Letter 9069: Gregory to Maurentius, military commander.
AD MAURENTIUM MAGISTRUM MILITUNM.
Arguit quod Neapolitanum episcopum ea que patroni
civilatis erani usurpaniem non cohibea!, Hortaiur ne
concessam per aliquo! annos eleemosynam jam quasi
deditum patiatur exigi. Neapvlis privilegia et Pro-
chyi® insule causas commendat.
Gregorius Maurentio magistro militum.
« Meminit presertim epist. 18 lib. v, indict. 13.
| * Vide epistolas 4 &t 31 libri vi, indict. 15.
Tia Vulgatis recent., occasione reperla ; quod mi-
tine mularemus, nisi Mss. Norm., Yatic., elC., una-
himis conSensns cogeret.
8 Excusi, ut nullus vesirum.
| din Anglie. et plur., que neque legitima ; quare
quidem nec synodus dicendu es. In Rhem., