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於義丸家督被 仰付候砌幼年ニ付家老共一決不致儀ハ
一橋様江相伺候様ニ被 仰出候を以家中領内之仕置等
〆り宜御座候儀甚難有奉存候其上御内証ゟハ不相■
両 御丸江登 城も仕毎度
三御所様ゟ拝領物被 仰付御内々之趣結構至極之
御儀共可申上様も無御座候此上恐多奉存候得共兵部大輔
右之心願も有之儀ニ御座候間当家旧格之内一品宛
ニ而も於義丸幼年之内ゟ表立ニ而古代江立帰候様ニ
御沙汰被成下候ハヽ兵部大輔生前之存念も相達
当家之筋目を被為 思召一橋様之御嫡子様被為入候
於義丸規模も相立別而難有奉存候家中領分末々迄
弥以安堵仕重畳難有奉存候右之趣於義丸成長
之上ニ自己ニ者難申上儀も可有御座哉左候得者
兵部大輔心願空敷相成候段甚歎ケ敷奉存候此段
何方様江も可申上方も無御座候此御方様ニ者於義丸
養子被 仰出候砌ゟ兵部大輔心底兼而被知召且
御内々申上候趣も御座候を以乍恐達御聴候何れニも
於義丸後々御奉公専要ニ心掛仕置等怠不申
現代語訳
〔前頁より続き〕於義丸に家督を仰せ付けられた折、幼年であるにつき、家老たちが一決できない儀は一橋様へ相伺うように仰せ出されたことをもって、家中・領内の仕置等が締まりよく整っていることは、甚だ有難く存じ奉る。その上、御内証（ごないしょう）よりは相伺いも叶わず、両御丸へ登城も仕り、毎度、三御所様より拝領物を仰せ付けられ、御内々の趣、結構至極の御儀共、申し上げようもございません。この上、恐れ多く存じ奉るが、兵部大輔の右の心願もございます儀でございますので、当家の旧格（きゅうかく）のうち、一品ずつにても、於義丸の幼年のうちより、表立って古代へ立ち帰るよう御沙汰いただけましたならば、兵部大輔の生前の存念（ぞんねん）も相達し、
当家の筋目（すじめ）をお思い召され、一橋様の御嫡子様が入られた於義丸の規模（きぼ）も相立ち、格別に有難く存じ奉る。家中・領分の末々まで、いよいよもって安堵いたし、重畳（ちょうじょう）有難く存じ奉る。右の趣、於義丸の成長の上に、自己（じこ）よりは申し上げ難い儀もございましょうか。さすれば、兵部大輔の心願も空しく相成る段、甚だ嘆かわしく存じ奉る。この段、いずれの方様へも申し上げる方（かた）もございません。この御方様には、於義丸を養子と仰せ出された折より、兵部大輔の心底を兼ねて知し召され、且つ、御内々に申し上げた趣もございますことをもって、恐れながら御聴（おきこえ）に達し奉る。いずれにも、於義丸は後々、御奉公を専要（せんよう）に心掛け、仕置等怠らず〔以下次頁へ続く〕
英語訳
[Continued from previous page] At the time when Ogimaru was proclaimed to succeed as head of the household, given his young age, it was decreed that any matter upon which the house elders could not reach a unanimous decision should be referred for consultation to Hitotsubashi-sama. By means of this arrangement, the administration and governance of the household and domain have been kept well-ordered and disciplined, for which [we] feel most deeply grateful. Furthermore, though [the household] has been unable to make private inquiries [directly], [Ogimaru] has been received in attendance at both the O-maru [inner compounds of Edo Castle], and on each occasion has been granted gifts by the Three Gosho-sama [the three senior Tokugawa branch houses], and the nature of these private and gracious acts is of such surpassing excellence that there are no words adequate to express [our gratitude]. Though [we] feel it most presumptuous to ask anything further, since the late Hyōbu-no-Taifu harbored the aforementioned heartfelt wish, if a decree could be issued — even one item at a time from among this house's former traditional protocols — so that from Ogimaru's early years onward, it might be openly and formally restored to the standing of former times, then the late Hyōbu-no-Taifu's dying wish would be fulfilled.
[It would demonstrate that] the lineage and standing of this house has been taken into consideration, that the framework established for Ogimaru — who is the son of Hitotsubashi-sama placed into this house — has been properly set, and [we] would feel this as a matter of exceptional gratitude. All members of the household and domain, from the highest to the most humble, would feel that much more at ease, and would regard it as a matter of manifold and most grateful fortune. As for the substance of what has been set forth above — once Ogimaru has grown to maturity, there may be matters that would be difficult for him to raise himself. Were that to be the case, the heartfelt wish of the late Hyōbu-no-Taifu would come to naught, which [we] find most lamentable. There is no one else to whom [we] can address this matter. Since Your Honorable Presence has, from the very time when Ogimaru was proclaimed an adopted heir, long been aware of Hyōbu-no-Taifu's true feelings and innermost thoughts, and since there has also been occasion to convey certain matters through private and informal channels, [we] humbly venture to bring this to your august attention. In any and all matters, [we pray] that Ogimaru, as he grows, will dedicate himself with the utmost earnestness to his service, never neglecting the governance [of the domain]... [continued on next page]