Letter 7043: It is well established that military service is conducted well when it is entrusted to men of proven character,...
XLIII.
FORMULA PROBATORIAE CHARTARIORUM.
[1] Constat militiam bene geri, quae probatis moribus videtur imponi, quando ipse secum potest revolvere, quod iudex eum admonere debuit: maxime cum ad patrimonia divinae domus talis mereatur accedere, ut detestabili cupiditate non possit accendi. deinde cum splendidissimum officium censoria quadam gravitate reluceat et turpe sit illi misceri qui dignis moribus non potest approbari, congruum videtur tales quaerere qui in nullo debeant displicere. atque ideo tribuni chartariorum suggestione comperta, penes quem officii est digna reverentia, ab illo die chartarii te volumus nomen adipisci, ut qui nobis bene acturus promitteris, documentis laudabilibus approberis. avaritiam declina: fuge longius iniqua compendia. multo melius proficitur, si bonis operibus serviatur.
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