| First, the parties concerned, the officials from the bakufu side such as bugyoshu (magistrates) or oyakebito (officials who serve the Imperial Court), and a miko (a shrine maiden) or an onmyoji (the master of Yin Yang) gathered before the gods, and then after the miko had conducted purification, they boiled water before the gods. |
まず神前に当事者、奉行衆・公人などの幕府側、巫女もしくは陰陽師が集まり、巫女のお祓いの後に神前に湯を沸騰させる。 |