地震史料集テキストデータベース

[未校訂]31 Around 2 o'clock at night we felt a terribly severe
earthquake. The Japanese said it has been the worst ear-
thquake in sixty years.
NOVEMBER
1 I have received a letter from Thedens stating that he
had felt the earthquake but that it had not damaged the
ships.Nor did the earthquake damage our island.
（11.10）
I told them that Drinkman and Visscher would accom-
pany me. Keijser will accompany us too at the expense
of the court. Terrible earthquake around eight o'clock.
A wall of the provisions warehouse has collapsed. Sinse
we thought everything would collapse we fled to the
garden, where we stayed until sunset when the earth-
quake activity abated. The earthquake has not caused
much damage. Only the Doorn has been slightly
damaged.
11 Five junks have been towed to the Papenberg.
12 The earthquake activity has resumed. Therefore we
have left our houses and have settled in the garden.
13 Earth tremors.
15 The earthquake activity has abated.
18 Early in the morning we felt earth tremors.
21 Earth tremors. The kitchen has sagged.
25 Around four and then again at six o'clock we felt
tremendously severe earthquakes. Accordding to the
Japanese the latter earthquake had been the most severe
in history. If this had been the case surely all the houses
would have collapsed but in Japan the houses are built
with an eye on eventual earthquakes. All the buildings
on Deshima have been slightly damaged.
27 Around two o'clock at night I felt an earthquake.
28 In the domain of Ōmura, which is ten miles from
here, the earthquakes has not been felt.
（1725.12.11）
11 The earthquakke activity seems to be abating.
12 Two junks have arrived.
13 One junk and one wankang have arrived.
14 Severe earthquake followed by two minor ones.Then
a strong wind arose accompanied by thunder and
lightning.
18 Two junks have arrived.
Terrible earthquakes. The earth trembles. In the even-
ing earth tremors.
27 Around four o'clock we felt a terrible earthquake fol-
lowed by three earth tremors.
29 Around nine o'clock we felt two severe earthquakes.
30 Around ten o'clock we felt a severe earthquake.
（1726.1.4）
4 Earth tremors. Storm accompanied by hail and snow.
5 More earth tremors. One junk has unloaded.
13 Around five o'clock we felt a very severe
earthquake. We thought everything would collapse. The
earthquake has caused much damage. We fled to the gar-
den in our nightshirts and took shelter under the trees.
Bronswinkel, De Laver and Visscher reported that the
Lelie had not been damaged but that the Doorn had been
severely hit. Its roof has been blown off. There is a
cleft in the earth at the back of the Lelie. We have de-
cided to put up a tent in the garden. Since our houses
have been damaged we will camp there for a couple of
days.
We are all very nervous but we put our trust in God.
The earthquake activity has continued already for
seventy-four days.
14 We have all slept in the tent in the garden. The in-
terpreters told me that many warehouses on the Chinese
island had collapsed and that the earthquakes had caused
great damage in the city. Many people have been wound-
ed or have perished.
15 The interpreters announced that I had received per-
mission for the court journey.
I asked them who would shoulder the costs for Keijser's
trip. I wish I could flee away from this country.
16 For the time being we remain in the garden. The in-
terpreters told me that the capital of the domain of
Chikuzen, Chikuzen, had been completely destroyed by
an earthquake. Two-thirds of the city of Karatsu has
been destroyed.
17 Earth tremors. We remain in the garden.
18 The bongioisen have sorted out the presents and have
put them in readiness. They have paid me a visit at my
office.
19 No earth tremors today. Exceptionally heavy snow-
fall and extreme cold.
20 In the afternoon we felt earth tremors. We remain in
our tent.
23 The earthquake activity has been going on now for
eighty-four days. It is freezing hard.
24 The rapporteur interpreters announced that the pre-
sents will be put in trunks tomorrow. Earth tremor.
30 Tonight we felt several earth tremors.
（2.2）
2 During the last three days we have not felt any
earthquake.
7 Earth tremors.
10 Heavy snowfall. It is freezing hard. We remain in
the tent because we still feel earth tremors. The earth-
quake activity has been going on for one hundred days.
13 Earthquake.
22 The barge has arrived in Kokura. I asked the land-
lord about the earthquake activity around here.
He replied that they had felt several earthquakes but
that it had not been as bad asin Nagasaki.
（4.2.在江戸）
I received a letter from De Laver saying that the earth-
quake activity still continues.
（4.28. 在大坂）
28 Arrival in Osaka. I received a letter from De Laver
in which he stated that the earthquake activity
continues.
DIARY KEPT BY DEPUTY DE LAVER DURING THE
ABSENCE OF DE HARTOG
FEBRUARY（1726）
16 The retinue has left for Edo.
17 I have talked to Yozōeimon about the repair of the
kitchen since it is insuch poor shape that it is dangerous
to work in. He promised me that he would see to it that
the kitchen would be repaired.
20 Two earth tremors.
21 Earth tremors.
22 Around noon we felt two earth tremors.
23 Earthquake. The loud noise in the mountains con-
tinued all night long.
24 Earth tremors.
28 Gen'eimon and Yozaemon told me that they will start
repairing the Doorn tomorrow. Thereupon all goods
have been taken from the Doorn to the Lelie.
MARCH
1 Carpenters have begun repairing the Doorn.
2 Seven junkss have been hauled into midstream.
3 At night we felt an earthquake.
4 A wall of the Doorn has been pulled down.
7 Around noon we felt two earth tremors.
8 At night we felt a severe earthquake and two earth
tremors.
12 Earth tremor.
13 Earth tremors and noises in the mountains.
22 Upon inspection by the caserossen, ottonas and inter-
preters we have found out that all the buildings on De-
shima have been damaged by the continuous earthquake
activity.
25 Two earth tremors.
29 Minor earth tremors.
（4.6）
6 Earth tremors.
13 Severe earthquake.
14 Earth tremors.
18 Earth tremors.
22 Earth tremors. The earthquake activity has been
goingon for one hundred and forty-three days.
（5.7）
Earthquake.
（5.14）
DIARY KEPT BY DE HARTOG CONTINUED
14 Around three o'clock in the morning I felt an
earthquake .
（6.13）
13 Since our return from Edo Ihave only felt four earth
tremors. It seems as if the earthquake activity is
abating.
14 My wishful thinking of yesterday has proved prema-
ture since around four o'clock in the morning we felt a
severe earthquake.
（7.18）
18 Earth tremor.
（8.28）
28 Earth tremor.
30 Around six o'clocck in the evening we felt an
earthquake .