Letter 4041: King Theodoric to John, Archiater [Chief Physician].
XLI. IOHANNI ARCHIATRO THEODERICUS REX.
[1] Propositum regale est pressis labe fortunae pietatis remedio subvenire et acerbos casus iniuriae meliore sorte mutare. data siquidem supplicatione conquereris virum spectabilem Vivianum legum artificio, quo callet, elatum, personam tuam obiectis criminationibus insecutum et eo usque perventum, ut indefensus contra iuris ordinem vicarii urbis Romae sententia damnareris: nunc autem religiosae mentis affectu odia mundana damnasse auctorique suo tuum displicuisse periculum. [2] Et ideo, si nullis impugnationibus enervantur asserta, laesionem non patimur miseris inhaerere, quam suis constiterit machinatoribus displicere. quapropter in abolitum missa sententia, quae a vicario urbis Romae super hac parte cognoscitur promulgata, patriae te rebusque omnibus nostra reddit auctoritas, nec ullo tempore calumniam super hac parte formides. [3] Sed ne cuiusquam forsitan plectenda temeritas in te impetus reparare possit audaciae, patricii Albini salvis legibus tuitio te deputata communiet, quia nihil fieri volumus incivile, cuius cottidianus labor est pro generali quiete tractare.
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