《明史·列传·卷五十三》
以监司品位任知州，前所未有。
以监司秩莅州，前此未有也。
It was unprecedented for a person of the rank of an Inspector to be appointed Prefect.
<s>[INST] Render the following Classical Chinese text into fluent English: 以监司秩莅州，前此未有也。 [/INST] It was unprecedented for a person of the rank of an Inspector to be appointed Prefect.</s>
Render the following Classical Chinese text into fluent English: 以监司秩莅州，前此未有也。
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It was unprecedented for a person of the rank of an Inspector to be appointed Prefect.
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