翻刻
候次ニ青侍と申候而氏人之下ニ而神役をつとめ申ひとの侍
御座候左様之者ハ各別ニ而御座候事
一 五官役と申候而本社ニ付申たる上五人之社司は別ニ重職
ニ而御座候ニより可今退転無御座候其外末社之祢宜祝
断絶ニ付此度申上候事
一 上古は祢宜祝廿一人御座候得共今程は七八人御座候残而十
二三人闕申候間内ヲ申上候祢宜祝断絶之時は相続仕
《割書：本ノマヽ虫損》
歟氏人ニて御座候事
一 祢宜祝拘申候得は社司と申候不拘申間は何れも
氏人にて御座候俗姓も差別無御座候則神前之御札慎ニ
御座候事
右条々此度相違仕候得共氏人祢宜ニ成申候筋目な
かく断絶いたし数人之氏人迷惑仕候殊更当
御代ニ至りて如上古末社まて御造営御座候然ハ末社
之祢宜祝一人成共相続仕可奉抽御宝祚長久之御
祈祷之処ニ社司不謂妨ヲ申永祢宜祝職欲令断
絶之企併不恐 神慮之儀言語道断之次第御
座候此等之趣被成御披露闕之祢宜職被成下候は忝
現代語訳
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次に「青侍（あおざむらい）」と申し候て、氏人の下にて神役を勤め申す侍が御座候。左様（さよう）の者は各別（かくべつ）にて御座候こと。
一 「五官役（ごかんやく）」と申し候て、本社に附き申したる上（かみ）五人の社司は別に重職にて御座候により、今般（こんぱん）退転（たいてん）は御座なく候。その外、末社の祢宜・祝の断絶に付き、この度申し上げ候こと。
一 上古（じょうこ）は祢宜・祝二十一人御座候えども、今程（いまほど）は七、八人御座候。残りて十二、三人が闕（けつ）申し候間、（その）内を申し上げ候。祢宜・祝断絶の時は相続仕り——
《割書：本ノマヽ虫損（原文のまま、虫食い損傷あり）》
——歟（か）、氏人にて御座候こと。
一 祢宜・祝を抱え申し候えば「社司」と申し候。抱えず申し候間は、何れも
氏人にて御座候。俗姓（ぞくせい）も差別（さべつ）は御座なく候。則（すなわ）ち、神前の御札（おふだ）の慎（つつしみ）にて御座候こと。
右条々、この度相違仕り候えども、氏人が祢宜に成り申し候筋目（すじめ）なく断絶いたし、数人の氏人が迷惑仕り候。殊更（ことさら）当御代（とうごだい）に至りて、上古（じょうこ）のごとく末社まで御造営（ごぞうえい）御座候。しかれば、末社の祢宜・祝一人なりとも相続仕り、御宝祚長久（ごほうそちょうきゅう）の御祈祷（おいのり）に抽（ぬきんで）奉るべき処（ところ）に、社司が謂（いわ）れなき妨（さまたげ）を申し、永く祢宜・祝職を断絶せしめんとの企（くわだて）、併（あわ）せて神慮（しんりょ）を恐れざる儀、言語道断（ごんごどうだん）の次第にて御座候。これらの趣（おもむき）、御披露（ごひろう）になされ、闕（けつ）の祢宜職をなし下され候は、忝（かたじけな）く——
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英語訳
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Next, there are retainers called "aozamurai" (青侍, lower-ranking attendants) who serve below the ujibito and perform divine duties (神役). Such persons are in a separate category entirely.
Entry: Those called the "Gokan-yaku" (五官役, the Five Officials) — the five senior shrine administrators attached to the main shrine (本社) — hold separately distinguished positions of great importance, and there is no question of their removal on this occasion. The present petition concerns the discontinuation (断絶) of the Negi and Hafuri positions at the subsidiary shrines (末社).
Entry: In ancient times, there were twenty-one Negi and Hafuri in total, but at present there are only seven or eight, meaning that some twelve or thirteen positions are vacant (闕). It is regarding these vacancies that the present petition is made. When a Negi or Hafuri position falls vacant, [the ujibito] succeed to it——
《Marginal note: As in the original — damage from insects (虫損)》
——or so the ujibito [are entitled to do].
Entry: Those who hold Negi and Hafuri [appointments] are called "shrine administrators" (社司). Those who do not hold such appointments are all
"ujibito." There is no distinction in secular family status (俗姓) either. This is indeed a matter deserving reverent care before the divine presence (神前の御札の慎).
Although the articles stated above are contested on this occasion, the proper channel (筋目) by which ujibito become Negi has been severed, causing hardship to many among the ujibito. Moreover, in the current reign, shrine construction (御造営) has been carried out even to the subsidiary shrines, as in ancient times. It is therefore all the more fitting that even one Negi or Hafuri of a subsidiary shrine should be maintained in succession, so as to devote oneself to prayers for the eternal prosperity of the Imperial reign (御宝祚長久). Yet the shrine administrators have raised unfounded objections, scheming to permanently abolish the offices of Negi and Hafuri — and furthermore showing no fear of divine will (神慮). This is a most outrageous state of affairs. We respectfully request that the above be duly conveyed [to the relevant authorities], and that the vacant Negi positions be granted [to the ujibito]. We would be most gratefully——
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