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bulwark grand master for splendid happiness (T’ŭkchin poguk sungnok
taebu), chief grand councilor of the Chancellery (p’an Munhabu sa), con-
currently director of the Office of Personnel Appointments and Royal Seals
(p’an Sangsŏsa sa), and Count of Yŏnghŭng. Lady Yi, the king’s maternal
grandmother who was posthumously called Lady of Hongwŏn County, was
invested with the title of Mistress of the State of Chosŏn (Chosŏn kuktae
puin).
The late Honorable Ch’oe Chongdae, the king’s maternal great- grandfather
and security commandant of the Left and Right Guard (chwau posŭng chung
nangjang), was appointed wing guard merit subject for being sincere, dili-
gent, respectful, frugal, steadfast, loyal, justice- defending, and strenuously
protecting (sun’gun konggŏm kyŏngjŏl pyŏngŭi sŏllyŏk igwi kongsin), as
well as bulwark grand master for the defense of the state, left chancellor,
commissioner of Privy Council in charge of personnel, and Count of
Yŏnghŭng. The late Honorable Lady Kim, the king’s maternal great grand-
mother, was appointed Lady of Hwasan County and invested with the title
of Mistress of the State of Chosŏn.
The late Honorable Ch’ŏnbo, the king’s maternal great great- grandfather
and township head (hojang), was appointed merit subject for being dignity-
displaying, dynasty- assisting, enlightening- commending, principle- adapting,
and mandate- assisting (sŏnwi pojo iktae ch’anhwa pyŏlli, chwamyŏng kongsin),
as well as bulwark grand master for the defense of the state, chief grand
councilor of the Chancellery, concurrently director of the Office of Personnel
Appointments and Royal Seals, and Count of Yŏnghŭng. Lady Kim, the
king’s great great- grandmother, was invested with the title of Mistress of
the State of Chosŏn.11th Day (Ŭlmyo)
The king offered prayers for rain to the Royal Ancestral Shrine as well as to
the guardian deities of various mountains and rivers.Tuohuan Buhua returned to the Ming capital.13th Day (Chŏngsa)
It finally rained for three days.