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July 20. Sisian. Baichu (Baiothnoy). The representative (noyan) Baichu on behalf of the khan (Güyüg) writes to Pope [Innocent IV], relating that the pope’s nuncios recently brought two papal letters and spoke with big words, but he does not know whether this was the pope’s orders or they did it out of their own stupidity. In the letters the pope had written that he kills many men, that whoever hears God’s command will rule his own land, water, and patrimony (the One who contains the face of the entire orb shall hand power to him), but whoever does not shall die. The pope has now sent this command to the emperor. If the pope wishes to rule over his land, water, and patrimony, the pope himself must come to the emperor, and the one who contains the face of the entire earth, in person, and if he does not hear the command of God and the one who contains the face of the entire earth, the emperor is unwilling, God knows. Before the pope comes, he must send nuncios informing the emperor, whether he comes or not, if he wants to be with him or his enemy, and he should send his response to the command quickly to the emperor, which command the emperor has sent through the hands of Aybeg and Sargis. (Lupprian, pp. 190-92, no. 33; RRH 1150). [Note: See also Lupprian, pp. 192-93, no. 33a, 1247, before July 17, Karakorum, letter of Chaam to Baichu (Baiothnoy), which the Mongols (Tartari) call the letter of God, relating that, it is the order of Genghis Khan