《明史·列传·卷四十一》
周忱于是自述道： 臣还没有负责此事之前，各府的税粮没有一年不拖欠的。
忱乃自陈： 臣未任事之先，诸郡税粮无岁不逋。
Zhou Chen then reported on his own: Before I was in charge of this matter, the tax grain of various prefectures was in arrears every year.