Letter 3014: The matter I am writing about concerns the proper governance of your church and the obligations of the faithful to...
AD TERRACINENSES,
Hortatur ut Agnello episcopo suo in omnibus oveatant.
Gregorius clero, ordini et plebi consisteuti in Ter-
racina. |
Dilectionis vestre desideria insinuata nobis quam
oblulistis petitio reseravit, electionemque vesiram
valde laudavimus, quia Agnellum fratrem et coepisc0-
pum nostrum. probatum jam meritis cardinalem vo-
bis conslituli deprecamini sacerdotem. GZH Et quo-
niam gralz laudandzque petitioni nec elfectum ne-
gari, nec moram oportebat innecti, Secundum deside-
ria postulationemque vestram $Supradictum Aguellum,
directa preceptione, Ecclesiz vesir cardinalem esse
Slatuimus sacerduiem. Pro qua re dilectionem ve-
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dientiam priebere in omnibus debeatis, quatenus ,
charitalis vestrz $0latio roboratus, curam guberna- f
tionemque Eeclesizz quam. vobis probatur petentibus
SUSCCPiSSEC, adjuvante Domino salubr.ter valeat adim-
plere. * Mense Decembri, indictione 11.
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