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面々も有之候得共小役人之勤場所を相勤候事故小役人誓詞之通誓詞為致候然処御番
組之誓詞いたし候通ニ被仰付被下置候様内達有之ニ付其段御家老中へ相伺候処七月廿三日
御用番酒井波門方伺之通小役人勤場所相勤候而も御番組之誓紙被仰付ニ相極ル仍之
新御番組御荒子頭岸田善右衛門儀八月五日於絵図之間御奉行御目付立合誓詞被仰付候
一御勝手役并小役人勤場所相勤候御番組之内誓詞可被仰付者有之節ハ其姓名書付
月番御目付へ指越誓詞被仰付候様致通達置候得ハ誓詞被仰付候儀前日月番御目付ゟ
御番頭并支配頭へ通達有之事
但本文之通有之候得共御家老中ゟ御番頭へ直ニ申参候儀も有之尤小役人以下之誓詞ハ
是迄之通ニ候事
付末之番外以上之誓詞被仰付候節ハ前以御内御右筆ゟ姓名書月番御目付へ相渡候間月
番御目付ゟ日限等之儀夫々及通達候事 弘化之頃
〆
【頭書】 八百里聞書
一誓紙之節
御紋服着用
罷出候儀不相成と
申儀ハ無之候得共
先面々了簡を以
御紋服ハ不着用方宜由
一天保十二丑九月十一日御留守番組沢田幸大夫役儀之誓詞被仰付候旨番頭磯野多宮ゟ廻状を以相
達候処先達而ゟ不快ニ付引籠居候ニ付点掛候而已ニ而別段明日出勤不仕段不相達其日不致出勤
候而も宜と心得違仕遠慮伺差出候処伺之通遠慮被仰付候
一血判作法聞書 八百里心覚ニ記之置加賀九郎右衛門聞書也
一誓詞前書より神文之趣を謹て承り扨請取戴て我前に置硯の水をつき墨を取て
真直に摺て扨筆を取帽子を手前へ抜かけて見筆の新敷ハ帽子を向ふへぬき取
古筆ならは帽子を手前へ抜かけて遣ふ也《割書：常ハ帽子を手前へぬき取もの也
抜かけてハつかハぬものなり》扨墨を
染名字官名乗判を一行に書下し筆を納め脇指を平にさし左手にて小刀を
抜出し右手にてぬき取右の方へ切先後ロにして置鼻紙をも取出して小刀と一所
に右の脇に置男は左の無名指《割書：女ハ右の
無名指》ひたすら爪先の方へこき直にその指のは
なれさる様に左右の指を寄かけ親指の腹にて無名指の頭をおさへ小刀を取親指と
人さし指との腹にて取中指の腹にもたせ切先を少し出し無名指の爪際と横
紋の間を破りちと見合居ると血出るなり一番血は不浄有るを以て小刀の先にて
ちよと取て紙すうへし二番血を小刀の先にて取判の穴の間を見合せ押す也
血を多く付るハ不浄少きも又卑怯に見ゆる也扨差出しいつれも元の如くにして
退く
四卯十二月廿一日於江戸
一延享五辰正月四日酒井外記方被申聞向後御国江戸共役儀之誓紙被仰付候節麻上下着用罷出候様可取扱旨
一末之番外以上之面々誓紙被仰付候節前日御家老御右筆ゟ名元書相廻り右之面々江◦明何日役儀之誓紙被仰付候間麻上下着用五時
評定所へ出勤有之候様月番同役ゟ申達之 弘化之初如此
現代語訳
面々もこれあり候えども、小役人の勤め場所を相勤め候事故、小役人誓詞の通り誓詞を致し候。然るところ御番組の誓詞をいたし候通りに仰せ付け置かれ候様内達これあるにつき、その段を御家老中へ相伺い候処、七月二十三日御用番酒井波門方、伺いの通り小役人勤め場所を相勤め候えども御番組の誓紙を仰せ付けるに相極まる。仍ってこれ新御番組御荒子頭岸田善右衛門儀、八月五日絵図の間にて御奉行御目付立ち合い誓詞を仰せ付けられ候。
一、御勝手役ならびに小役人勤め場所を相勤め候御番組の内、誓詞を仰せ付けらるべき者これある節は、その姓名書付を月番御目付へ指し越し、誓詞を仰せ付けられ候様通達を致し置き候えば、誓詞を仰せ付けられ候儀、前日月番御目付より御番頭ならびに支配頭へ通達これある事。
ただし本文の通りこれあり候えども、御家老中より御番頭へ直に申し参り候儀もこれあり。もっとも小役人以下の誓詞はこれまでの通りに候事。
付け加え、末之番外以上の誓詞を仰せ付けられ候節は、前もって御内御右筆より姓名書を月番御目付へ相渡し候間、月番御目付より日限等の儀それぞれ通達に及び候事 弘化の頃
【頭書】八百里聞書
一、誓紙の節
御紋服着用にて
罷り出で候儀相成らずと
申す儀はこれなく候えども
まず面々了簡を以て
御紋服は不着用の方よろしき由
一、天保十二丑九月十一日、御留守番組沢田幸大夫役儀の誓詞を仰せ付けられ候旨、番頭磯野多宮より廻状を以て相達し候処、先達てより不快につき引き籠もり居り候につき、点掛け候のみにて別段明日出勤仕らざる段を相達せず。その日出勤を致し候えどもよろしと心得違い仕り、遠慮伺いを差し出し候処、伺いの通り遠慮を仰せ付けられ候。
一、血判作法聞書 八百里心覚えに記し置く。加賀九郎右衛門聞書なり。
一、誓詞前書きより神文の趣を謹んで承り、さて請け取り戴いて我が前に置き、硯の水をつき墨を取りて真直に摺りて、さて筆を取り帽子を手前へ抜きかけて見る。筆の新しきは帽子を向こうへ抜き取り、古筆ならば帽子を手前へ抜きかけて遣うなり。（常は帽子を手前へ抜き取るものなり。抜きかけては使わぬものなり）さて墨を染め、名字官名乗判を一行に書き下し、筆を納め、脇指を平にさし、左手にて小刀を抜き出し、右手にて抜き取り、右の方へ切先後ろにして置き、鼻紙をも取り出して小刀と一所に右の脇に置く。男は左の無名指（女は右の無名指）ひたすら爪先の方へこき、直にその指の離れざる様に左右の指を寄せかけ、親指の腹にて無名指の頭を押さえ、小刀を取り親指と人差し指との腹にて取り、中指の腹にもたせ、切先を少し出し、無名指の爪際と横紋の間を破り、ちと見合い居ると血出るなり。一番血は不浄あるを以て小刀の先にてちょっと取りて紙に吸わせ、二番血を小刀の先にて取り、判の穴の間を見合わせ押すなり。血を多く付くるは不浄、少きもまた卑怯に見ゆるなり。さて差し出し、いずれも元の如くにして退く。
四卯十二月二十一日江戸にて
一、延享五辰正月四日、酒井外記方被申聞、向後御国江戸共役儀の誓紙を仰せ付けられ候節、麻上下着用にて罷り出で候様取り扱うべき旨。
一、末之番外以上の面々誓紙を仰せ付けられ候節、前日御家老御右筆より名元書相廻り、右の面々へ明何日役儀の誓紙を仰せ付けられ候間、麻上下着用五時評定所へ出勤これある様、月番同役より申し達しこれ 弘化の初めかくの如し。
英語訳
Although there are various individuals, since they serve in minor official work places, they take oaths according to minor official oath procedures. However, since there was an internal communication requesting that they be ordered to take oaths in the same manner as guard units, when this matter was consulted with the senior councilors, on the 23rd day of the 7th month, duty councilor Sakai Hamon decided that even though they serve in minor official work places, they should be ordered to take guard unit oath papers. Consequently, new guard unit leader Kishida Zenemon was ordered to take his oath on the 5th day of the 8th month in the map room with magistrates and inspectors in attendance.
1. When there are those among treasury officials and guard units serving in minor official work places who should be ordered to take oaths, their names are written and sent to the monthly duty inspector, and notification is made that they should be ordered to take oaths. The day before oath-taking is ordered, the monthly duty inspector notifies the unit commanders and supervising heads.
