《宋书·本纪·卷三》
甲辰，规定四品以下官员，以及各府署所能自行责罚的，准许总管的官署责罚四十棒。
甲辰，制诸署敕吏四品以下，又府署所得辄罚者，听统府寺行四十杖。
On Jiachen day, an imperial edict stipulated: Officials from rank four downwards, and punishments that could have been carried out directly by each military bureau and each office, could be authorized by the governing office to impose a punishment of up to forty beatings.