《明史·列传·卷一百一十四》
大概郭正域是沈鲤的门徒，而沈令誉是郭正域的食客，胡化又是他的同乡且同年中举，一群妖人结成死党。
盖正域乃沈鲤门徒，而沈令誉者，正域食客，胡化又其同乡同年，群奸结为死党。
Guo Zhengyu must be a disciple of Shen Li. As Shen Lingyu is Guo Zhengyu’s client, while Hu Hua was his fellow villager and a fellow graduate, the evil clique had formed between the three.