Prince Fushiminomiya Sadanari in his "Kammon Diary" commented on an incident in which a tea merchant who talked about the Hieizan incident was beheaded on the spot, saying 'Everyone fears, say nothing, say nothing' (from the "Kammon Diary" entry of February 8, 1435).
伏見宮貞成親王は『看聞日記』で、比叡山の事件を噂した茶商人が即座に斬首された事につき「万人恐怖シ、言フ莫レ、言フ莫レ」（『看聞日記』永享七年2月8日_(旧暦)条）と評している。