조선후기 擧行條件의 고문서학적 考察

Abstract

This study is prepared to investigate the reality of Geohaengjogeon(擧行條件) which appearing countless times in 『Seungjeongwon-Ilgi』. Geohaengjogeon means the administrative documents prepared by Seungjeongwon which was a king’s secretary institution. When king and lieges meet together to discuss the operation of national affairs, the essential items to be implemented by King’s commands were documented by Seungjeongwon. Preparation of Geohaengjogeon was initiated from preparation of Jooseochochaek(注書草冊) by Jooseo(注書). Jooseochochaek means the records that Jooseo dictated rapidly what people talked during the meeting. After the completion of the meeting, Jooseo came back Seungjeongwon and selected the contents to be implemented as the national policies making clean copies once again at Jooseochochaek. While making clean copies of the contents in Jooseochochaek as Geohaengjogeon, the Chinese sentences with unclear meanings were found to be amended or supplemented to understand easily, which was the action to make sure the accurateness and reliability of the certain documents in Geohaengjogeon prepared by king’s commands. King approved Geohaengjogeon with clean copies submitted by Jooseo as the forms of Gyeha(啓下), Ryujoong(留中) and Hwangeup(還給). Among these, Geohaengjogeon with Gyeha sent to Seungjeongwon with the Pan-boo(判付) meaning that king confirmed and approved the document. Then, Seungjeongwon notified the related institution that would implement the items to copy the Geohaengjogeon according to the items. Each institution sent Nangcheong(郎廳) that was the junior official to Seungjeongwon asking to copy the contents of Geohaengjogeon and then each action item was confirmed whether it was implemented by the related institution. Meanwhile, Geohaengjogeon that were approved by king were announced by posting in Jobo(朝報). In case of Geohaengjogeon announcement by Jobo, it was performed by king’s command directly or processed by the discussion with king and lieges. Once Geohaengjogeon was decided to be posted in Jobo, Sungji(承旨) marked circle(圈標) on the Geohaengjogeon or put the stamp with ‘Chooljobo(出朝報)’ to differentiate from the other documents that were not posted in Jobo. Geohaengjogeon have the characteristics that were documented with the national affairs on which king and lieges paid attention at the daily meetings and implemented by the related institutions within a short time or announced by Jobo. These characteristics provide the new viewpoint to understand the operation ways of national affairs by kings in Joseon dynasty.