《明史·志·卷四十八》
宗人府，宗人令一人，左、右宗正各一人，左、右宗人各一人，都是正一品，掌管皇帝九族的宗族名册，按时撰写帝王谱系，记录宗室子女嫡庶、名字封号、嗣袭爵位、生死时间、婚嫁、谧号安葬的事情。
宗人府。宗人令一人，左、右宗正各一人，左、右宗人各一人，掌皇九族之属籍，以时修其玉牒，书宗室子女適庶、名封、嗣袭、生卒、婚嫁、谥葬之事。
Imperial Clan Court, one Imperial Clan Commander, one Left and one Right Imperial Clan Director, one Left and one Right Imperial Clan Member, all of whom were first-rank officials, in charge of the genealogical records of the nine imperial clans, writing the genealogy of the emperor in time, recording the direct and indirect descendants of the imperial family, their names, titles, inherited titles, time of birth and death, marriage, and posthumous titles.