However, although it is as stated in the main text, there are also cases where senior councilors communicate directly to unit commanders. Naturally, oaths for minor officials and below remain as before.
Additionally, when those of outer guard rank and above are ordered to take oaths, name lists are previously provided by inner scribes to monthly duty inspectors, and the monthly duty inspectors notify each regarding dates and other matters. Around the Kōka period
[Header note] Yaosato's notes
1. Regarding oath paper ceremonies
Appearing in formal crested clothing
There is no rule that this cannot be done
However, it is generally considered
Better not to wear crested formal clothing based on individual judgment
1. On the 11th day of the 9th month of Tenpō 12 (1841), when Edo guard Sawada Kōdayū was ordered to take a role oath, unit commander Isono Tamiya communicated this via circular. However, since he had been confined due to illness from before, only a notation was made and he did not specifically communicate that he would not report for duty the next day. Misunderstanding that it would be acceptable not to report for duty that day, he submitted a restraint petition, and restraint was ordered as petitioned.
1. Blood seal procedure notes - Recorded by Yaosato for personal reference. These are notes from Kaga Kurōemon.
1. From the oath preface, respectfully receive the divine oath text, then take and place it before oneself. Wet the inkstone with water, take ink and grind it straight, then take the brush and pull the cap toward oneself to examine it. For new brushes, pull the cap toward the opposite side; for old brushes, pull the cap toward oneself to use. (Normally one pulls the cap toward oneself. One does not use it pulled partway.) Then dip in ink, write name, official title, and personal seal in one line, put away the brush, place the short sword flat, draw the small knife with the left hand, take it with the right hand, place it to the right with blade tip facing backward, also take out tissue paper and place it together with the small knife to the right side. For men, use the left ring finger (for women, the right ring finger), push completely toward the nail tip, so the finger does not separate, press the adjacent fingers together, press the ring fingertip with the thumb pad, take the small knife between the thumb and index finger pads, rest it on the middle finger pad, extend the blade tip slightly, pierce between the ring finger nail edge and the horizontal line, wait a moment and blood will emerge. The first blood is impure so take it with the knife tip and absorb it with paper; take the second blood with the knife tip, judge the spacing of the seal impression and press. Applying too much blood is impure; too little also appears cowardly. Then present it, and everyone returns to their original positions as before.
4th month, 12th month, 21st day, in Edo
1. On the 4th day of the 1st month of Enkyō 5 (1748), Sakai Geki communicated that henceforth when oath papers for roles in both the domain and Edo are ordered, one should handle appearing in hemp formal wear.
1. When those of outer guard rank and above are ordered to take oath papers, the previous day senior councilor scribes circulate name lists to these individuals stating that role oath papers will be ordered tomorrow on [date], so they should appear at the council hall at 5 o'clock wearing hemp formal wear, as communicated by monthly duty colleagues. At the beginning of Kōka it was like this.