Letter 2021: Gregory to Jovinus, prefect of Illyricum.
AD JOBINUM ILLYRICI PREFECTUM.
V estatam a harbaris provinciam ejus regimine recreari
gaudet, Patrimonii rectorem commendat. Natali
ep1sco0po ne opem contra justitiam ſerat hortatur.
Gregorius * Jobino pr:cſecto lilyrici
Lic et ad reddenda paternze charitatis officia, ho-
xlilitate vineribus oceupatis, raritas portitorum im-
pediat, quoties tamen occasio inciderit, excellen-
tiam vestram non desistimns scriptis discurrentibus
visitare, quatenus quorum aspectum pr:xsentium
videre non possnmns, eos aliquatenus $criptis valea-
mus alternantibns intneri. Gandemus itaque quod
eminentie vesire regimine affliete Dominus voluit
provincie eonsulere, ut quam ex una parte flagello
barbaricz vastationis ulcerat, -hanc ex alia per emi-
nentiam vestram, quasi per $uperductam salutem
curet. Largitam ergo vobis dignitatem ex 80lo mu-
nere donanlis altendite, et ex ipsa concessi regimi-
nis administratione Conditorem vestrum erga Vos
placabiliorem facile; Sg quatenus cur ipse quod
largitus est meritis honorum operum, ad snam vide-
rit gloriam revocari, et in hac vos vita clariores ef-
liciat, et premia vohis regni cclestis concedat.
Presentium igitur Jatorem, quem iltne pro ipsa exi-
gui palrimonioli administratione direximns, vestre
_ excellentize commendamus. Nos enim charitatis ve-
$ire connexi vinculo Dominum petimus, quo sic
actus vestros in hac. vita dirigat, ut ipsorum merito
ad zxterna vos regna perducat. Natali antem fratri et
coe;\i$cOPO nosIiro in nullo Gloria vestra opem Ccon-
ira juslitiam ferat, Þ quia tanto necesse est ut cano-
nicat ultjonis vindictam sentiat, quanto et jpsam re-
gulam canonicam ignorat.
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