《资治通鉴·汉纪·汉纪三十八》
章帝因全国丰收，四方边境太平无事，四月癸卯，便将卫尉马廖封为顺阳侯，将车骑将军马防封为颍阳侯，将执金吾马光封为许侯。
帝以天下丰稔，方垂无事，癸卯，遂封卫尉廖为顺阳侯，车骑将军防为颍阳侯，执金吾光为许侯。
As the country had a bumper harvest and the borders were peaceful, in the fourth month of Kuimao, Emperor Zhang enfeoffed Weiwei Ma Liao as Marquis of Shunyang, Chitu General Ma Fang as Marquis of Yingyang, and Zhigong Wu Ma Guang as Marquis of Xu.