琉球藩史 弐之巻 - 翻刻

翻刻

【右丁上】
尚宣威王王位ヲ
遁ルハ巫祝君
手摩神ノ詫宣
ヲ妄言スルニ
惑フト云フ
尚真王童名ハ
真加戸樽金寛
正六年乙酉生
ル
馬恰世馬審礼
麻勃都等相継
イテ法司トナ
ル
憲宗冊封使ニ
附シテ忠順可

称ス文明八年丙申尚圓斃ス世子尚真幼￣ナ シ同九年丁
酉群臣宣威ヲ奉シ位ニ即カシム位ヲ攝スルコト僅カ
ニ六閲月位ヲ尚真ニ禅リ自ラ越来ニ遁ル同年八月
四日斃ス歳四十八
尚真王名ハ於義也嘉茂慧、父ハ尚圓母ハ月光、文明九
年丁酉位ニ即ク長史梁応等ヲ明ニ遣シ尚圓ノ喪ヲ
告ク十一年已亥明主其董旻等ヲシテ来ラシメ故
王尚圓ヲ論祭シ尚真ヲ封シテ中山王トス王及ヒ妃
ニ皮弁冠服等ノ物ヲ贈ル王法司馬治世等ヲ明ニ遣
シ襲封ノ恩ヲ謝シ一年一貢ヒンコトヲ請フ明主許サ

ス十三年辛丑蔡賓等五人ヲ明ニ遣ハシ国子監ニ入
テ書ヲ学シム長享二年戊申明主朱祜樘位ニ即ク延
徳元年己酉王法司麻勃都等ヲ明ニ遣￣ハ シ明主即位
ヲ賀ス仍テ言フ琉球国入貢人員頃￣ロ十五人京ニ赴ク
ヲ許ス物多クシテ人少シ恐ヲクハ疎失ヲ致サン且
ツ言￣フ琉球貢船至ル所ノ地方官タミ糧百五十口ヲ給
スルノミ願クハ口糧ヲ増サン明主乃チ命シテ京ニ
入ル五人ヲ増シ糧二十口ヲ増￣ス ヲ許ス此時松氏比屋
勢頭明ニ往キ始テ煙花￣ノ法ヲ学テ還ル琉球煙花ノ戯￣レ
是ヨリ始ル明徳元年壬子王命シテ円覚寺及ヒ荒神

現代語訳

【右丁上部注記】
尚宣威王が王位を逃れたのは、巫女・祝詞師である君手摩神の託宣を妄りに信じたことによると言われる。
尚真王の童名は真加戸樽金で、寛正六年乙酉に生まれた。
馬恰世・馬審礼・麻勃都らが相次いで法司となった。
憲宗の冊封使に附して忠順と称すべし。

【本文】
文明八年丙申、尚円が薨じた。世子の尚真はまだ幼少であった。同九年丁酉、群臣は宣威を奉じて位に即かせた。しかし摂位すること僅か六ヶ月で、位を尚真に譲り、自ら越来に退いた。同年八月四日に薨じた。享年四十八歳。

尚真王、名は於義也嘉茂慧、父は尚円、母は月光、文明九年丁酉に位に即く。長史梁応らを明に遣わし、尚円の薨去を告げた。十一年己亥、明主はその董旻らを遣わして来させ、故王尚円を諭祭し、尚真を封じて中山王とした。王および妃に皮弁・冠服等の品々を贈った。王は法司馬治世らを明に遣わし、襲封の恩を謝し、一年に一度の朝貢を請うた。しかし明主はこれを許さなかった。十三年辛丑、蔡賓ら五人を明に遣わし、国子監に入って学問を修めさせた。長享二年戊申、明主朱祐樘が即位した。延徳元年己酉、王は法司麻勃都らを明に遣わし、明主の即位を賀した。そのうえで申し上げた。「琉球国の入貢人員は近頃、十五人が京に赴くことを許されている。しかし物が多く人が少ないため、粗忽・失態を招く恐れがある」と。またあわせて申し上げた。「琉球の貢船が到着する各地方官は、糧食百五十口分を給するのみである。どうか口糧を増やしていただきたい」と。明主はそこで、京に入る者を五人増やし、口糧を二十口分増やすことを許した。この時、松氏比屋勢頭が明に赴き、初めて煙花（花火）の技法を学んで帰国した。琉球における花火の戯れはこれより始まる。明徳元年壬子、王は命じて円覚寺および荒神（以下次頁に続く）。

英語訳

**[Marginal notes, upper right folio]**
It is said that King Shō Seni's abdication from the throne was due to his being misled by the false oracle of the shamaness-priestess known as Kimitemashingami.
King Shō Shin's childhood name was Makato Tarugane, and he was born in the sixth year of Shōchō (Kanshō 6), the year of Kinoto-tori (1465).
Mahachise, Mashunrei, and Mabotsu, among others, successively assumed the office of Hōshi (Chief Minister).
He is to be commended for his loyalty as demonstrated through accompanying the Ming Emperor Xiānzōng's investiture envoys.

**[Main text]**
In the eighth year of Bunmei (1476), the year of Hinoe-saru, Shō En passed away. His heir, Shō Shin, was still very young. In the ninth year (1477), the year of Hinoto-tori, the assembled retainers elevated Seni to the throne. However, his regency lasted only six months, after which he yielded the throne to Shō Shin and retreated to Gushikawa (Goeku). He passed away on the fourth day of the eighth month of the same year, at the age of forty-eight.

King Shō Shin, whose formal name was Oyakemochikashige (於義也嘉茂慧), was the son of Shō En and his mother was Gekkō (Tsukikō). He ascended to the throne in the ninth year of Bunmei (1477), the year of Hinoto-tori. He dispatched the Senior Scribe Ryō'ō and others to Ming China to report the death of Shō En. In the eleventh year (1479), the year of Tsuchinoto-i, the Ming Emperor sent his envoys, including Dǒng Mǐn and others, who came to perform the memorial rites for the late King Shō En and invested Shō Shin as King of Chūzan. The King and Queen were presented with gifts including the ceremonial cap (pí biàn guān), court robes, and other items. The King dispatched the Hōshi Maji-yo and others to Ming China to express gratitude for the investiture, and to request permission to offer tribute once per year. However, the Ming Emperor did not grant this request.

In the thirteenth year (1481), the year of Kanoto-ushi, Sai Hin (Cài Bīn) and four other men were dispatched to Ming China to enter the Imperial Academy (Guózǐ Jiàn) and pursue their studies.

In the second year of Chōkyō (1488), the year of Tsuchinoe-saru, the Ming Emperor Zhū Yòuchēng (Hongzhi Emperor) ascended the throne. In the first year of Entoku (1489), the year of Tsuchinoto-tori, the King dispatched the Hōshi Mabotsu and others to Ming China to congratulate the Ming Emperor on his accession to the throne. They further submitted the following: "The Ryukyuan tribute mission is currently permitted to have fifteen members travel to the capital. However, as there is much cargo and too few personnel, we fear that negligence and mishaps may occur." They also submitted: "The local officials at the ports where Ryukyuan tribute ships arrive provide provisions for only one hundred and fifty people. We humbly request that food rations be increased." The Ming Emperor thereupon permitted an increase of five persons allowed to enter the capital, and an additional twenty rations. At this time, a man of the Matsu clan known as Hiyashitō went to Ming China and was the first to learn the techniques of fireworks (yānhuā), bringing this knowledge back to Ryukyu. The art of fireworks in Ryukyu began from this point. In the first year of Meitoku (1492), the year of Mizunoe-ne, the King ordered the construction of Enkakuji Temple and the Kōjin Shrine (continued on next page)...