《明史·列传·卷七十八》
世宗看了礼部的奏章，说： 遗诏让我即皇帝位，没有让我做皇子嘛。 
世宗览礼部状，谓： 遗诏以吾嗣皇帝位，非为皇子也。 
Shizong looked at the memorial of the Ministry of Rites and said: The edict said to let me take the throne, but it didn’t say to make me the prince.