《明史·志·卷五十》
宣行教化团结百姓，鼓励农事访问风俗，平均贡赋，节制征用徭役，恭谨地进行祭祀，阅核实户籍人口，纠察惩治豪强，体恤穷困，疏通理顺诉讼，务必了解百姓的疾苦。
宣化和人，劝农问俗，均贡赋，节征徭，谨祭祀，阅实户口，纠治豪强，隐恤穷困，疏理狱讼，务知百姓之疾苦。
Propagating education, uniting the people, encouraging agriculture and investigating local customs, allocating taxes and labour services, performing sacrifices meticulously, examining and verifying household registers, investigating and punishing powerful and influential people, caring for the poor and destitute, unblocking and resolving lawsuits, and understanding the people’s sufferings.