翻刻
最初ゟ懸合甚繁多之所精出宜取
計臨時之勤労致候ニ付為御褒美
銀子弐枚被下置候事
一 同八辰年七月
貞昭様御婚礼御用懸相勤候様
被 仰付候事
一 同九巳年二月従
貞昭様 寿鳳院様御結納被為
進候節台積役被 仰付御結納
御行列ㇸ入井伊掃部頭様ㇸ罷越相
勤候処掃部頭様ゟ銀子二枚被
下置候事
一 同年二月 御婚礼御用懸り
相勤候ニ付従
寿鳳院様銀子弐枚被下置候事
一 同年三月井伊掃部頭様御舅
入之節御同人様ゟ白絹二疋被下
置候事
一 同年四月
貞昭様御婚礼御用掛精出相勤
現代語訳
最初から交渉・連絡が非常に多忙であったところ、精励し適切に取り計らい、臨時の勤労をなしたことにより、褒美として銀子二枚を下し置かれた件。
一 同八辰年(文政八年・1825年)七月
貞昭様の御婚礼御用懸として勤務するよう
仰せ付けられた件。
一 同九巳年(文政九年・1826年)二月、
貞昭様から寿鳳院様への御結納をお遣わしになる節に、台積役を仰せ付けられ、御結納の御行列に加わり、井伊掃部頭様のお屋敷へ罷り越し相勤めたところ、掃部頭様より銀子二枚を
下し置かれた件。
一 同年二月、御婚礼御用懸として
勤務したことにより、
寿鳳院様より銀子二枚を下し置かれた件。
一 同年三月、井伊掃部頭様の御舅入りの節、御同人様より白絹二疋を下し
置かれた件。
一 同年四月、
貞昭様御婚礼御用懸として精励し相勤め(以下次頁へ続く)
英語訳
[Continued from previous page:] From the very beginning, the negotiations and communications were extremely numerous and busy, yet he diligently managed them appropriately and performed extraordinary services; as a reward, he was granted two pieces of silver.
One entry: In the seventh month of the eighth year of the same [Bunsei] era, the Year of the Dragon (Bunsei 8, 1825):
He was ordered to serve as a person in charge of affairs (御用懸) for Lord Teisho's wedding ceremony.
One entry: In the second month of the ninth year of the same era, the Year of the Snake (Bunsei 9, 1826):
On the occasion of the formal betrothal gifts (御結納) being sent from Lord Teisho to Lady Juhōin, he was appointed to the role of Daidzumiyaku (台積役, the official overseeing the stacking/arranging of ceremonial goods). He joined the procession carrying the betrothal gifts and proceeded to the residence of Lord Ii Kamon-no-kami, where he performed his duties. Lord Kamon-no-kami granted him two pieces of silver.
One entry: In the second month of the same year:
Having served as the person in charge of the wedding ceremony affairs, he was granted two pieces of silver from Lady Juhōin.
One entry: In the third month of the same year:
On the occasion of Lord Ii Kamon-no-kami's ceremonial visit as the bride's father (御舅入り), he was granted two lengths of white silk from the same lord.
One entry: In the fourth month of the same year:
Having diligently served as the person in charge of Lord Teisho's wedding ceremony affairs (continues on next page)...