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相暮候故右ニ准町方
多人数ニ而友稼ニも相成
御宗門人別之義も男女
ニ而弐千弐三百人位茂御座
候処近頃ニ而は三分一之
人数ニ相成尚又軒数之
儀も焼失以前迄は
三百軒程も御座候処
類焼ニ付此節ニ而は本建
百五拾軒斗仮家六拾軒
程御座候内明家も余程
御座候次第ニ而番方等
相勤候もの少人数ニ而
難渋仕候故鉾持村又は
近在江引越候者も有之
其外一両年之内身上潰候
もの多分ニ御座候殊に当
春ニ至家内召連他所
親類方へ厄介ニ罷越候類
も御座候而弥以町方
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衰微仕候旧来之者も
追々難渋ニ罷成又は断絶
仕候而町ニ寄御役儀相勤候
ものも無之程ニ而歎敷奉存候
右前条申上候通町方
現代語訳
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暮らしておりましたので、それに準じて町方も多人数で共に稼ぎにもなり、宗門人別帳についても男女で二千二、三百人位もおりましたところ、近頃では三分の一の人数になり、さらに軒数についても焼失以前までは三百軒程もありましたところ、類焼により現在では本建築百五十軒ほど、仮家六十軒程ございます内、空き家も相当ございます次第で、番方等を務める者も少人数で難渋しておりますため、鉾持村または近在へ引っ越しする者もあり、その他一、二年の内に身代を潰す者も多数おります。殊に今春に至って家内を連れて他所の親類方へ厄介になりに行った類もございまして、いよいよ町方が
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衰微しております。旧来の者も追々難渋するようになり、または断絶してしまい、町に寄り掛かって御役儀を務める者もいない程で、嘆かわしく存じております。
右の前条で申し上げました通り、町方は
英語訳
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lived [prosperously], so in accordance with this the town quarters also had many people who could make a living together, and regarding the religious sect population registers, there were about two thousand two to three hundred men and women. However, recently this has become one-third of that number. Furthermore, regarding the number of buildings, while there were about three hundred houses until before the fire, due to the conflagration spreading, at present there are about one hundred fifty permanent buildings and about sixty temporary houses, among which there are quite a few vacant houses. Consequently, those who serve in guard duties and such are few in number and facing hardship. Therefore, some have moved to Hokoji village or nearby areas, and many others have gone bankrupt within the past year or two. Particularly this spring, there have been cases of people taking their families to impose upon relatives in other places, and thus the town quarters have become even more
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declining. Even long-established residents are gradually facing hardship or going out of business, to the extent that there are no people who can rely on the town to perform official duties, which we find truly lamentable.
As stated in the aforementioned conditions, the town quarters