《明史·志·卷四十九》
司务，洪武二十六年设置。成祖初年，仍旧设置大理寺，它的左、右寺设官，恢复如同洪武时。
成祖初，仍置大理寺，其左、右寺设官，复如洪武时。
The division clerk was established in the twenty-sixth year of Hongwu. At the beginning of the reign of Emperor Chengzu, the Dali Temple was re-established, and the left and right temples were established, restoring the same official system as in the Hongwu era.