翻刻
建御普請御用懸精出相勤候ニ付
為御褒美銀七両被下置候事
一 同年六月六年以前寅年より
御用部屋補勤被 仰付平勢
繫多之所臨時之勤精出相勤候ニ付
為御褒美銀子弐枚被下置候事
一 同年十月世本古義彫刻御用懸
合ニ而向々ㇸも申談致出精候段被
仰出候事
一 同月
大猷院様御法事ニ付日光山火之
番為御用御人数被差出候様被為蒙
仰候処右御用懸ニ致し相勤候様被
仰付候事
一 同十二申年二月日光山ㇸ御人数被
差出候ニ付於彼地宿坊妙道院相
渡筈ニ候間御人数不差出以前彼地
罷越南昭院ㇸ懸合妙道院請取坐
向之致其外差支等可相成義は吟味之
上都而宜取計彼地筋ㇸ御届ヶ御使者
現代語訳
(前頁より続く)建て(大河端御屋敷の新築)の御普請御用懸として精出して相勤めたことにつき、御褒美として銀七両を下し置かれた件。
一 同年六月、六年以前の寅年より御用部屋の補勤を仰せ付けられ、平素繁多なところ、臨時の勤めも精出して相勤めたことにつき、御褒美として銀子二枚を下し置かれた件。
一 同年十月、「世本古義」の彫刻御用懸を合わせ持ち、向々へも申し談じて出精に努めた段、仰せ出された件。
一 同月、
大猷院様の御法事につき、日光山へ火の番のため御用として御人数を差し出すよう仰せを蒙られたところ、右の御用懸として相勤めるよう仰せ付けられた件。
一 同十二申年(文政十二年)二月、日光山へ御人数を差し出すことにつき、彼の地の宿坊・妙道院を相渡す手はずであるから、御人数を差し出す以前に彼の地へ罷り越し、南昭院へ掛け合い、妙道院を請け取り、座向きを整え、その他差し支えとなりうる事柄は吟味の上、すべてよろしく取り計らい、彼の地筋へ御届けを致し、御使者(として……以下次頁へ続く)
英語訳
(Continued from previous page) ...for having diligently served as the 御普請御用懸 (official overseer of construction works) for the new construction at the Ōkawabata residence, he was granted seven ryō of silver as a reward.
One entry: In the sixth month of the same year:
Having been appointed to supplementary duty (補勤) in the 御用部屋 since the year of the Tiger (寅年), six years prior, and having diligently fulfilled both his regular duties amid a demanding workload and additional temporary assignments, he was granted two pieces of silver (銀子二枚) as a reward.
One entry: In the tenth month of the same year:
It was proclaimed that, in addition to his concurrent role as overseer (御用懸) for the engraving of the "Sehon Kogi" (世本古義), he had diligently consulted with the various relevant parties and applied himself with great effort.
One entry: In the same month:
Upon receipt of orders to dispatch personnel to Mount Nikkō (日光山) for fire-watch duty (火の番) in connection with the memorial service (御法事) for Lord Daiyūin [Tokugawa Iemitsu], he was ordered to serve as the overseer (御用懸) for said duty.
One entry: In the second month of the twelfth year of Bunsei [1829], the year of the Monkey (申年):
In connection with the dispatch of personnel to Mount Nikkō, as it was arranged that the lodging temple Myōdōin (妙道院) at that location would be handed over [for use], he was ordered to proceed to the site prior to the departure of the personnel, to negotiate with Nanshōin (南昭院), take receipt of Myōdōin, arrange the seating layout and orientation, and investigate any other matters that might cause difficulties, so as to manage everything appropriately, to report to the relevant local authorities, and to serve as official envoy... (continues on next page)