Letter To Charlemange

Letter to Charlemagne

His Excellency

The great King Charlemagne

Ruler of the Frankish Kingdom His Majesty King Charlemagne With utmost diligence regarding the king 's instruction to go forth and inspect governments , administer justice , and reawaken all citizens to their civil and religious duties , herewith is the detail account concerning the outcome of this noble undertaking . Indeed , the kingdom under his majesty 's rule enjoys great peace and an enduring justice as the King 's officials such as the kingdom 's archbishops and abbot , the dukes and counts are

doing their duties well , thanks to his majesty 's missi dominici which effectively performs their own duties of visiting every courts throughout the kingdom and to ensure that taxes were properly collected and that all the king 's decree were followed . His majesty 's victories against the Lombards and the Saxons as well as against the Avars have brought the kingdom stable peace (McDonald ,

br 95 ) and genuine respect from the very citizens who were proud of his majesty 's victories . His majesty 's unexpected coronation by Pope Leo as an Augustus ' confirms his majesty 's formidable power (Brown 2004 br

. 435 , that certainly added much respect to the Kings court which prompted them to render their duties satisfactorily

However , despite of the general peace that the kingdom enjoyed as well as of the fine performance of civil duties , many people especially from the ranks of peasants and the nobility are poor and illiterate . In general , life was brutal and harsh...