mimasaku donned his helmet, cut his chin cords, and led his forces in an assault. Then, from the front lines came word that another senior retainer of the same family, Nabeshima Shichizaemon, had died in battle. Upon hearing this, the situation changed from the initial circumstances, and when the forces withdrew from that place, there was much debate. Ultimately, regarding the report to the government, it was necessary for senior retainers to die in battle, but since a colleague had already met his death, it was said this was no longer necessary. However, regarding obligations to the government, this was unavoidable due to matters of duty and propriety. Even if they were not among the highest-ranking retainers...