《明史·志·卷四十三》
弘治十七年，皇帝训谕内阁大臣刘健说： 宦官非法超越礼制妄为的尤其多。 
十七年，谕阁臣刘健曰： 内臣僣妄尤多。 
In the seventeenth year of Hongzhi, the emperor instructed the cabinet minister Liu Jian: The eunuchs especially illegally exceeded the ritual system and acted recklessly.