《明史·志·卷四十五》
口外以及各都司、卫所、土官归属分巡道员，直隶庐、凤、淮、扬、滁、徐、和，归属江北巡按，湖广衡、永、郴归属湖南道，辰、靖归属辰沅道，广东琼州归属海南道，甘肃卫所归属巡按御史，也都奉敕专断行事。
口外及各都司、卫所、土官以属分巡道员，直隶庐、凤、淮、扬、滁、徐、和以属江北巡按，湖广衡、永、郴以属湖南道，辰、靖以属辰沅道，广东琼州以属海南道，某肃卫所以属巡按御史，亦皆专敕行事。
The regions outside the Great Wall, as well as the various military districts, garrisons, and tribal prefectures, were placed under the jurisdiction of Circuit-inspection Inspectors. In Shantung, Anhui, Henan, and Jiangsu, jurisdiction was under the Northern Inspector; in Hubei, Hunnan, and Henan, jurisdiction was under the Hunan Inspector; in Guangxi and Jiangxi, jurisdiction was under the Guangxi Inspector; in Guangdong, jurisdiction was under the Southern Inspector; and in Gansu, jurisdiction was under the Circuit-inspection Supervisor. All of them acted in accordance with imperial instructions.