《明史·志·卷四十六》
嘉靖四十三年，又听从南京御史上奏，两京同考官用京官进士，《易》、《诗》《书》各二人，《春秋》、《礼记》各一人，其余纔参用教官。
四十三年，又从南京御史奏，两京同考用京官进士，《易》、《诗》、《书》各二人，《春秋》、《礼记》各一人，其馀乃参用教官。
In the forty-third year of the Jiajing reign, a memorial from the Nanjing supervisor of imperial officials was adopted, according to which two capitals' assistant examiners would be Beijing officials and recommended doctoral graduates: two each in the Changes, Poetry, and Records, and one each in the Spring and Autumn and Records of Rites. Only then would instructors also be involved.