翻刻
一八月七日 御縁談之儀ニ付御側衆大岡出雲守《割書：忠
光》殿江御用人大道寺
孫九郎《割書：繁
卿》罷出御直ニ遂内談候処御承知有之猶又御老中
堀田相模守《割書：正
亮》殿江も御内々相伺可然旨被申聞候ニ付同十一日
相模守殿江孫九郎罷出左之通差出之
先達而御内々之御沙汰御座候而尾張中納言様之
御息女様之内於義丸江御縁談之儀申合去巳春
中納言様ゟ久世忠右衛門殿 兵部大輔方ゟ小笠原
縫殿助殿を以双方内約相整申候依之中納言様
御参府之上表立御伺有之筈ニ申合候処旧冬
兵部大輔不幸ニ付差延候而当冬中御伺之積内々
申談候於義丸未タ幼年之儀ニ御座候得共先代之内
御内聞相済候縁談之儀ニ御座候間当冬中表立
候而伺有之候而も相障申儀も御座有間敷哉此段
御内意奉伺候以上
八月
一同月十二日 大目付石河土佐守《割書：政
朝》殿江御使者御留守居横田作大夫《割書：尚
道》
を以左之通御国人別改帳被差出之《割書：二月廿五日
御触達》
覚
現代語訳
一、八月七日、御縁談の件につき、御側衆・大岡出雲守（忠光）殿へ、御用人・大道寺孫九郎（繁卿）が罷り出て、直接内談を遂げたところ、御承知いただいた。さらに、御老中・堀田相模守（正亮）殿へも内々にお伺いするのが然るべきとの旨を申し聞かされたため、同十一日、相模守殿へ孫九郎が罷り出て、左の通り（文書を）差し出した。
先達てより内々の御沙汰がございまして、尾張中納言様の御息女様のうち、於義丸への御縁談の儀を申し合わせ、去る巳（己巳）の春に、中納言様より久世忠右衛門殿を、（当方）兵部大輔方より小笠原縫殿助殿をもって、双方の内約が整いました。これにより、中納言様が御参府の上、表立ってお伺いを立てる手はずとなっておりましたところ、旧冬に兵部大輔の不幸（死去）があったため差し延べとなり、当冬中にお伺いいたす積もりを内々に申し談じております。於義丸はいまだ幼年ではございますが、先代の御内聞において済んでおります縁談の件でございますので、当冬中に表立ってお伺いを立てましても、差し障りはございますまいか。この段、御内意をお伺い申し上げます。以上。
八月
一、同月十二日、大目付・石河土佐守（政朝）殿へ、御使者として御留守居・横田作大夫（尚道）をもって、左の通り御国人別改帳を差し出された。（二月二十五日の御触達による。）
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英語訳
One: On the seventh day of the eighth month, in connection with a marriage proposal (*endan*), the Senior Steward (*go-yōnin*) Daidōji Magokurō (Shigenori) called upon the Shogunal Attendant (*sobashū*) Lord Ōoka Izumo-no-Kami (Tadamitsu) and conducted a private consultation directly with him, whereupon his understanding and assent were obtained. It was further conveyed that it would be advisable to also make discreet inquiries to the Senior Councillor (*Rōjū*) Lord Hotta Sagami-no-Kami (Masasuke). Accordingly, on the eleventh day of the same month, Magokurō called upon Lord Sagami-no-Kami and submitted a document reading as follows:
We have previously received word of this matter through informal channels. A marriage proposal was discussed between one of the daughters of the Lord of Owari Chūnagon and our [young lord] Oginomaru. In the spring of the past *己巳* year [1749], Lord Kuze Chūemon was sent by the Chūnagon-sama, and Lord Ogasawara Nuinosuke was sent on behalf of our Hyōbu-no-Tayū, and the internal agreement between both parties was duly concluded. Accordingly, it had been arranged that upon the Chūnagon-sama's visit to Edo, a formal inquiry would be made openly. However, as our Hyōbu-no-Tayū passed away last winter, the matter was postponed, and it has been privately discussed that the formal inquiry would be made during the coming winter. Although Oginomaru is still of a young age, since this marriage arrangement had already received informal approval during the time of the previous lord, we humbly inquire whether it would be acceptable to proceed with a formal inquiry during this coming winter, without there being any impediment to doing so. We respectfully seek your informal guidance on this matter. Respectfully submitted.
Eighth Month
One: On the twelfth day of the same month, the *rusui* (Edo caretaker) Yokota Sakudayū (Naomichi) was dispatched as envoy to the Senior Inspector (*Ōmetsuke*) Lord Ishikawa Tosa-no-Kami (Masamichi), and submitted the domain's population register (*kuni-ninbetsu-aratamechō*) as follows. (This was in accordance with the notice issued on the twenty-fifth day of the second month.)
Memorandum *(Oboegaki)*