" ... The four Chinese documents discussed on the following pages are: 1. an imperial rescript from 1571 whereby Altan-qan, the chieftain of the Twelve Tumed Mongols in the region of modern day Suiyuan, was granted the title of Shun-i wang [Shunyi Wang] 順義王 ; 2. an imperial rescript granting honorary military ranks to sixty-three Mongol noblemen, all relatives or subjects of Altan-qan ... ; 3. a composite document containing a solemn promise by Altan-qan and his underlings to end all attacks on Chinese border territories, with an agreement in twelve articles between Chinese and Mongols...; 4. a biao 表 memorial accompanying a tribute of horses from Altan-qan and his relatives and underlings" -- Introduction.

Pingbo quanshu 平播全書 (1601). 15 juan.... Collection of memorials and other documents relating to the pacification of the Miao in 1599 in the districts of Zunyi 遵義 and Pingyue 平越, Guizhou, of which the author was in charge as Supreme Commander of Military Affairs in Sichuan, Huguang, and Guizhou. ....Cf. Franke, An introduction to the sources of Ming history, p. 218 [7.5.11]

"Xiangyue 鄉約 (1550).... Treatise on rural defense and on the construction of fortifications in rural areas, with illustrations. Preface by He Ming 郝銘, 1550..." Cf. Franke, An introduction to the sources of Ming history, p. 207 [7.2.1].

"Saiyu 塞語 (1550).... Treatise on the defense of the northern border against the Mongols..." Cf. Franke, An introduction to the sources of Ming history, p. 212 [7.3.12].