翻刻
右之通被書出小寄合被立以後片岡社貴船社之両官等
従四位上之例被書加可然之旨被心付候心付候人有之保覚も其通ニ可
被致被存候へ共小寄合後之義故内々蜜ニ右之内へ壱人
被書加置候様ニ執筆へ被申談候処神主一覧之上被相極候
義今更内々ニ書加候義いかゝの旨執筆合点不被致候由
執筆職中ニて保覚段々被及対論由保覚立服ニ而
其分ニ云捨被帰候由依之職中内々三河守へ相談候故
季脩保覚へ被参とかく今一応保覚神主へ被参候而
右之中へ是々を可書加之旨被申入其上ニ而被書加可然
ニ存候夫をも其義も気毒ニ被存候ハヽ其通ニ而被致持参
弁様ニ而口上ニ先右之通書付差上候此外ニも貴布祢片
岡社之両官其外従四位上之例数多御座候由被申上
可然之旨ニ相談一決則今日右之書付出来惣代業久
保覚弁様へ持参候也
一昨日小寄会之節保土出京ニ付此段会所ゟ兼太を以
保覚へ相談被申入候処保覚返答ニ惣体雑掌役之人
私ニ出京ハ不宜不相成事ニ候間入魂被致置候存顕へ被申遣ニ
不及保土今日所労分ニ可被成之旨故所労と披露致
置候段会所学顕被申聞ニ付保土云惣代私ニ出京
不相成候義今日始而承候御存之通困窮之私折節ハ
用事も有之候故私ニ出京不相成事ニ候ハヽ役義之義も
御断申上度候御用之欠ケ不申様ニ誰ぞ頼置候而出京仕候
義ハ不苦事ニ存候而左様之義不勘ニ而役義御請
申候間来会之節存寄候ニ付雑掌役之義御断
申候段御披露可被下候段会所へ申入候也去ル比も保覚
出京ニ而保土へ相頼被置候然ルニ昨日之出京所労ニ被致沙汰
現代語訳
右の通り書き出され、小寄合が解散した後、片岡社・貴船社の両官の従四位上の例も書き加えるべきとの意見を持つ者がいた。保覚もその通りにすべきと思っていたが、小寄合の後のことであるため、内々に密かに右の（書付の）中へ一人を書き加えておくよう執筆へ申し談じたところ、神主一覧の上で決定した義を今更内々に書き加えることはいかがなものかと、執筆が承知しなかったとのことであった。執筆の職中において保覚がしきりに対論に及んだところ、保覚は立腹してそのまま言い捨てて帰ったとのことであった。これにより、職中で内々に三河守へ相談したため、季脩が保覚のところへ参り、とかく今一度保覚が神主のところへ参って、右の中へこれこれを書き加えるべき旨を申し入れ、その上で書き加えるのがよいと存じます。それをも（その義も）気の毒に思われるならば、そのままの状態で持参し、弁様のところで口上として、先ず右の通り書付を差し上げ、この外にも貴船・片岡社の両官その外に従四位上の例が数多くございます、と申し上げるのが然るべきとの旨に相談が一決した。則ち今日右の書付が出来上がり、惣代の業久・保覚が弁様へ持参した。
一、昨日の小寄合の節、保土が出京のため、この段について会所より兼太を以て保覚へ相談を申し入れたところ、保覚の返答として、惣体（そもそも）雑掌役の者が私事で出京するのはよろしくなく、相成らぬことであるから、懇意にしている存顕へ申し遣わすには及ばず、保土については今日は所労（病気）ということにすればよいとのことであった。そのため所労として披露しておいた段を、会所の学顕が（保土へ）申し聞かせたところ、保土が言うには、惣代が私事で出京してはならないということを今日初めて承った。御存知の通り困窮している私には折節用事もあることゆえ、私事で出京してはならないということであれば、役義のことも御断り申し上げたい。御用に欠けないよう誰かに頼んで置いて出京することは差し支えないと存じて、そのような不勘（不届き）があったまま役義をお請けしていたのである。来会の節に存寄（意見）があるため、雑掌役の義をお断り申す段をご披露いただきたい旨を会所へ申し入れた。去る頃も保覚が出京した際に保土へ頼んで置かれたことがあった。然るに昨日の出京を所労として沙汰されたことについて（以下続く）
英語訳
After the record was written out as described and the small assembly (ko-yoriai) disbanded, someone suggested that the precedents for the Junior Fourth Rank, Upper Grade (Jushii-no-jō) for the officials of both Kataoka Shrine and Kifune Shrine should also be added. Hokaku also thought this was the right approach, but since it was after the small assembly had concluded, he privately and discreetly asked the secretary (shippitsu) to add one more person to the document. However, the secretary refused, saying it would be inappropriate to privately add entries at this stage when the matter had already been decided after review by the head priests. Within the secretarial office, Hokaku repeatedly argued the point, but eventually became so frustrated that he left without resolving the matter. As a result, the office privately consulted with Mikawa-no-kami, who then visited Hokaku and suggested that, in any case, Hokaku should visit the head priests once more and formally request that such-and-such be added to the document, and that any additions should be made in that manner. If even that felt awkward, then the document should be submitted as it was, and the matter handled verbally before Lord Ben — first submitting the written petition as it stood, and then orally stating that there were in fact many more precedents for the Junior Fourth Rank, Upper Grade among the officials of Kifune and Kataoka Shrines and others. This approach was agreed upon in consultation. The document was then completed that day, and the representatives Narikahisa and Hokaku brought it to Lord Ben.
One: At the time of yesterday's small assembly, since Yasutsu had departed the capital, the matter was relayed from the meeting hall (kaisho) via Kanetoo to Hokaku for consultation. Hokaku's response was that it was generally improper and unacceptable for a person serving as a zassho officer to leave the capital on private business. Rather than sending word to their acquaintance Zonken, Yasutsu should simply be reported as indisposed (shorō) for the day. Accordingly, he had been reported as indisposed, and Gakuken of the meeting hall conveyed this to Yasutsu. Yasutsu responded: he had only learned today for the first time that a representative (sōdai) was not permitted to leave the capital on private business. As was well known, he was in financial straits, and had occasional business to attend to; if leaving the capital on private business was not permitted, he wished to resign from his official duties. He had thought it was acceptable to leave the capital as long as he made arrangements for someone to cover official duties so there would be no lapse in service, and it was under such a mistaken understanding that he had accepted the role. He had views he wished to raise at the next meeting, and he requested that the meeting hall announce on his behalf his resignation from the zassho role. He conveyed this to the meeting hall. There had been a previous occasion when Hokaku left the capital and left matters in Yasutsu's care. Yet regarding yesterday's departure being reported as illness (the text continues on the next page)...