翻刻
【右丁】白紙
【左丁】
今十五日昼九時頃書生体之者壱人大膳大夫外桜田屋敷内
稽古場へ罷越家来桂小五郎与申者へ相対之儀申入候処折柄小五郎
他行中ニ付其由為申聞候得共待合相対可仕与之事ニ付夜六半時
比小五郎罷帰及相対候処是迄識面之者ニても無之候ニ付性名
旨趣相尋候処水戸浪人内田万之助与唱今日御曲輪内及狼藉候
党類ニ候処機会を失ひき恨不少於途中致自殺候も心外之儀ニ付
兼而性名をも及承居候間死後之儀相頼度罷越候趣申述候ニ付相宥置
其段役向へ申達罷帰見候処其場へ書面一通残置及自殺居候由申
出候此段御届申上候以上
松平大膳大夫内
大和弥八郎
正月十五日
今朝安藤対馬守様御登 城之節御供連中何者共不知及狼藉旨
相聞候ニ付早速為見廻候処持場中ニ即死之者六人程其余落散候品も
現代語訳
【右丁】白紙
【左丁】
今月十五日、昼の九つ時（正午）頃、書生風の者一人が、大膳大夫（松平慶永）の外桜田屋敷内の稽古場に来て、家来の桂小五郎という者に面会を申し入れた。ちょうど小五郎が外出中であったため、その旨を伝えたところ、待ち合わせて面会したいとのことであったので、夜の六つ半時（午後七時頃）頃に小五郎が帰宅し、面会に及んだ。これまで面識のない者であったため、氏名と用件を尋ねたところ、「水戸浪人・内田万之助と申す者で、本日御曲輪内（江戸城内）にて狼藉に及んだ一党の者であるが、機会を失い、残念に思うこと少なくない。途中にて自害することも心外であるため、かねてより（桂小五郎の）お名前を承っておりましたので、死後のことをお頼みしたく参上した」と申し述べた。そこでなだめておき、その旨を役向きに申し達して帰って確認したところ、その場に書面一通を残して自害していたとのことであった。この段、お届け申し上げます。以上。
松平大膳大夫内
大和弥八郎
正月十五日
今朝、安藤対馬守様が御登城の節、お供の一行に対して何者とも知れぬ者どもが狼藉に及んだとのことが聞こえてきたため、早速見廻りに向かったところ、持場の中に即死した者が六人程おり、その余は逃げ散った様子で……
英語訳
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【Left folio】
On the 15th of this month, around the ninth hour of the daytime (approximately noon), a person appearing to be a student or young scholar came to the practice hall within the outer Sakurada residence of the Daizenno-daibu (Matsudaira Yoshinaga), and requested a meeting with a retainer by the name of Katsura Kogorō. As Kogorō happened to be away at the time, he was informed of this, but the visitor indicated he wished to wait and meet with him. Around the sixth-and-a-half hour of the evening (approximately 7 p.m.), Kogorō returned and the meeting took place. Since this was a person with whom Kogorō had had no prior acquaintance, he inquired as to the visitor's name and purpose. The visitor stated that he was one Uchida Man'nosuke, a rōnin from Mito, and that he was a member of the group that had carried out the violent attack within the castle enclosure (Edo Castle) that very day. He had, however, missed his opportunity to act and felt great regret. Since he found it distasteful to take his own life along the roadside, and as he had previously heard of Kogorō by name, he had come to request that Kogorō look after his affairs after death. Kogorō calmed him down and reported the matter to the appropriate authorities before returning; upon checking the scene, however, it was found that the man had left a single written document behind and had taken his own life. We hereby report this matter. Respectfully submitted.
Within the household of Matsudaira Daizenno-daibu
Yamato Yahachirō
15th day of the 1st month
This morning, during the procession of Lord Andō Tsushima-no-kami to the castle, it was heard that unknown assailants had committed an act of violence against his entourage. Proceeding immediately to investigate, approximately six persons were found dead on the spot within our patrol area, while the remaining assailants appeared to have fled and scattered…