明朝锦衣卫使骆安墓志铭补证

On the Supplementary Proof of the Epitaph of Royal Guards Commander Luo’an in the Ming Dynasty

嘉靖时翰林院编修高拱应邀撰写《明故明威将军锦衣卫指挥佥事骆公墓志铭》,涉及今湖南省新田县骆铭孙村骆氏锦衣卫世家的历史渊源,也透露出锦衣卫特别机构的诸多信息。根据官修《明实录》,可以确知骆安于正德十六年五月初五日(1521年6月9日)任锦衣卫指挥同知,嘉靖二年二月十一日(1523年2月25日)署锦衣卫都指挥使,嘉靖四年正月初九日(1525年1月31日)实授。嘉靖九年十二月十四日(1531年1月2日)被劾罢职,以锦衣卫指挥佥事致仕。

The imperial academy(Hanlinyuan)editor Gao Gong in Jiajing period was invited to write The Epitaph of the Late Mingwei General and Royal Guards Commander Inspector Luo An.It involves not only the historical origin of Royal Guards(Jinyiwei)family the Luos in Luomingsun village,Xintian County,Hunan Province,but also special institutional information of the Royal Guards in the Ming dynasty.According to the official edited Authentic Records of the Ming Dynasty,it can be confirmed that Luo An held the post of deputy commander of the Royal Guards on June 9th,1521 in Zhengde period and the post of acting commander of the Royal Guards on February 25th,1523 in Jiajing period;and was then impeached and retired as commander inspector of the Royal Guards.