Et ne tot malis dissimulatis, paulatimque serpentibus, acervi crescerent aerumnarum, nobilitatis decreto legati mittuntur: Praetextatus ex urbi praefecto, et ex vicario Venustus, et ex consulari Minervius, oraturi ne delictis supplicia sint grandiora, neve senator quisquam, inusitato et illicito more, tormentis exponeretur.
And lest, by so many evils that were ignored, and gradually creeping on, the mass of troubles should be increased, by resolution of the nobles envoys were sent to the emperor. These were Praetextatus, former prefect of the city, Venustus, a one-time deputy-prefect, and Minervius, who had been a consular governor. They were to ask that punishments should be inflicted that were not too severe for the offences, and that no senator should, in a fashion neither practised nor permitted, be subjected to torture.
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