Letter 63

From: Ruricius, bishop of Limoges To: Vittamerus Date: ~509 AD Context: A letter of thanks for news of Vittamerus's well-being, sent from Ruricius's rural estate at Decaniacum. Bishop Ruricius to his son Vittamerus. I give thanks to your most gracious excellency for keeping us informed about your activities and your health — matters about which you know we are rightly concerned, by the law of friendship, with God's favor. I send back in return the reciprocal duty of greeting to your nobility, and I wish you to know that I am writing this to you from Decaniacum.

LXIII. RURICIUS EPISCOPUS FILIO UITTAMERO. Gratias ago dignantissimae erga me sublimitati uestrae, quod nos de actibus atque incolumitate - uestra, quos nostis deo propitio pro amicitiarum iure sollicitos, facitis litterarum sedulitate securos. unde his reciprocum reddo nobilitati uestrae salutationis officium et me has de Decaniaco ad uos dedisse significo meamque uobis fauore diuinitatis, quam uobis placere confido, indicans sospitatem praestabit dominus, ut citius hinc regressus uestris merear obtutibus praesentari, ut, cuius benignitate uestra incitastis desiderium, uisione sollicitetis affectum. 11] Psalm. 142, 6. 2 uerbis v, uerba S 3 lacunam indicauit Kr., significo suppl. LtIdjohann, habemus. In uerba itaque salutatione depensa coni. Mommsems pera S, corr. v 4 distinare S 5 displicuerent S 10 tercia S 13 pectoris v, peccaris S, an peccatoris uel peccatoris pectoris coli. p. 172, 12 et 351,18 scribendum ? 14 quod v incendium] finit add. S 17 Vittameno v 19 incolomitate S 20 iurae S sollicitus S 21 securus 8 22 offitium S 23 meam quoque Luetjoharm quam uobis v, quam nos S 26 desideriu S, desideria v