ABSTRACT

Onthe7thdayofthe12thmonthofthe4thyeargf Empo(lOthJanuary,1677),afteranintervaloftwentyyears, firebrokeoutinabath-house,keptbyamannamedIchihei, atKyo-machi-gashi,andtheYoshiwarawasburnt.

Onthe27thdayofthe11thmonthofthe5thyearofEmpo (21stDecember,1677)firebrokeoutinthehouseofHana.ya Ichibei,Yedo-choni-chO-me,andpartofthestreetwherethe fireoriginatedwasburnt.Rainwasfallingheavilyatthetime.