《明史·列传·卷一百七十五》
世贞禀性聪明，读书过目不忘，嘉靖二十六年年方十九岁便中进士，授刑部主事。
生有异禀，书过目，终身不忘。年十九，举嘉靖二十六年进士。授刑部主事。
Shizhen had a naturally quick intelligence and could not forget what he read, passing the jinshi examination in the 26th year of the Jiajing reign period at the young age of 19 to be awarded a minor official post in the Ministry of Justice.