翻刻
も彼是申立も有之相願申候節被相留儀も成申間敷事二候左候へハ類も多罷成事二候鉄炮之儀ハ弓とハ違玉先怪我等も有之候へハ其
身も迷惑可致事尤武芸之儀候得共師匠へも有之儀二候へハ師匠手前矢場ニ而何分ニも稽古可成事ニ候左様候へハ稽古差支ニも
成申間敷ニ候間下屋敷ニ而鉄炮打申事指掛り様ニと被思召候此段御家老中へ可申達由御意被遊候ニ付其段申達候処左様之
思召ニ候ハヽ其趣典膳方へ罷越思召之段可申聞旨ニ付即刻申達候処思召と有之儀ニ候へハ何分ニも奉畏候由■請申聞候
一同年四月廿九日水谷織部申聞候ハ本多内蔵助方於福井屋敷前々鉄砲打御免ニ而打申候ニ付此以後鉄炮打申度由御家老中迄被申達候付
以前之儀留等も有之候哉と吟味も有之候得共前方鉄砲打申儀覚申者も無之不分明ニ候故有無之挨拶も無之内又々内蔵助方ゟ被
申達候ハ先頃鉄炮打申儀被相達候へ共当年ハ鉄炮打申余日も無之候間先当年ハ延引被致候旨被申達候間承置候様ニ被申聞候
一元久四未七月十九日下山半左エ門組鉄炮場ニ而少々合薬仕度旨相願候故願之通申付尤同役組立合申付候間承置呉候様
申聞候
一同月廿日本多縫殿方与力伊庭太右衛門愛宕四丁五丁之場ニ而百匁二百匁之丁打候ニ付組之者差出ス
一延享ニ卯三月十六日昨年長谷川久之助屋敷替被仰付候処手狭ニ付鉄炮
場難取立尤如先規上ゟ御ふしん被下候様後見岩村門右衛門石原九郎左衛門ゟ相
願候ニ付為致見分候様御家老中被申聞御徒目付中山専介組之者両人差越之
四月三日御徒目付再検但一昨朔日岩村門右衛門申聞候ハ久之助鉄炮場于今
取掛り不申ニ付私組於矢場当分弟子中稽古致候間承置候様申聞候
屋敷替ニ付諸事之■可見合
一寛政七卯六月八日於所々侍中玉丁并火矢等有之節為矢見
組之者両人ツヽ差出候処是迄ハ弓附矢附并手伝名元等矢見之
者見計ニ而書付差出候得共以来師匠中初其当人ゟ書付矢見
組之者迄差出候を役揚候節差出候様可致旨同役人令評議其
段師匠中初へ申通候組小頭へも申聞候
但玉丁書付指出候節於三丁場異風筒長筒を以侍中玉丁有之節ハ
以後姓名計相認玉附書付ハ御家老中へも不相達江戸表へも指致
間敷旨同役申合候事尤右三丁場ニ而も大筒玉丁之分ハ是迄之通
其余四丁場ゟも是迄之通相認可申事
【右の延享二および寛政七の条の下に、次の天保十一・八・五、嘉永三の文が記載】
一天保十一子二月二十九日
御先物頭 大谷儀左衛門組 柴田藤七 寺町也
砲術厚心掛候ニ付 格別之趣を以御先筒組株被下置候
津田八郎左衛門弟子也
一天保八酉正月十六日
大谷仲右衛門組 柴田藤七
砲術厚心掛候ニ付格別之趣を以米弐俵被下置候
一天保五午六月十六日
大谷仲右衛門組 柴田藤七
銀三拾匁
右砲術出精ニ付為褒美被下置候
一嘉永三戌六月廿五日
御普請奉行 市村勘右衛門組 久須見利助
砲術出精ニ付為御褒美米弐俵被下置候
【次からは寛政七の条に続く】
一享和三亥四月津田源之丞世話番田辺源蔵月番太田三郎兵衛へ申聞候ハ近々中角下高屋浜平場壱丁ニおゐて小筒丁放シ申
度尤先年筒井仁右衛門同流之面々罷越候節も御達捨ニ而罷越候此度も右之趣ニ而可然哉と申聞候ニ付尚又同役申調候処是
迄も右場所ニ而時々有之尤達而巳ニ而矢見組之者等不指出事ニ候事 留ノマヽ
一玉丁并火矢等有之節ハ射手名元書付候内また者之分ハ名元相除相認可申事尤与力ハ名前書載誰方与力と肩書有之筈
但文化ニ丑閏八月御家老中被申聞候ハ是迄又者名元有之様ニ存候前々ゟ手前共家来射候節名元相除候哉と被相尋候
ニ付御覧ニ相成候事昨陪臣相除候段申達之
一延享二丑六月廿五日御座所於御矢場長谷川久之助鉄炮初而御覧被遊岩村門右衛門同道罷出候栃尾半右衛門儀も罷出候様被仰付罷出候其節半右衛門
御意被成候ハ久之助玉数を打稽古精出し候様ニ相見得候依之例年鉄炮ハ八月限ニ候得共久之助為稽古九月迄稽古可為致候尤弟子
子共之儀ハ八月限ニ可仕旨被仰出候其節仲間何も罷出候」九月朔日岩村門右衛門石原九郎左衛門申聞候ハ両人共ハ品により打候而為見候事ハ可有之此段御側中
迄申達置候内断申聞候
一同年七月朔日岡部左膳方与力伊庭太右衛門近日山之奥大山ニ而十四丁打候ニ付切払之儀申付呉候様月番波多野久右衛門名宛ニ而口上書被指出候
