《陈书·本纪·卷二》
永定元年冬季十月乙亥，高祖在南郊即位当了皇帝，烧柴祭祀向天祷告说： 皇帝臣霸先，冒昧地以黑色公牛祭告天帝：梁朝因为毁灭的运敷重至，历敷到了终了，敬顺上天的许诺，将命敷授予霸先。
高祖下永定元年冬十月乙亥，高祖即皇帝位于南郊，柴燎告天曰： 皇帝臣霸先，敢用玄牡昭告于皇皇后帝：梁氏以圮剥荐臻，历运有极，钦若天应，以命于霸先。
In the winter of the first year of Yongding, in October, Yichou, Emperor Gaozu ascended to the throne at the southern suburb and burned wood to worship heaven, saying "I, Emperor Bashen, presume to offer a black bull to worship the emperor of heaven: the Liang dynasty has come to the end of its mandate, and I follow the will of heaven to receive the mandate on behalf of Bashen."