16세기 전라관찰사의 순행길

Abstract

In this article, the patrols of the Jeolla-do provincial magistrates that were launched during the 16th century are examined, based upon descriptions made upon them in Yu Hi-chun's 『Mi'am Journals(Mi'am Ilgi)』. How they were performed, and what were their characteristics,will be primarily discussed here. In the 16th century, the magistrates patrolled the province throughout the entirety of their tenure, and the patrol itself required over 40~50 horses, to accommodate all the accompanying personnel. To facilitate such patrols, the itinerary and the scheduled patrol route had to be notified in advance, to counties and villages that were to be visited. The Jeolla-do provincial magistrate patrolled total of 54 counties except the ones in the Jeju-do island, and Yu Hi-chun visited 43 in his 'four' official patrols that spanned over 7 months. All the patrols shared the main trunk route which was designed to pass through 'large counties(designated so in terms of the county's level, size and influence)' of the province, yet other details varied from patrol to patrol, like visiting specifically chosen smaller counties. Such variations were made to raise the efficiency of patrolling which had to cover a rather vast area, and also to minimize the inconveniences of the counties that were being visited. The magistrates' patrol involved many official and unofficial issues, such as greeting emissaries from the central and visiting the magistrates' own home counties, while it was also affected by variables such as climactic situations and accumulation of tiredness.