《明史·列传·卷八十六》
弘治十五年孝宗采纳刘大夏的举荐，提升他为都察院左副都御史，去陕西督理马政。
弘治十五年用刘大夏荐，擢都察院左副都御史，督理陕西马政。
In the fifteenth year of the Hongzhi era, Emperor Xiaozong adopted Liu Daxia’s suggestion and promoted him to the Left Assistant Chief Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and sent him to Shaanxi to supervise horse administration.