翻刻
いふとも一二菜ニ不可過候然処近頃者自然与諸事
丁寧之趣相聞此儀
御先代様 思召を以被仰渡置候得者別而可有心得
事ニ候左候得者各参会之儀随分事軽ニ毎度睦敷
寄合可有之候丁寧過候得者自然与疎々敷度々
参会も難成品可有之其上御法式ニも相背ケ旁
如何ニ候間此段急度相守可被申候
一十一月三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》罷出
《割書：大岡出雲守殿ゟ
御案内有之ニ付》候処用人春日井庄兵衛を以御縁組御達書之趣御内意
相伺候処相模守殿御承知被成惣而御三家様方ゟ御縁談之儀ハ加賀
陸奥薩摩之家々江被遣候共御片願ニ而御相手方ゟハ公儀江御達
等も無之事ニ候得共 御家之儀ハ御家柄与申殊更於義丸様之儀ニ付
御格別之事ニ候条右之御書付御用御頼中を以御用番江被差出
可然被存候由庄兵衛を以御内意被申聞之
但 右御達書者同月廿三日之処ニ相記之
一同月十一日御側衆大岡出雲守《割書：忠
光》殿江度々御用御頼之儀有之ニ付
御用人大道寺孫九郎《割書：繫
卿》を以御内々御馬一疋被遣之
一同月十三日例之通
現代語訳
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いうとも、一、二菜を超えてはならない。しかるに、近頃は自然と諸事が丁寧になっている趣が聞こえる。この儀は、御先代様の思し召しをもって仰せ渡し置かれたことであるから、格別に心得があるべきことである。左様であれば、各々の参会の儀は、随分と軽くして、毎度むつまじく寄り合うべきである。丁寧過ぎると、自然と疎々しくなり、度々参会することも難しくなることがあろう。その上、御法式にも背くことになり、いずれにせよいかがなものであるから、この段を急度（きっと）相守り申すべきこと。
一、十一月三日、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（大岡出雲守殿より御案内があったことにより）。用人・春日井庄兵衛をもって、御縁組の御達書の趣について御内意を伺ったところ、相模守殿は御承知なされ、おおよそ御三家様方より御縁談の儀は、加賀・陸奥・薩摩の家々へ遣わされる場合、御片方の願いであって、相手方からは公儀へ御達し等もないことではあるが、御家の儀は御家柄と申し、殊更・義丸様の儀につき格別のことであるから、右の御書付を御用・御頼中をもって御用番へ差し出されるのがよかろうとのことを、庄兵衛をもって御内意を申し聞かされた。
但し、右の御達書については、同月二十三日の条に記されている。
一、同月十一日、御側衆・大岡出雲守（忠光）殿へ、度々御用・御頼の儀があることにより、御用人・大道寺孫九郎（繁卿）をもって御内々に馬一疋を贈られた。
一、同月十三日、例の通り（以下次頁へ続く）
英語訳
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...even when persons from other establishments attend such gatherings, the meal must not exceed one or two side dishes. Nevertheless, it has lately been observed that things have naturally become more elaborate in various respects. Since this matter was decreed in accordance with the wishes of our late lord (gosendai-sama), it must be understood with particular care. It is therefore expected that each gathering be conducted as simply as possible, so that people may meet in an amicable and familiar manner at all times. If too much formality is observed, a natural distance will arise and frequent gatherings will become difficult to arrange. Moreover, this would be contrary to established house rules, which is problematic in every regard. Therefore, this matter must be strictly adhered to without fail.
Item: On the 3rd day of the 11th month, the household administrator (goyōnin) Daidōji Magokurō (Shigenori) called upon the Senior Elder (rōjū) Hotta Sagami-no-Kami (Masasuke)-dono (having been introduced through Ōoka Izumo-no-Kami-dono). Through Hotta's aide Kasugai Shōbei, Daidōji inquired discreetly about the Senior Elder's private opinion (naī) regarding the content of the formal marriage proposal document (odashifumi). Sagami-no-Kami-dono expressed his agreement, stating that while marriage proposals from the Gosanke (the three senior Tokugawa branch houses) to the domains of Kaga, Mutsu (Sendai), and Satsuma are generally conducted as one-sided petitions — with no formal notification to the shogunal government (kōgi) required from the receiving party — the case of this domain was one of distinguished lineage, and particularly given the matter concerning Yoshimaru-sama, it warranted special consideration. He therefore conveyed through Shōbei his private opinion that it would be appropriate to submit the aforementioned document to the duty elder (goyōban) through the proper channels of request.
Note: The aforementioned formal proposal document is recorded in the entry for the 23rd day of the same month.
Item: On the 11th day of the same month, since there had been repeated occasions of official requests and favors extended by the senior chamberlain (sobashū) Ōoka Izumo-no-Kami (Tadamitsu)-dono, one horse was presented to him discreetly through the household administrator Daidōji Magokurō (Shigenori).
Item: On the 13th day of the same month, as customary... (continued on next page)