Letter 12016

Gregory the Great (Wisigothic)Unknown|gregory great
From: Gregory the Great, Pope, in Rome
To: Azimarcus, scribo [court secretary]
Date: ~602 AD
Context: Gregory writes about Laurentius helping Azimarcus with the financial accounting for the late Bonifatius.

Gregory to Azimarcus, scribo.

Laurentius is to help you with the financial accounts of the late Bonifatius. I understand this is a complicated matter. Do the work carefully and honestly, and bring the completed accounts to me.

The accuracy of these accounts matters both for what they establish about past transactions and for what they determine about future obligations and disbursements.
Gregory

Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.