翻刻
【右丁】
榊原式部大輔御領所越後国頸城郡村々去月廿四日夜大地
震
にて潰家死人等有之候段訴出候に付其段先御届此程申上置候処
其後も日々少し宛之震ひ止不申候に付役所外面々簀張仮小屋
にて御用弁罷在候仕合之候処又々去月廿九日昼頃大地震いたし
村々潰家死人等并苗代田土冠りに相成候段訴出并御廻米
川
下ヶ致し町湊町蔵え入置候処皆潰御米乱俵に相成候旨 訴出
候に付早速役人差出し申候廿四日より廿九日迄一滴も雨降不申候処
晦日明方ゟ雨強降其後は折々大風吹上郷村々氷雨等降候由
相聞委細之儀ハ追て可申上候得共尚又右之段先御届申上候以上
未四月二日 榊原式部大輔家来
《見せ消ち:別|武》□門蔵印
【左丁】
大地震之儀に付御届書
高木清左衛門
支配所
私御代官所当分御預所信濃国高井郡水内村々之儀当月
廿四日夜戌中刻頃より亥上刻え懸ヶ大地震有之夫より
不絶震動いたし折々地震発し翌廿五日卯中刻漸相鎮候
処地所割裂泥水吹出し潰家人牛馬多く死家内不残
死絶候ものとも有之怪我人者は夥敷一村皆潰家に相成候
村々も有之前代未聞之変事之趣追々届出候に不取
敢手代共差出申候且陣屋元中野村之儀も損家等有之
候迄にて陣屋共別条無御座候委細之儀は追々可申上候得共
現代語訳
**【右丁】**
榊原式部大輔の領所である越後国頸城郡の村々において、去る月(先月)二十四日の夜の大地震により家屋の倒壊・死人等があった旨の訴えがあり、その段につきましては先日すでにお届け申し上げておきました。その後も日々わずかずつの揺れが止まず、役所の外において皆、簾(すだれ)張りの仮小屋にて御用を弁じております次第でございます。ところがまたもや去る月二十九日の昼頃に大地震があり、村々で家屋の倒壊・死人等が出るとともに、苗代や田が土砂に埋まったとの訴えがございました。また、御廻米を川下へ送り、町湊町の蔵に入れておいたところ、すべて潰れてお米が乱俵(乱れた俵)になったとの訴えもございました。そのため早速役人を差し向けました。二十四日から二十九日まで一滴も雨が降らなかったところ、晦日(三十日)の明け方より雨が強く降り出し、その後は折々大風が吹き、上郷村々では氷雨(ひさめ)等が降っているとのことが聞こえております。委細の義は追って申し上げますが、なおまた右の段をまず御届け申し上げます。以上。
未(ひつじ)四月二日 榊原式部大輔家来
《見せ消ち:別→武》□門蔵 印
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**【左丁】**
大地震の義につき御届書
高木清左衛門
支配所
私の御代官所、当分御預所である信濃国高井郡水内(みのち)村々において、当月二十四日の夜、戌の中刻(午後八時頃)から亥の上刻(午後九時頃)にかけて大地震があり、それより絶えず震動が続き、折々地震が発生し、翌二十五日の卯の中刻(午前六時頃)にようやく鎮まりました。しかし地所が割れ裂け、泥水が噴き出し、家屋の倒壊・人や牛馬の死が多く、家の者が一人残らず死に絶えたものもあり、怪我人は夥しく、一村丸ごと家屋が全壊した村々もあり、前代未聞の変事である旨が追々届けられましたので、取り急ぎ手代どもを差し向けました。また陣屋元の中野村においても損家等はあったものの、陣屋は別条(別段の異常)はございません。委細の義は追々申し上げますが、
英語訳
**[Right folio]**
Regarding the great earthquake that struck the villages of Kubiki District in Echigo Province, which falls under the domain of Sakakibara Shikibu-no-tayū, on the night of the 24th of last month, causing collapsed houses and deaths — we had already submitted a preliminary report on this matter. Since then, minor tremors have continued on a daily basis without ceasing, and all staff have been conducting official business in improvised shelters made of reed screens outside the government office. However, yet again on the afternoon of the 29th of last month, a great earthquake struck, and reports came in of collapsed houses and deaths in various villages, as well as seedling beds and rice paddies being buried under soil and debris. There were also reports that the tribute rice (gorōmai) that had been transported downriver and stored in the Machimina-tomachi warehouses was completely destroyed and the bales of rice left in disarray. We immediately dispatched officials to the scene. From the 24th through the 29th, not a single drop of rain had fallen, but from the early morning of the 30th (the last day of the month), heavy rain began to fall, and thereafter strong winds arose intermittently, with reports of sleet and hail falling in the villages of Kamigō. We will report the full details in due course, but for now submit this preliminary report. Respectfully submitted.
2nd day of the 4th month, Year of the Ram Retainer of Sakakibara Shikibu-no-tayū
《Strikethrough correction: 別 (betsu) → 武 (bu)》□mon-zō [seal]
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**[Left folio]**
Official Notification Regarding the Great Earthquake
Takagi Seizaemon
(Administered territory)
In the villages of Minochi District, Shinano Province, which fall under my daikan office and are currently held as entrusted territory, a great earthquake occurred on the night of the 24th of this month, from around the middle of the Hour of the Dog (approximately 8 p.m.) to the early part of the Hour of the Boar (approximately 9 p.m.). From that point on, tremors continued without interruption, with earthquakes breaking out at intervals, until they finally subsided around the middle of the Hour of the Hare (approximately 6 a.m.) on the following day, the 25th. However, the ground split open and muddy water gushed forth; there were numerous instances of collapsed houses and deaths among people, oxen, and horses; there were even cases where every single member of a household had perished; the number of injured persons was enormous; and there were villages where every house in the entire village was destroyed. As reports of this unprecedented catastrophe came in one after another, we dispatched our agents (tedai) without delay. Furthermore, at Nakano Village, the location of the domain office (jin'ya), there were some damaged houses, but the office itself suffered no particular harm. We will report the full details in due course, but