Laudato probatoque formidati ducis proposito, tribunus Aequitius, cui tunc erat cura palatii credita, Valentis propinquus, assentientibus cunctis ire pignoris loco mature disponitur.
The proposal made by the feared leader was welcomed and approved. The tribune Aequitius, who was the marshal of the court and also a relative of Valens, was quickly chosen as the surety with the mutual agreement.