支配頭奉行へ申遣之」翌寅八月ニも太右衛門十四丁打之
一同年同月廿五日於松尾寺山九半時被為成津田源之丞へ大筒丁被仰付夫ゟ於愛宕山本堂後五丁場宇都宮茂左衛門火矢御覧被遊七ツ半時
相済被為入御先ニ下山彦三相詰ル
一同年八月十一日雨森弥兵衛被召呼候処病気ニ付同苗平八為名代罷出候処弥兵衛儀小身ニ候処兼而相伝之芸術不絶致修行候段神妙ニ被
思召候ニ付御加増被下置候候此以後志も有之致稽古度望者も有之候ハヽ無遠慮可致相談旨
右ハ評定所出頭之席御目付共列座明石将監申渡之
但同年十月弥兵衛病死候砌五十以上迄養子不仕其上急病と申ニ而も無之処養子願死後書付同日ニ相成不調法ニ付十二月五日養子
又五郎家とく之節元御充行十五石三人ふち被下当秋之御加恩被召上事
一延享三寅八月九日家所惣左衛門無師匠鉄炮相た玉？於御本丸御覧被遊同十一日弥無油断相心懸候様被仰付不勝手ニ付金十両被下御家中之面々
望申者ニハ内々申談候儀不苦旨被仰付候事
一同四卯十月十一日去年仕込指置候塩硝当年切返し子くそ入申筈ニ付当年積り書付指出ニ付奉行中へ申談五匁受取去年置候残銀ニ
引足相渡積書之事
一同年十一月十九日家所惣左衛門ゟ鉄炮丁場検地之事
一同年十月十六日諏訪間村百姓共最前自分鉄炮所持仕度願御吟味之上御取揚難被成旨ニ付願書付被相返候旨御家老中ニ申渡候
一寛延元辰六月九日御普請奉行方ゟ申聞候ハ家所惣左衛門鉄炮場射あずち地平均等明日ゟ取掛候依之御道具入置候小屋并側小屋為掛火を焼旨断申聞候
一同二正月十二日御長柄奉行小田切五左衛門永田四郎兵衛申聞候ハ去冬
被仰付候御取上鉄炮持主有之分上切ニ被仰付証文為指上不持相済候内右拾五挺
御座所へ指上残五拾三挺四郎兵衛方ニ預リ置候旨断申聞候
一寛延元九月十六日永田四郎兵衛」最前村之鉄炮之事相伺候処跡々之通被申聞置候へ共今年ハ村々へ組之者相返ニ不及候郡方ニ而相改置候而被相済候旨御家老中被申聞候
三郡奉行へ」村々鉄砲改候事私共方ニ而相改候様永田四郎兵衛申渡候旨御家老中被申渡候
現代語訳
も様々な申し立てがあり、願い出た際に差し止められることもあり得ないことではない。そうなれば同様の事例も多くなることである。鉄砲のことは弓とは違い、弾先で怪我などもあるので、本人も迷惑をかけることになる。もっとも武芸のことであるが、師匠もいることなので、師匠の手前の矢場でどのようにでも稽古はできることである。そうであれば稽古に差し支えることもないであろうから、下屋敷で鉄砲を撃つことは差し控えるようにと思し召しである。この段を御家老中へ申し達するよう御意があったので、その段を申し達したところ、そのような思し召しであるなら、その趣旨を典膳方へ赴いて思し召しの段を申し聞かせるようにとのことで、即刻申し達したところ、思し召しとあることなので何分にもかしこまって承るとの返答を申し聞いた。
一、同年四月二十九日、水谷織部が申し聞いたのは、本多内蔵助方において福井屋敷で以前から鉄砲撃ちの許可を得て撃っていたので、今後も鉄砲を撃きたい旨を御家老中まで申し達したとのこと。以前のことで記録などもあるかと吟味もあったが、以前鉄砲を撃ったことを覚えている者もおらず不分明なので、有無の挨拶もない内に再び内蔵助方より申し達したのは、先頃鉄砲撃ちのことを申し達したが、当年は鉄砲を撃つ余日もないので、まず当年は延引するとの申し達てがあったので承知置くよう申し聞かれた。
一、元禄四年未七月十九日、下山半左衛門組の鉄砲場で少々火薬を合わせたい旨願い出たので、願いの通り申し付け、もっとも同役組も立ち合わせるよう申し付けたので承知置いてほしいと申し聞いた。
一、同月二十日、本多縫殿方与力伊庭太右衛門が愛宕四丁五丁の場で百匁二百匁の丁撃ちをするので組の者を差し出す。
一、延享二年卯三月十六日、昨年長谷川久之助の屋敷替えが申し付けられたが手狭のため鉄砲場の設置が困難で、もっとも先例の如く上からの普請を下されるよう後見の岩村門右衛門・石原九郎左衛門より願い出たので、見分をするよう御家老中より申し聞かれ、御徒目付中山専介組の者両人を差し向けた。四月三日御徒目付が再検したが、一昨朔日岩村門右衛門が申し聞いたのは、久之助の鉄砲場は今まで取りかかっていないので、私の組の矢場で当分弟子中が稽古をしているので承知置くよう申し聞いた。
屋敷替えにつき諸事を見合わせる
一、寛政七年卯六月八日、各所で侍中の玉丁並びに火矢等がある節に矢見のため組の者を両人ずつ差し出していたが、これまでは弓付・矢付並びに手伝・名元等の矢見の者の見積りで書付を差し出していたが、以後は師匠中をはじめその当人より書付を矢見組の者まで差し出すのを役上げの節に差し出すよう致すべき旨、同役人で評議してその段を師匠中をはじめへ申し通し、組小頭へも申し聞いた。
但し玉丁書付を指し出す節、三丁場において異風筒・長筒をもって侍中の玉丁がある節は、以後姓名のみを認め玉付書付は御家老中へも相達せず江戸表へも指し遣わすまじき旨、同役申し合わせたこと。もっとも右三丁場でも大筒玉丁の分はこれまでの通り、その余四丁場よりもこれまでの通り認めるべきこと。
【延享二および寛政七の条の下に、次の天保十一・八・五、嘉永三の文が記載】
一、天保十一年子二月二十九日
御先物頭 大谷儀左衛門組 柴田藤七 寺町也
砲術に厚く心掛けているので格別の趣旨をもって御先筒組株を下し置かれた
津田八郎左衛門弟子也
一、天保八年酉正月十六日
大谷仲右衛門組 柴田藤七
砲術に厚く心掛けているので格別の趣旨をもって米弐俵を下し置かれた
一、天保五年午六月十六日
大谷仲右衛門組 柴田藤七
銀三十匁
右砲術出精につき褒美として下し置かれた
一、嘉永三年戌六月二十五日
御普請奉行 市村勘右衛門組 久須見利助
砲術出精につき御褒美として米弐俵を下し置かれた
【次からは寛政七の条に続く】
一、享和三年亥四月、津田源之丞世話番田辺源蔵が月番太田三郎兵衛へ申し聞いたのは、近々中角下高屋浜平場一丁において小筒丁放しをしたい、もっとも先年筒井仁右衛門同流の面々が赴いた節も御達てのみで赴いた、この度も右の趣きで宜しいかと申し聞いたので、なお又同役で申し調べたところ、これまでも右場所で時々あり、もっとも達てのみで矢見組の者等は指し出さないことである。記録のまま
一、玉丁並びに火矢等がある節は射手名元書付の内、又者の分は名元を相除き認めるべきこと。もっとも与力は名前を書き載せ誰方与力と肩書きがあるはず。
但し文化二年丑閏八月御家老中より申し聞かれたのは、これまで又者名元があるように存じるが前々より手前共家来が射る節名元を相除いているかと尋ねられたので、御覧に相成ることで昨年陪臣を除いた段を申し達した。
一、延享二年丑六月二十五日、御座所の御矢場において長谷川久之助の鉄砲を初めて御覧遊ばされ、岩村門右衛門同道で罷り出た。栃尾半右衛門も罷り出るよう申し付けられ罷り出た。その節半右衛門へ御意を成されたのは、久之助は玉数を打ち稽古精出し候ように相見得るので、例年鉄砲は八月限りであるが久之助のための稽古として九月まで稽古を致すべし、もっとも弟子共のことは八月限りにすべき旨仰せ出された。その節仲間何も罷り出た。九月朔日岩村門右衛門・石原九郎左衛門が申し聞いたのは、両人共は品により打ち候を見ることはあり得る、この段御側中まで申し達し置いている内訳を申し聞いた。
一、同年七月朔日、岡部左膳方与力伊庭太右衛門が近日山の奥大山で十四丁撃つので切り払いのことを申し付けてほしいと月番波多野久右衛門宛に口上書を指し出した。支配頭奉行へ申し遣わした。翌寅八月にも太右衛門は十四丁撃ちをした。
一、同年同月二十五日、松尾寺山において九時半より津田源之丞へ大筒丁を仰せ付け、それより愛宕山本堂後五丁場で宇都宮茂左衛門火矢を御覧遊ばされ七時半に相済み御帰りになり、御先に下山彦三が詰めた。
一、同年八月十一日、雨森弥兵衛を召し呼んだが病気のため同苗平八が名代として罷り出た。弥兵衛は小身であるが兼ねてより相伝の芸術を絶やさず修行している段が神妙に思し召されるので御加増を下し置かれた。この以後志もあり稽古をしたいと望む者もいるなら遠慮なく相談すべき旨。
