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Book XIV
Seventh Year of Reign (1398)
5th Month
1st Day (Chŏngmi)
The king paid a visit to Hŭngch’ŏn Monastery and gave orders to build a
three- story Hall of Sacred Buddhist Relics to the north of Hŭngch’ŏn
Monastery. Then he ordered various military units to recruit fifty volun-
teers among company commanders and lieutenants, providing them with
provisions.
2nd Day (Musin)
There was a strong wind.
O Sach’ung, Great Lord of Yŏngsŏng, submitted a memorial to the king
request ing that the prohibition of alcohol be enforced, and his request was
granted.
A meteorite fell in the northeast.
3rd Day (Kiyu)
There was a strong wind. An accidental fire broke out in the houses
in Kahoebang^1 and spread through the neighborhood until it burned down
- One of the precincts located in the north of Seoul.