《南齐书·列传·卷五十三》
宋顺帝升明二年，西中郎将刘晃任豫州刺史，萧道成提拔沈宪为刘晃的长史，南梁太守，负责处理豫州事务。
升明二年，西中郎将晃为豫州，太祖擢宪为晃长史，南梁太守，行州事。
In the second year of Song Shun Emperor Shengming, Liu Huang, General of the Middle, was appointed as the governor of Yuzhou, and Xiao Daocheng promoted Shen Xian as Liu Huang's chief historian, the governor of Nanliang, and was responsible for handling Yuzhou affairs.