右は評定所出頭の席で御目付共列座、明石将監が申し渡した。
但し同年十月弥兵衛病死の砌、五十以上まで養子をせずその上急病ということでもないのに養子願いを死後書付同日に相成るのは不調法につき十二月五日養子又五郎家督の節元御扶持十五石三人扶持を下されていた当秋の御加恩を召し上げられた。
一、延享三年寅八月九日、家所惣左衛門が無師匠で鉄砲を相習い玉撃ちを御本丸で御覧遊ばされ、同十一日いよいよ油断なく心掛けるよう仰せ付けられ不勝手につき金十両を下され、御家中の面々で望む者には内々申し談じることは苦しからざる旨仰せ付けられた。
一、同四年卯十月十一日、去年仕込み指し置いた塩硝を当年切り返し子糞を入れる筈につき当年積もり書付を指し出したので奉行中へ申し談じ五匁受け取り去年置いた残銀に引き足して相渡した積書のこと。
一、同年十一月十九日、家所惣左衛門より鉄砲丁場検地のこと。
一、同年十月十六日、諏訪間村百姓共が最前自分で鉄砲所持したいと願ったが御吟味の上御取り上げ難く成し難い旨につき願書付を相返した旨を御家老中に申し渡した。
一、寛延元年辰六月九日、御普請奉行方より申し聞いたのは、家所惣左衛門鉄砲場射的場地平均等明日より取りかかるので御道具を入れ置いた小屋並びに側小屋が火をかける危険があるので焼く旨断りを申し聞いた。
一、同二年正月十二日、御長柄奉行小田切五左衛門・永田四郎兵衛が申し聞いたのは、去冬仰せ付けられた御取上鉄砲で持主のある分上切りに仰せ付け証文として指し上げ不持で相済んだ内右十五挺を御座所へ指し上げ残り五十三挺を四郎兵衛方に預け置いた旨断りを申し聞いた。
一、寛延元年九月十六日、永田四郎兵衛「最前村の鉄砲のことを伺ったところ跡々の通り申し聞かせ置いたが、今年は村々へ組の者が返りに及ばず郡方で相改め置いて済ませた旨御家老中より申し聞かれた。
三郡奉行へ」村々鉄砲改めのことは私共方で相改めるよう永田四郎兵衛が申し渡した旨御家老中より申し渡された。
英語訳
Various petitions may be made, and when requests are submitted, there may be cases where they cannot be stopped. If that happens, similar cases would multiply. Firearms differ from bows in that injuries can occur from bullets, causing trouble for the person involved. While it is a martial art, since there are instructors, practice can be conducted at the instructor's shooting range in any manner. Since this would not interfere with practice, it is the lord's wish that firing firearms at private residences be refrained from. As there was an order to report this matter to the senior councilors, when this was conveyed, they said that if such was the lord's wish, this intent should be communicated to Tenzō's household immediately. When this was promptly conveyed, they respectfully acknowledged the lord's wishes.
