Letter 2024: Even though I am well aware that you are devoted to Bacchus, to music, to various performances, and even to choruses...
XXIIII. FILIO CONSTANTIO RURICIUS EPISCOPUS.
Quamlibet Baccho, symphoniis et diuersis musicis nec non
etiam et puellarum choris te deditum esse cognouerim, tamen,
quia bonum est ab his, dum perualde feruet adulescentia,
6] Matth. 11, 28. 12] Matth. 19, 28.
5 adoratione 81, adortatione 82 7 honerati S iugo scripsi, iugum
S, nobis suae lenitatis imponat, ut suppl. ex II 32 XI . 8 humilitatis
et miseriM om. S in textu, sed in margine mari. alt.: causa humilitatis
et miseriM exstat, libertatis et misericordiae v 9 curui S subiungamus
scripsi, subiungemus S1, subiungimus 82, subiungamur v, subiuaa
gemus Mommsenus, fortasse subiungeremus scribendum deremus S (au
man. alt.), deliberemus Mommsenus 11 iuditio S 12 premonere S
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13 consederit Kr., consederet S, consideret v merito S 15 precepta S
17 excludit S 18 deputauit S 19 hisde S, iisdem v porcionem S
21 constancio 8 22 bacho S simphoniis 8 24 perdede 81(?), perualde
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aliquoties respirare et magis domino uacare, quam Libero, parentibus
quoque operam dare, quam cantibus, moneo, ut crastino,
quod erit quarta feria, Briuae, temporius tamen, quod te
facturum minime credo, mihi ieiunus occurras.
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