翻刻
乍恐
私共丁内善八儀極難渋者ニ付奉願上妻子共
御救小屋へ罷出蒙 御慈悲罷在其後帰町仕候所
善八義当六月死去仕女房義致死別娘召連
里方下大嶋村文平方へ罷越候処同人義茂
難渋之由ニ而娘義《見せ消ち：■｜世》話難出来申越候得共一体
善八義者美濃岩村ゟ罷越候者ニ而絶家之跡
相立候者ニ付此方ニ少茂所縁之者無御座候へ共
見捨置候場ニも至兼候間丁内申談難渋之中
ニ者御座候得共金壱両町御年寄中へ右之
始末申上御察し之上金壱両被下都合弐両金
為助成去月中持参親類幷村役人立会
相渡厚頼置候所承知仕候然ル処此節ニ至
度々村役人参り娘義丁内へ引取候様被申候ニ付
猶又組頭罷越品々無心も申入候得共村役人申候ニ
日限を極引取候様遮而被申当惑仕候乍恐
御見渡被成下候丁内ニ而銘々妻子之養ひ方不行届
御救米等度々頂戴仕候者ニ而自然引取候而も
手当可仕手段茂無御座一同心配仕候尤娘義
現代語訳
恐れながら
私ども町内の善八は極めて困窮している者でございまして、お願い申し上げて妻子とともに
御救小屋へ参り、ご慈悲を蒙って滞在しておりました。その後帰町いたしましたところ、
善八は当年六月に死去いたし、女房は死別して娘を連れて
里方の下大嶋村の文平方へ参りました。ところが同人も大変
困窮しているということで、娘の世話をすることができないと申してまいりましたが、そもそも
善八は美濃岩村から参った者で絶家の跡を
相続した者でございますので、こちらには少しも縁者がおりませんが、
見捨てておくこともできませんので、町内で相談し、困窮の中
ではございますが金一両を町年寄中へ、右の
始末を申し上げ、ご察しの上で金一両を下さり、都合二両の金を
助成として先月中に持参し、親類並びに村役人立会いの上で
渡してよくお頼みしておきましたところ、承知いたしました。しかるに今度になって
度々村役人が参り、娘を町内へ引き取るようにと申されますので、
なお組頭が参って色々と無心も申し入れましたが、村役人が申しますには
期限を決めて引き取るようにと強く申され、当惑しております。恐れながら
ご覧になっていただければ、町内ではそれぞれが妻子の養い方も行き届かず、
御救米なども度々いただいている者どもで、たとえ引き取っても
手当てをする手段もございません。一同心配しております。もっとも娘は
英語訳
Humbly submitted
Zenrachi in our district is an extremely impoverished person, and we petitioned that he and his wife and children
go to the relief shelter, where they stayed receiving your benevolence. After they returned to town,
Zenrachi died this past June, and his wife, having been widowed, took their daughter and
went to her family home to Bunpei's household in Shimōōshima Village. However, since that person is also greatly
impoverished, he said he cannot care for the daughter. Originally,
Zenrachi came from Iwamura in Mino Province and was someone who had inherited an extinct family line,
so there are no relatives here at all. However,
we cannot abandon her, so we consulted within the district, and though we ourselves are
in difficult circumstances, we gave one ryō of gold to the town elders, explained the above
circumstances, and with their consideration they gave us one ryō of gold, making a total of two ryō
as assistance. We took this last month and, with relatives and village officials present,
handed it over with earnest requests, and they agreed. However, recently
village officials have come repeatedly, telling us to take the daughter back to our district.
Our group head went again and made various requests, but the village officials said
they insist we must take her back by a fixed deadline, leaving us perplexed. Humbly,
if you would observe our district, each household cannot adequately support their own wives and children,
and we are people who have repeatedly received relief rice. Even if we were to take her in,
we have no means to provide for her. We are all worried. As for the daughter,