33 Bishop Domitian, Reverent, Pious and Excellent Lord, Exalted in Christ the Father, from King Childebert.

The extensive glory of your celebrated reputation inclines us to write particularly with regard to your venerable friendship. For we have completed happy prayers and we gain inspiration from the Emperor's message even as you acquire an increase of much esteem. Your apostleship for the prosperity of venerated welfare discharges its duties and as we deem it worthy to be in memory of holy intervention we request by means of copious entreaties the proclamation of your fame and the assistance for our agents in the common interest who have been sent to the first man of the most untroubled Roman state who easily accepts a petition. By your blessedness, when they come together to undertake our commission for the deliberation of benefits and by the authority of Augustus because each side, God favouring, may profit in common by a most sound alliance.

DOMINO SANCTO SANCTISQUE VIRTUTIBUS PRAEFERENDO IN CHRISTO

PATRI, DOMITIANO EPISCOPO, HILDEBERTUS REX.

Opinionis vestrae laus effusa praeconiis admonet nos,

peculiariter vestrae sanctitatis amiatiis copulare. Quod

cum fuerimus votis felicibus consecuti et nos obtineamus

de oratione suffragium, vos etiam adquiritis multae caritatis

augmentum. Qua de re beato apostolatui vestro venerabiliter

salutis officia persolventes et, ut nos sacris

intercessionibus memores esse dignemini, fusa prece poscentes,

notitiae vestrae deferimus, nos praesentium latores,

legatarios nostros, communi pro utilitate ad tranquillissimum

Romane reipublicae principi direxisse, qui placabiliter

excepti, cum vestrae beatitudine ex nostra demendatione

commissa sibi contulerint, illud administretis augusti potestati

consilium, quod utrisque partibus, propitiante Domino,

proficiat communiter saluberrime foederatis. Finit.