31 Reverent Lord and Apostle, Cherished Representative in Christ, John the Bishop, from King Childebert.

Your most happy inviability through the entirety of current belief is known through many lands; even around the northern regions in which we dwell the praise of your works is not unknown. Living far away it prompts us out of courtesy to write this page and its journey brings together the remoteness of places. And consequently, with respect to your apostolic crown and felicitous reverence, nourishing regards are extended with devotion, so with pious entreaties we seek earnestly by means of your attentive works and blessings the harmony of the peoples, and that it remains for us in our faith to embrace peace with the Roman Emperor. We sent our legates there in these circumstances for the common good and by your propitious favour this devout project may be realized. Thus, God warranting, this may profit the people and so benefit each race in permanent alliance.

DOMINO SANCTO ET APOSTOLICA SEDE COLENDO IN CHRISTO PATRI,

IOHANNE EPISCOPO, HILDEBERTUS REX.

Beatissime vestrae sanctitati per cuncta currens opinio,

quae prius implens orientem tot regiones pertransiit, qui sumus

ab septentrionem, ut ad nos usque pertingeret et operum

vestrorum laudem nobis etiam longinque positis non taceret,

conpellit nos ex gratia repraesentari per paginam, quos dividunt

itinera et distantium locorum segregant intervalla. Quapropter

apostolicae corone ac beate sanctitati vestrae vene abiliter

salutantes officia porrigentes et, ut nos piis obsecrationibus

memores iubeatis, poscentes, quia tota vestrae

benedictionis adtentio laborat, quo fuerit pro Concordia populorum,

et nostris sedit animis cum principe Romano pacis

amplecti commercium, praesentium nostros legatarios ad partes

illos direximus, quibus pro utilitati communi vestrae gratiae

praesentatis, si qua intimaverint, de iniunctis ita pia sollicitudine

pertractetis, qualiter proficiat populis et prositregionibus utrisque

gentibus perpetualiter, praestante Domino, foederatis. Explicit.