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一同日御老中堀田相模守《割書：正
亮》殿江御用人大道寺孫九郎《割書：繁
卿》
《割書：昨日用人倉橋甚大夫ゟ
今日罷出候様申来》罷出候処昨日入御内見候御縁談之御伺
相障儀有之間敷候猶又当冬ニ至り御内々相伺候様用人
倉橋甚大夫 を以被申聞之孫九郎亦復申述候ハ御三家様之
御儀者御一方ゟ御願被仰上候迄之由承及候先達而尾張様
御家老竹腰山城守 被申候者当家之儀家柄ニも有之候間
何卒尾張殿 公儀江御伺之趣を以於義丸殿ゟも一通り
御伺有之様相働見申様ニと内々申聞候此儀者当家観捨ニも
相成候間用事御頼之御先手衆抔を以相伺候様ニ仕度旨
申達候処委細相模守江可相達置旨甚大夫申聞候ニ付翌十三日
御側衆大岡出雲守《割書：忠
光》殿江孫九郎罷出右之趣申達之
一八月十三日御側衆小笠原石見守《割書：政
登》殿ゟ望月三英老を以先達而
御拝領之朝鮮人参実之生立模様被相尋候ニ付御国許
御吟味之上三英老迄御用人大道寺孫九郎《割書：繁
卿》ゟ手紙差添
御徒之者を以差出之
松平於義丸
去巳年
拝領朝鮮人参実百粒
右之内当春三本生出申候生立之様子前々ニ不
現代語訳
一、同日、御老中堀田相模守（正亮）殿へ、御用人大道寺孫九郎（繁卿）が罷り出た。
（昨日、用人倉橋甚大夫より、今日罷り出るよう申し来た。）
罷り出たところ、昨日御内見に入った御縁談の御伺いについて、差し障りとなる事柄はないであろう、さらにまた今冬に至り、御内々に伺うよう、用人倉橋甚大夫を以て申し聞かされた。孫九郎はまた申し述べたことには、御三家様のご事情については、御一方より御願いを仰せ上げられるまでのことと承り及んでいる。先日、尾張様御家老竹腰山城守が申されたことには、当家の儀は家柄もあることゆえ、何卒、尾張殿が公儀へ御伺いの趣をもって、於義丸殿よりも一通り御伺いがあるよう（尾張側が）働きかけてみるようにと、内々に申し聞かせた。この儀は当家を見捨てることにもなりかねないので、御用を頼まれた御先手衆などを以て伺うようにしたい旨を申し達したところ、委細（詳細）は相模守へ伝えておくべき旨を、甚大夫が申し聞かせた。よって、翌十三日、御側衆大岡出雲守（忠光）殿へ孫九郎が罷り出て、右の趣を申し達した。
一、八月十三日、御側衆小笠原石見守（政登）殿より、望月三英老を以て、先に御拝領の朝鮮人参の実の生育の模様を尋ねられたので、御国許にてご吟味の上、三英老へ、御用人大道寺孫九郎（繁卿）からの手紙を添えて、御徒の者を以て差し出した。
松平於義丸
去巳年
拝領朝鮮人参実百粒
右の内、当春三本生え出で申し候。生育の様子は、以前には
英語訳
Item: On the same day, the御用人 (chief attendant) Daidōji Magokurō (Shigenori) called upon the Senior Councilor (Rōjū) Hotta Sagami-no-Kami (Masasuke).
(Yesterday, the attendant Kurahashi Jintayū had sent word to appear today.)
Upon appearing, he was informed through the attendant Kurahashi Jintayū that there should be no obstacles to the marriage proposal (en-dan) that had been privately examined the previous day, and that furthermore, further private inquiries should be made when winter comes. Magokurō further stated that, with regard to the matter of the Three Gosanke Houses, it was understood that the matter would proceed only upon a petition from one of those houses. Previously, Takenokobu Yamashiro-no-Kami, chief retainer of the Owari domain, had mentioned in private that since our house (the Fukui Matsudaira clan) has distinguished lineage, he would work toward having Lord Yoshimaru also submit a formal inquiry in line with the Owari lord's inquiry to the shogunate. Since failing to do so could amount to abandoning our house, Magokurō conveyed his wish to make the inquiry through the senior commanders (osakite-shū) who had been entrusted with this matter. Jintayū informed him that the full details would be relayed to Sagami-no-Kami. Accordingly, on the following day, the 13th, Magokurō called upon the Chamberlain (sobashū) Ōoka Izumo-no-Kami (Tadamitsu) and conveyed the above.
Item: On the 13th day of the 8th month, through Mochizuki San'ei (an elder/physician), the Chamberlain Ogasawara Iwami-no-Kami (Masato) inquired about the growth and condition of the Korean ginseng seeds that had previously been received as a gift. After investigation at the home domain, a letter from the chief attendant Daidōji Magokurō (Shigenori) was attached and the reply was sent via a foot attendant (o-kachi) to Elder San'ei.
Matsudaira Yoshimaru
In the previous year of Mi (Kinoto-Mi / 1749):
Received as a gift: 100 seeds of Korean ginseng
Of these, three plants sprouted this spring. Regarding the manner of their growth, previously [text continues on next page]