Letter 11027: Who would not consider Johannes deserving of promotion?

XXVII. CONCERNING THE PRAEROGATIVARIUS [the chief clerk who holds first rank in his office]. [1] Who would not judge that John deserves to be promoted, who long ago by our judgment took up the office of cancellarius [court clerk], and even then earned the prerogative of his good conscience, when he received the judicial duty of confidential service? Let him therefore enjoy the gladness both of his rank and of his honor, who is known to have given satisfaction by his praiseworthy character. This man, then, our decree confirms as praerogativarius, so that, having obtained the grade of a veteran, he may with the more devoted spirit obey the public command.

XXVII. DE PRAEROGATIVARIO. [1] Quis Iohannem non aestimet merito esse promovendum, qui nostro iudicio cancellorum olim sumpsit officium et tunc iam praerogativam conscientiae meruit, quando secreti munus iudicialis accepit? fruatur itaque gaudio et ordinis et honoris, qui moribus noscitur placuisse laudatis. hunc igitur praerogativarium sententia nostra confirmat, ut gradu potitus emeriti devotioribus animis publicae pareat iussioni.