翻刻
【右丁】
右之通差詰候儀ニ付作右衛門方出金之義折入而
相願置候処当正月ニ至町内役元え申参り親類
同道ニ而罷出候様申越候ニ付早速組頭近江屋平右衛門
同道ニ而罷出候処御年貢之儀者去冬役元ニ而
取替ニ相成候ニ付右田所元村え引取村方惣作ニ仕候段
被申聞候故痛心仕即答ニも参り兼候間罷帰
直ニ奉公ニ差出置候悴喜兵衛呼寄申談候処寔
以驚入早速同人役元え罷越延引之詫只管
相願右御取替之儀者私主人より借用仕候而も
今晩中相納可申候間是迄延引之処致用捨
呉候様達而無心仕候得共聞入無之此度御願立ニ
罷成候段重々恐入奉存候右奉申上候通役元
【左丁】
取替金之儀者早速調達可仕候間何卒以
御憐愍延引之処致用捨呉候様御理解
被成下候様奉願上候是迄年々差滞候段奉申上
候得共亡父佐七以来一昨年迄不納仕候義無
御座候右等之処乍恐 御賢察被成下候様
奉願上候
一 水車御運上之儀是又不納之趣奉申上候得共
右車屋之儀者元来同村麻右衛門所持候へ【ニとあるところヵ】
御座候処小池勝左衛門様え譲渡尚又去ル辰
冬御同人より私方え買矢張麻右衛門借
宅仕巳之春より同人奉願上搗挽仕御運上
現代語訳
【右丁】
右の通り差し詰まった事情につき、作右衛門方の出金の件について折り入ってお願い申し上げておりましたところ、当正月に至り町内役元へ申し参り、親類同道にて出頭するよう申し越されましたので、早速組頭近江屋平右衛門同道にて出向きましたところ、年貢の件は去冬役元にて取り替えとなったので、右の田所を元村へ引き取り村方総作にする段を申し聞かされましたので、痛心し即答にも参りかねる間、帰宅し直ちに奉公に出しておりました息子喜兵衛を呼び寄せ相談いたしましたところ、まことに驚き入り、早速同人が役元へ出向き延引の詫びをひたすらお願いし、右のお取り替えの件は私の主人より借用いたしましても今晩中に納入いたしますので、これまでの延引のところをお許しくださいますよう、ひとえにお願いいたしましたが、聞き入れられず、この度願い立てとなりました段、重々恐れ入って存じ上げます。右申し上げました通り役元の
【左丁】
取り替え金の件は早速調達いたしますので、何卒ご憐憫をもって延引のところをお許しくださいますようご理解くださいますよう願い上げます。これまで年々滞らせた段を申し上げましたが、亡父佐七以来一昨年まで不納いたしたことはございません。右等のところ恐れながらご賢察くださいますよう願い上げます。
一、水車運上の件、これもまた不納の趣を申し上げましたが、右の車屋の件は元来同村の麻右衛門が所持しておりましたところ、小池勝左衛門様へ譲渡し、なお又去る辰の冬にご同人より私方へ売却されました。やはり麻右衛門が借宅し、巳の春より同人が願い上げて搗き挽きし、運上を
英語訳
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Due to these pressing circumstances as described above, I had earnestly petitioned regarding Sakuemon's payment. When this New Year arrived, a message came to the town officials requesting that I appear with relatives, so I immediately went accompanied by the group leader Omi-ya Heiemon. There I was informed that since the annual tax matter had been settled by the officials last winter, the said rice field would be returned to the original village and made into village communal farmland. This caused me great distress and I could not give an immediate response, so I returned home and immediately called back my son Kihei, who had been sent out for service, to discuss the matter. He was truly shocked and immediately went to the officials to humbly apologize for the delays. He earnestly requested that they forgive the delays up to this point, saying that even if he had to borrow from my master, he would pay the settlement amount by that very evening. However, this was not accepted, and it has now resulted in this formal petition. I am deeply ashamed of this situation. As I have stated above, regarding the officials'
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settlement money, I will arrange it immediately, so I humbly request your compassionate understanding and forgiveness for the delays. Although I have mentioned years of delays, there has been no non-payment since my late father Sahichi's time until the year before last. I humbly request your wise consideration of these circumstances.
Item: Regarding the water mill fees, I have also mentioned non-payment of these, but concerning this mill, it was originally owned by Asaemon of the same village, then transferred to Mr. Koike Katsuzaemon. Furthermore, in the winter of the Year of the Dragon, it was sold from him to me. Asaemon still rented the building, and from the spring of the Year of the Snake, he petitioned to operate the milling and hulling, paying the fees