翻刻
《割書：御書付》
松平越前守忠直
慶長十年月日侍従
同十六年三月日少将
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《割書：書付》
松平越前守忠直
一慶長十年被任侍従候旧記相見へ不申候
一同十六年亥年三月廿日被任少将候
右之通御座候以上
松平越前守留守居
二月 小林又右衛門
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一二月廿日於評定所月番御家老稲葉采女《割書：正｜■》左之通
諸月番江申渡之
御勝手之儀年末不如意之段者面々承知之通候
然処昨今年御入増之儀共有之猶更御指支之
事ニ候御家中茂兼而甚困窮之趣御承知被遊
御苦労被思召候得共御跡引ニ相成候被成方茂無之ニ
付
不被得止御借米増被仰出都合八歩ニ被 仰付筈候
割合之儀者追而勘定所ゟ相触可申候支配方之面々ハ
右之趣可被申渡候且面々供廻等之儀茂平日之儀ハ随
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現代語訳
【御書付】
松平越前守忠直
慶長十年 月日 侍従に任ぜられる
同十六年 三月 日 少将に任ぜられる
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【書付】
松平越前守忠直
一、慶長十年、侍従に任ぜられた旨、旧記に見当たらない。
一、同十六年・亥年・三月二十日、少将に任ぜられた。
右の通りでございます。以上。
松平越前守留守居
二月 小林又右衛門
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一、二月二十日、評定所において、月番の御家老・稲葉采女（正■）が、左の通り諸月番へ申し渡した。
御勝手（財政）の儀、年末より思わしくない状況は面々が承知の通りである。しかるところ、昨年・今年と御入増（出費増加）の事どもがあり、さらに御指支え（差し支え）の事となっている。御家中もかねてより甚だ困窮の趣は御承知の通りであり、御苦労のことと思し召されている。しかしながら、御跡引き（借金の返済）になるべき方策もなきにつき、やむを得ず御借米の増額を仰せ出され、都合八分（合計で八割）に仰せ付けられるはずである。割合の儀については、追って勘定所より触れ申すべく候。支配方の面々は、右の趣を申し渡されるべく候。且つ、面々の供廻り等の儀も、平日においては随分（できる限り）……
英語訳
**Official Written Notice (Goshotsuke)**
Matsudaira Echizen-no-kami Tadanao
Keichō 10: appointed Jijū (Chamberlain), month and day [unspecified]
Keichō 16: appointed Shōshō (Lieutenant General), Third Month, day [unspecified]
[End]
**Written Report (Shotsuke)**
Matsudaira Echizen-no-kami Tadanao
Item: Regarding the appointment as Jijū (Chamberlain) in Keichō 10, no relevant entry can be found in the old records.
Item: On the twentieth day of the Third Month of Keichō 16, the Year of the Boar, he was appointed Shōshō (Lieutenant General).
The above is as stated. Respectfully submitted.
Edo Residence Keeper (Rusui) of Matsudaira Echizen-no-kami
Second Month Kobayashi Mataemon
[End]
Item: On the twentieth day of the Second Month, at the Council Hall (Hyōjōsho), the monthly-duty Senior Councilor (Karō) Inaba Uneme (Masa■) conveyed the following to the other monthly-duty officials:
Regarding the domain's finances (o-katte), the difficult situation from the end of last year is as each of you is well aware. Moreover, additional unexpected expenditures have arisen over the past year and into this year, causing further financial strain. It is well understood that the retainers of the domain have long been in considerable hardship, and this is a matter of deep concern. However, as there is no means by which debts can be repaid, it has been unavoidably ordered that the borrowing of rice (o-karime) be increased, to a total of eight bu (eighty percent). The details of the apportionment will be communicated separately by the Finance Office (Kanjōsho). Those in positions of authority (shihaigata) are to convey the above to those under their supervision. Furthermore, regarding the retinues (tomamawari) accompanying each of you, in ordinary daily circumstances, as much as possible [the text continues on the next page]…