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The seventh was about the travelers at the South Ferry:As the water at the South Ferry runs with rolling waves,
Travelers gather from all quarters to make the place bustle.
As old people rest while the young carry baggage,
They exchange songs back and forth while walking.The eighth was about the horses pastured in the northern suburbs:Look at the northern suburbs, which look like a smooth whetstone.
When spring arrives, grass luxuriates and streams are sweet.
Thousands of horses run and frolic like magpies,
And herdsmen run towards the west or south as they please.27th Day (Kyemyo)
The ritual of calling for rain was performed at the Altar of Heaven and at
mountains and rivers.28th Day (Kapchin)
The king paid a visit to the belfry to listen to the sound of the [new] bell and
later to Hŭngch’ŏn Monastery to inspect the construction site for the Hall of
Sacred Buddhist Relics.29th Day (Ŭlsa)
An Kyŏngnyang, academician of the Office of Royal Decrees and State
Records, died. He was born in Sunhŭng as the second son of Chongwŏn, assis-
tant grand councilor of the Chancellery. Being gentle and sincere, he carried
out affairs in a highly meticulous manner. He became governor of Ch’ungch’ŏng
Province and served as patrolling inspector of the Northwest Region. People
respected him, and some mourned his death by abstaining from meat. He
was survived by a son named Minsu, who was born of his concubine.When caterpillars ate the pine trees in the northern mountains at the back of
the Royal Ancestral Shrine, the people were recruited from five wards [in
the capital] to catch them.This month had dry weather.