《明史·志·卷二十七》
册文说： 永乐元年，岁次在癸未年，六月丁未朔日，遇十一日丁巳，孝子承嗣皇帝臣某，恭敬地跪拜奏言臣听说以俊德赞美尧，以重华赞美舜，禹、汤、文、武，各位圣君相承，功德都隆盛，都接受了显著名号。
册文曰： 惟永乐元年，岁次癸未，六月丁未朔，越十一日丁巳，孝子嗣皇帝臣某，谨拜手稽首言：臣闻俊德赞尧，重华美舜，禹、汤、文、武，列圣相承，功德并隆，咸膺显号。
The text on the 册 said: In the first year of Yongle, in the year of guiwei, on the first day of the sixth month, Ding Wei, on the eleventh day, Ding Si, the filial son and heir to the throne, Emperor Mou, respectfully knelt down and said that I heard that Yao was praised for his virtue and Shun for his brilliance. Yu, Tang, Wen, and Wu, the various saintly emperors succeeded one another, and their merits were flourishing. They all received illustrious titles.