《明史·志·卷六十九》
所谓 干了不该干的事，处笞刑四十下，严重的八十下 ，应是律文记载不完的罪行，纔用此条。
所谓 不应得为而为者，笞四十，重者杖八十 。盖谓律文该载不尽者，方用此律也。
The so-called“charged with 40 strokes for a minor offence and 80 strokes for a serious one” shall only be applied to those with unrecorded crimes in the law.