《明史·志·卷七十》
嘉靖末年，世宗皇帝因为斋戒祭天神，纔有暂免处决罪囚的命令。至于有时根据御笔所勾的罪犯，酌情提取一部分犯人处决，这只是近年来姑息罪犯的弊病，不合旧制。
嘉靖末年，世宗皇帝因斋醮，始有暂免不决之令，或间从御笔所勾，量行取决。此特近年姑息之弊，非旧制也。
At the end of the Jiajing era, Emperor Jiajing only ordered a temporary suspension of executions because he was斋戒祭天神. As for the execution of some prisoners based on the marks made on their files by the emperor, this is only a recent exception, and does not conform to the old system.