IV.
He who has charge of the private moneys of the
emperor ought to keep every thing in an exact reckoning. He
should be ready at any time to give an accurate account of all
things. He should note down every thing in writing, if it is at
all possible, before giving money to another. He should never
trust such things to his memory, which, being drawn off day by day to
other matters, readily fails us, so that, without writing, we sometimes
honestly certify things which have never existed; neither should this
kind of writing be of a commonplace order, but such as easily and
clearly unfolds all things, and leaves the mind of the inquirer without
any scruple or doubt on the subject; a thing which will easily be
effected if a distinct and separate account is kept in writing of all
receipts, and of the time when, and the person by whom, and the place
at which they were made.1297
| 1297 [A
most important hint to the clergy in their accounts with the
Church.] |
And, in like manner, all that is
paid out to others, or expended by order of the
emperor, should be
entered in its own place by itself in the reckoning; and that
servant
should be
faithful and
prudent, so that his lord may rejoice that he
has set him over his goods,
1298
and may glorify Christ in
him.
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