On the 29th day of the 4th month of the same year, Mizutani Oribu reported that Honda Kuranosuke's household had previously been permitted to fire firearms at the Fukui residence and wished to continue doing so, which was reported to the senior councilors. When records were examined to see if there were any from previous times, no one remembered firearms being fired previously, so the matter was unclear. Before any response could be given regarding its validity, Kuranosuke's household again reported that while they had previously requested permission to fire firearms, there were no remaining days this year to do so, thus they would postpone it for this year.
On the 19th day of the 7th month of Genroku 4, Shimoyama Hanzaemon's group requested to conduct some gunpowder mixing at the firearms range, which was approved as requested. The same-ranked group was also ordered to attend, so please be aware of this.
On the 20th day of the same month, Honda Nuinosuke's retainer Iba Taemon conducted hundred and two-hundred monme target practice at the Atago four and five chō ranges, with group members dispatched.
On the 16th day of the 3rd month of Enkyō 2, since Hasegawa Kyūnosuke's residence was relocated last year but was too cramped to establish a firearms range, his guardians Iwamura Monemon and Ishihara Kurōzaemon requested that construction be provided from above as in previous cases. The senior councilors ordered an inspection, so two men from Inspector Nakayama Sen'suke's group were dispatched. On the 3rd day of the 4th month, the inspector conducted a re-examination. On the 1st of the previous month, Iwamura Monemon reported that since Kyūnosuke's firearms range had not yet been started, his disciples were temporarily practicing at his group's archery range.
All matters to be considered pending residence relocation
On the 8th day of the 6th month of Kansei 7, when samurai conducted target practice and fire arrows at various locations, two men from each group were dispatched as observers. Previously, archery assistants, arrow assistants, helpers, and name-registrants submitted reports based on observers' estimates, but henceforth instructors and the practitioners themselves should submit reports to the observing groups, which should be presented when duties are completed. This was decided by consultation among colleagues and communicated to instructors and group leaders.
However, when submitting target practice reports, for sessions at the three-chō range using special or long firearms for samurai target practice, only names should be recorded thereafter, and reports with bullet attachments should not be sent to senior councilors or Edo. This was agreed upon by colleagues. For large firearm target practice at the three-chō range, previous procedures continue, and the same applies to other ranges from four chō onward.
[Records of Tenpō 11, 8, 5, and Kaei 3 are listed below the Enkyō 2 and Kansei 7 entries]
Tenpō 11, 2nd month, 29th day
Senior Weapons Head Ōtani Gizaemon's group: Shibata Tōshichi of Teramachi
Due to diligent application to gunnery, he was specially granted a position in the Senior Firearms Group
Student of Tsuda Hachirōzaemon
Tenpō 8, 1st month, 16th day
Ōtani Nakaemon's group: Shibata Tōshichi
Due to diligent application to gunnery, he was specially granted two bales of rice
Tenpō 5, 6th month, 16th day
Ōtani Nakaemon's group: Shibata Tōshichi
Thirty monme of silver
Granted as a reward for excellence in gunnery
Kaei 3, 6th month, 25th day
Construction Magistrate Ichimura Kan'emon's group: Kusumi Risuke
Granted two bales of rice as a reward for excellence in gunnery
[Continuing from the Kansei 7 entry]
In the 4th month of Kyōwa 3, Tsuda Gen'nosuke's attendant Tanabe Genzō reported to monthly duty officer Ōta Saburōbei that they wished to conduct small firearm practice at the Nakasuji Takaya Beach flat one-chō range. Previously, when Tsutsui Niemon and others of the same school visited, they went only with notification. Would the same procedure be appropriate this time? Upon further consultation among colleagues, this location had been used occasionally before, with only notification required and no observer group members dispatched. [Record as is]
When conducting target practice and fire arrows, shooter name-registrant reports should exclude name-registrants for retainers, though retainers' names should be recorded with notation of whose retainer they are.
