Letter 3021: By keeping your household dependents away and in suspense about your plans, you prevent us from fully achieving or...

Bishop Avitus to the most illustrious gentleman Ansemundus. When you keep our hopes in suspense by withdrawing the household servants who belong to us, you cause us not to obtain or report fully the things we wish for. Therefore, having solemnly celebrated the feast of the Lord's Nativity, insofar as it was possible without you, we await to learn through your most worthy discourse of the prosperity of our most pious lord, which we had with rightful longing desired to behold. That people you have restored with joy; this one enrich with a reply. May your goodwill illumine this people through me, until my coming presents his service to you.

Avitus episcopus viro illustrissimo Ansemundo. Cum peculiarium vernularum absentando suspenditis vota, facitis nos non ad plenum consequi vel nuntiare votiva. Festis ergo natalis domini, in quantum sine vobis potuit, sollemniter celebratis prosperitatem piissimi domni nostri, quam iusto desiderio optaveramus videre, tam dignabili alloquio praestolamur agnoscere. Illam plebem refecistis gaudio. istam ditate rescripto. Quam per me vester illustret affectus, donec vobis eius servitium meus praesentet occursus.