翻刻
五郎左衛門光明《割書:初瀬兵衛|寛永五辰年於信州誕生》
母【闕】
妻赤羽源兵衛次光女《割書:天和元酉年三月七日病死|法名長春院花月妙清|信女葬所叶山願成就寺》
鈴木六兵衛重親女
一明暦二申年七月九石弐人扶持被下置
鳳翔院様御部屋御徒ニ被 召出候
但御部屋御人少ニ付御供を始御用部
屋《見せ消ち:書|書》物御広間御帳付御納戸《見せ消ち:書|書》物等
被 仰付 御幼年様之儀故
御遊御相手御懐守御小性同前相勤
候様被 仰付候事
一万治元戌年四月三石壱人扶持御
加増被下置拾弐石三人扶持ニ被成下
御徒御免被成御用部屋書物御
広間御帳付御納戸書物相調候様被
仰付候事
現代語訳
五郎左衛門光明 (初名・瀬兵衛、寛永五辰年(1628)信州にて誕生)
母 【闕】(記載なし)
妻 赤羽源兵衛次光女 (天和元酉年(1681)三月七日病死、法名・長春院花月妙清信女、葬所・叶山願成就寺)
鈴木六兵衛重親女
一、明暦二申年(1656)七月、九石・二人扶持を下し置かれ、鳳翔院様御部屋の御徒として召し出され候。
ただし、御部屋の御人少なきにつき、御供をはじめ、御用部屋書物・御広間御帳付・御納戸書物等を仰せ付けられ、御幼年様の儀ゆえ、御遊び御相手・御懐守・御小性同前に相勤め候様、仰せ付けられ候事。
一、万治元戌年(1658)四月、三石・一人扶持を御加増下し置かれ、十二石・三人扶持に成し下され、御徒を御免なされ、御用部屋書物・御広間御帳付・御納戸書物を取り調べ候様、仰せ付けられ候事。
英語訳
Gorōzaemon Mitsuyuki (Initial name: Sehei; born in Shinshū in the fifth year of Kan'ei, *tatsu* [1628])
Mother: [Missing] (not recorded)
Wife: A daughter of Akaha Genbei Tsugumitsu (Died of illness on the seventh day of the third month of the first year of Tenna, *tori* [1681]; Posthumous Buddhist name (*hōmyō*): Chōshun'in Kagetsu Myōsei Shinnyo; Place of burial: Kanōzan Ganjōjuji Temple)
A daughter of Suzuki Rokubei Shigechika
Item: In the seventh month of the second year of Meireki (*saru*, 1656), he was granted nine *koku* and a maintenance allowance for two persons (*futari fuchi*), and was summoned into service as a foot soldier (*okachi*) in the chambers of Lord Hōshōin. As the chamber was short-staffed, however, he was additionally assigned duties including: escort service, document handling in the secretariat (*oyō-beya*), register-keeping in the great hall (*ohiroma*), and document handling in the storeroom (*onando*). Furthermore, as the young lord was still of tender age, he was directed to serve in a manner equivalent to that of a page (*okoshō*), including serving as a companion for play and as a personal body attendant (*ofutokoro-mori*).
Item: In the fourth month of the first year of Manji (*inu*, 1658), he was granted an additional stipend of three *koku* and one person's maintenance allowance, bringing his total to twelve *koku* and a maintenance allowance for three persons. He was relieved of his duties as a foot soldier (*okachi*), and was directed to handle documents in the secretariat (*oyō-beya*), to maintain registers in the great hall (*ohiroma*), and to handle documents in the storeroom (*onando*).