However, in the intercalary 8th month of Bunka 2, the senior councilors asked whether name-registrants for retainers had been excluded when their masters' retainers shot, as seemed to be the case previously. When this was reviewed, it was reported that retainers had been excluded since the previous year.
On the 25th day of the 6th month of Enkyō 2, at the archery range in the main residence, Hasegawa Kyūnosuke's firearms were viewed for the first time, with Iwamura Monemon accompanying him. Tochio Han'emon was also ordered to attend. On that occasion, His Lordship said to Han'emon that Kyūnosuke appeared to be practicing diligently with numerous shots, so while firearms practice usually ended in the 8th month, Kyūnosuke could continue practicing until the 9th month, though disciples should stop in the 8th month. All colleagues attended that session. On the 1st day of the 9th month, Iwamura Monemon and Ishihara Kurōzaemon reported that both might observe shooting depending on circumstances, and this had been reported to the personal attendants.
On the 1st day of the 7th month of the same year, Okabe Sazen's retainer Iba Taemon requested through monthly duty officer Hatano Kyūemon to arrange brush-clearing for fourteen-chō shooting in the mountain depths, which was conveyed to the administrative head magistrate. In the 8th month of the following year, Taemon also conducted fourteen-chō shooting.
On the 25th day of the same month of the same year, at 9:30 at Matsuoji Mountain, Tsuda Gen'nosuke was ordered to conduct large firearm practice, then at the Atago Mountain main hall rear five-chō range, Utsunomiya Mozaemon's fire arrows were observed, concluding at 7:30, with Shimoyama Hikozō stationed in advance for the lord's departure.
On the 11th day of the 8th month of the same year, when Amenomori Yahei was summoned but was ill, his namesake Hachihei appeared as substitute. Since Yahei, despite his humble status, had commendably continued practicing inherited martial arts without interruption, he was granted an increase in stipend. Henceforth, those with ambition who wished to practice should feel free to consult. This was announced by Akashi Shōgen at a council meeting with inspectors present.
However, when Yahei died of illness in the 10th month of the same year, having had no adopted heir past age fifty and the adoption request being filed on the same day as his death (though it was not a sudden illness), this was deemed improper, so on the 5th day of the 12th month, when adopted son Matsugorō inherited, the fifteen koku three-person stipend and the autumn bounty were revoked.
On the 9th day of the 8th month of Enkyō 3, Iesho Sōzaemon, practicing firearms without an instructor, had his target shooting observed at the main castle. On the 11th day, he was ordered to continue applying himself diligently and, due to financial difficulties, was granted ten ryō of gold. He was also permitted to discuss matters privately with willing members of the household.
On the 11th day of the 10th month of the 4th year, regarding saltpeter prepared last year to be processed this year with the addition of manure, when the estimated amount document was submitted, five monme were received after consultation with magistrates, with the balance paid from last year's remaining silver.
19th day of the 11th month of the same year: Matter of Iesho Sōzaemon's firearms range land survey.
16th day of the 10th month of the same year: Regarding Suwama Village farmers' previous request to possess firearms personally, after deliberation it was deemed difficult to approve, so the petition was returned as reported to the senior councilors.
On the 9th day of the 6th month of Kan'en 1, the Construction Magistrate's office reported that leveling work for Iesho Sōzaemon's firearms range target area would begin tomorrow, and the storage shed and side buildings where equipment was housed posed a fire risk and would be burned down.
On the 12th day of the 1st month of the 2nd year, Long Spear Magistrates Odakiri Gozaemon and Nagata Shirōbei reported that regarding firearms confiscated last winter from owners, fifteen had been submitted to the main residence after completion of the process with certificates submitted for those no longer possessing them, while the remaining fifty-three were stored at Shirōbei's location.
On the 16th day of the 9th month of Kan'en 1, Nagata Shirōbei: "Regarding the previous inquiry about village firearms, while the traditional procedures were explained, this year it was not necessary to send group members to villages, as county officials conducted inspections and completed the matter," as reported by the senior councilors.
To the Three-County Magistrates: Nagata Shirōbei announced that village firearms inspections would be conducted by our offices, as directed by the senior councilors.