翻刻
【右丁】
思召を以御古麻御上下一具被下置候事
一 同四亥年四月 御下向に付御供仕
御道中ゟ御先へ罷下候事
一 同年九月百姓共願之筋に付入組候
御取次いたし間違等も無之右願筋
其筋へも吟味被 仰付願之通被
仰付候所申上候趣其筋吟味之趣符
合いたし宜御取次致候段被 仰出候
事
一 同年十月御内用筋之儀に付度々
【左丁】
郷村へも被遣両度止宿致し骨折候に付
綿弐把被下置候事
一 同年十二月品々御用向被 仰付繁
多に候所精出相勤不寝等も相勤候に付
為御褒美銀子三枚絹弐疋被下置候
事
一 同月奥番仮役被 仰付候
但此後度々被 仰付相勤候事
一 同月御留主中御小性之内壱人宛可
被差置候依之来月中笹原与一郎
現代語訳
【右丁】
思し召しをもって御古麻御上下一具を下し置かれた。
一 同四亥年(1767)四月、御下向につき御供仕り、御道中より御先へ罷り下った。
一 同年九月、百姓共の願いの筋につき、入り組んだ御取次をいたし、間違い等もこれなく、右願い筋をその筋へも吟味仰せ付けられ、願いの通り仰せ付けられたところ、申し上げ候趣、その筋吟味の趣と符合し、宜しく御取次致した段、仰せ出された。
一 同年十月、御内用筋の儀につき度々
【左丁】
郷村へも遣わされ、両度止宿致し骨折りたにつき、綿二把を下し置かれた。
一 同年十二月、品々御用向き仰せ付けられ、繁多のところ精出し相勤め、不寝等も相勤めたにつき、御褒美として銀子三枚・絹二疋を下し置かれた。
一 同月、奥番仮役を仰せ付けられた。
但し、この後度々仰せ付けられ、相勤めた。
一 同月、御留守中、御小姓の内壱人ずつ差し置かれるべきにつき、来月中、笹原与一郎
英語訳
【Right page】
Out of the lord's personal benevolence, he was granted one set of formal hakama and kamishimo made of old hemp cloth (go-koma).
One item: In the fourth month of Meiwa 4, the year of the Boar (1767), due to the lord's return journey to the domain (go-gekō), he served in attendance and traveled down ahead of the lord's procession from along the road.
One item: In the ninth month of the same year, regarding a petition (negai) submitted by peasants (hyakushō) that involved complicated matters, he served as intermediary (o-toritsugi) without any errors; the petition was referred to the relevant authority for investigation (ginmi), and it was approved as requested. Furthermore, it was declared [by the lord] that the contents of what he had reported and the findings of the investigation by the relevant authority were in complete agreement, and that he had carried out his role as intermediary in an exemplary manner.
One item: In the tenth month of the same year, regarding matters of internal official business (go-naiyō), on multiple occasions
【Left page】
he was dispatched to rural villages as well, staying overnight on two occasions and exerting great effort; for this, he was granted two bundles of cotton wadding.
One item: In the twelfth month of the same year, he was entrusted with various official duties and worked diligently despite the great volume of tasks, even serving through sleepless nights; as a reward, he was granted three silver coins (ginsu san-mai) and two lengths of silk fabric (kinu ni-hiki).
One item: In the same month, he was appointed to the provisional role of Oku-ban (inner guard duty).
Note: After this, he was appointed to this role on multiple occasions and carried out his duties accordingly.
One item: In the same month, [it was determined that] one person from among the pages (o-koshō) should be posted during the lord's absence; accordingly, [beginning] during the following month, Sasahara Yoichirō [was to serve in this capacity—text continues on next page].