Book XIII 76714th Day (Kyŏngin)
Pok Tae, a man who practiced wicked works with people, was put to death.
Originally a native of Munju [Munch’ŏn], he deceived people by pretending
to be a female shaman wearing female dresses.15th Day (Sinmyo)
The king paid a visit to the belfry and watched the workers hanging the bell.Kim Sŏ, concurrent recorder of the Astronomical and Meteorological Obser-
va tory, reported his prediction of a lunar eclipse to the king, but it did
not occur.16th Day (Imjin)
The king held the morning audience. Onshadō, king of Sannan of the Ryukyu
Kingdom, and others attended it and had an audience with the king.
As the pines on the left hill of Kyŏngbok Palace withered, the king ordered
that the houses near that hill be removed.
17th Day (Kyesa)
An envoy from Tsushima arrived.The censors, including Pak Sin, submitted a memorial to the king:
“Kim Sŏ, concurrent recorder of the Astronomical and Meteorological
Observatory, predicted a forthcoming lunar eclipse and reported it to the
Board of Rites, but the eclipse that he predicted did not take place. His job
is to observe the astronomical phenomena, but he proved ignorant of what
he was doing. Hence, it is impossible not to take disciplinary action against
him. We request that the office concerned withdraw his appointment and
punish him according to law.”
At that time, this memorial had not yet reached the king, though it had
already been submitted. The king thereupon summoned censors, inspec-
tors, and the officials of the Board of Punishments and reproached them as
follows:
“Since an official in charge of astronomical phenomena made a mistake
in his observation, there must be a discussion to take disciplinary action