《宋史·本纪·卷三十》
绍兴十六年春正月十八日，太学外舍生名额增加到一千人。
十六年春正月戊子，增太学外舍生额至千人。
On the 18th day of the first lunar month in the 16th year of the Shaoxing era, the quota for students at the Outer Court of the Imperial Academy was increased to 1,000.