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Epistle of Theonas

Theonas of Alexandria

Chapter 4

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Author: Theonas of Alexandria

IV.

He who has charge of the private moneys of

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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

.

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

,

and

may

glorify

Christ

in

him

.

Notes

1
[A most important hint to the clergy in their accounts with the Church.]
2
Matt. xxiv. 45, 47.