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Peaceful days and fun of a village head in 19th century, part 23(千葉県流山の名主日記)

Arrival of the new head priest and late autumn events (October and November 1806)、新方丈の入院、晩秋の行事(文化3年1011月)

千葉県流山市にいた名主の日記から、その頃の楽しみを拾い出した連載記事です(日本語は後半に)

 

Hachijō fabric kimono in yellow歌川豊国「五衣色染分-黄」(1851)東京都立中央図書館蔵


 

October

The new head priest arrived. An entry on the 1st records, "Discussion about the welcome ceremony for the new priest of Chōfuku-ji Temple," though the contents of the event are unknown.

 

1st, rice harvest was completed.

4th, drying of the rice was finished; busiest agricultural time was over.

 

4th, Izaemon returned from Edo (old name of Tokyo) bringing four rolls of Hachijō fabric for kimono, which had been arranged by Hyōemon (author of this diary) and others.

A breakdown of the rolls is recorded:

Shiba-Ji's Tango was priced at 1.1 ryō (around 110,000yen); Chōfuku-ji's Tobi patterned fabric was 0.4 ryō and yellow one was 0.7 ryō; and Hyōemon's Tobi patterned one was 0.3 ryō .

17th, Hyōemon took the fabric to Teirin in Matsugasaki Village—it's a wonderful gift!

 

6th, Hyōemon visited the head priest of Chōfuku-ji Temple, then went to Seiryū-in Temple in Nadukari together. They were treated to the season's first soba (buckwheat) noodles. The gathering included local notables such as Mr. Watanuki, who managed the Shogun's horse pasture.

 

Two kinds of cold soba noodles、ざるそば(上)と田舎そば

 

14th, he hosted a soba feast, inviting people from Seiryū-in, Chōfuku-ji, Shiba-Jo and so on. Gensuke prepared the noodles; he kneaded seven shō (7kg) of flour into noodles—enough for 30 to 35 servings. It surely was a lively occasion.

 

20th, he held Ebisu-kou gathering.

21st, he was invited to a neighbor's Ebisu-kou. While merchant households celebrated lively to pray Ebisu (deity) for prosperous business, I wonder how farming households observed the occasion.

 

22nd, he delivered the first installment of the annual rice tax—45 hyō (2.7 tons)—and successfully completed the full payment on the 19th of the following month.

Furomagi Village, where Hyōemon served as village headman, had escaped the effects of drought; the village would have a reliable water supply.

 

 

November

2nd, relatives and all the villagers attended a memorial service of the 13th anniversary of Hyōemon’s ancestor's passing.

Hyōemon provided the offering for the priest, and distributed gifts such as rice to the attendees. He served meals consisted of "one soup and five dishes," prepared by Denshichi and Gensuke; Gensuke was an all-rounder.

 

7th to 10th, Hyōemon undertook a pilgrimage to eighty-eight sacred sites across northern Chiba and southern Ibaraki to pray for his mother's recovery from illness. The final place was Ne-no-Gongen in Abiko, which his mother and he visited frequently.

 

During this month, ceremonies celebrating children's growth (Obi-toki) were held in various families, and soba noodles were served in some.

 

28th, Hyōemon traveled to Edo accompanied by Nishi-Mata and others. The primary purpose concerned Nishi-Mata, except for tax affairs.

They visited the Onatsu's family home in Kosugi Village in Kanagawa pref.; Onatsu was a woman lived with Nishi-Mata in Edo.

Sorry to say, they were told that the matter could only be resolved by Ebisu-ya, which was the merchant where she was in service. Thereafter, they told with Tousuke of Ebisu-ya. Then, they reported various affairs including the issue to the lord's officials.

Hyōemon returned to the village on the 4th of the following month.

I’m not sure why they worked for Nishi-Mata so much.

 

 

There are many high-rise buildings at Kosugi in Kanagawa pref.; it is at the opposite side of Tokyo across Tama River. 二子玉川からみた武蔵小杉
 

 

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新方丈が入院(着任)した。1日に“中寺(=長福寺)、入院振る舞い申談”と記載されているが、儀式の詳細はわからない。


1日、稲刈り仕舞い、4日、稲揚げ仕舞い。農作業は一段落だ。


4日、伊左衛門が、この日記を書いた兵右衛門らが手配していた八丈の反物4反を江戸から持ち帰った。内訳が書かれている。

芝次の丹後は1両5匁、長福寺の飛紬は1歩6匁、黄紬が2歩12匁、そして兵右衛門の飛紬は1歩3匁。

兵右衛門は17日に、松ヶ崎貞倫へその反物を持って行った。すてきな贈り物だ。

 

6日、兵右衛門は長福寺の方丈と名都借の清瀧院へ行き、新蕎麦をご馳走になる。牧(馬牧場)を管理する綿貫様など地元名士の集まりだった。

14日、清瀧院、長福寺や芝常らを招いて、蕎麦を振る舞う。源助が打ち人で、7升打ったとあるから3035人前だ。賑やかだ。


20日、恵比寿講21日は隣の恵比寿講に呼ばれた。商家では商売繁盛を願って派手に騒いだが、農家ではどうだったのか。(豪商恵北寿講祝の図  https://dl.ndl.go.jp/pid/1307031/1/1


22日、初年貢米45俵を納め、翌月19日にめでたく皆済。兵右衛門が名主を務める古間木村は、旱魃の影響がなかった。水利が良さそうだ。

 

 

11

2日、弘蓮院(家族)の十三回忌追善に、親類と村人全員が参列してくれた。兵右衛門は、お布施や米などの引き出物を出した。料理は一汁五菜で、料理人は、傳七と源助。源助は器用だ。

兵右衛門は、7日から母の病気平癒を祈願して、3泊4日で、千葉県北部や茨城県南部の八十八カ所を巡礼する。最後のお寺、結願は、よく詣でている我孫子の子の権現だった。

 

この月は、各所で子どもの成長を祝う帯解き(七五三に相当)があり、蕎麦の振る舞いもあった。


28日、兵右衛門は西又らと出府。年貢の件もあったが、西又の件が主。

同居するおなつの実家(小杉村)を訪ねたが、結局、奉公先の恵比寿屋でないと話がつかないとのこと。赤坂で恵比寿屋藤助と話し、御屋敷で“品々請合”、翌月4日に帰村。

 なぜ名主たちが西又のために動くのか、定かではない。

 

 

Previous post  (Peaceful days and fun of a village head in 19th century, part 22(千葉県流山の名主日記)):  Villagers enjoyed festivals  (September in 1806)、祭りを楽しむ村人たち(文化3年9月)

Next post (Peaceful days and funs of a village head in 19th century, part 24(千葉県流山の名主日記): Nishi-Mata’s matter was resolved、西又の一件、落着(文化3年12月)(coming soon)

 

 

The first article in this series (from 1802 to 1848)、シリーズ(1802年から1848年)最初の記事 : Peaceful days and funs of a village head in 19th century, part 1(千葉県流山の名主日記)

 

The first article of the diary from 1849 to 1864, fifty-three articles in total1849年から1864年の日記(53記事)の最初の記事: Yoshino’s daily life 01, About Yoshino and background 吉野家とその頃

 


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