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History of the Franks
St Gregory of Tours, tr. Dalton, 1927
Book 7, 18. How the King Was Told to Beware of Being Slain
During the king’s stay in Paris a certain poor man came to him and said: ‘Hearken, O king, to the words of my mouth. Thou knowest that Faraulf, aforetime chamberlain of thy brother, seeketh to take thy life. I have heard that he designeth to attack thee with a knife or pierce thee with a spear on thy way to church for matins.’ The king was shocked, and sent for Faraulf, who denied all. Nevertheless the king was afraid, and surrounded himself with a strong guard. He never went to the holy places, or anywhere else, without armed men and guards about his person. Faraulf died a short time afterwards.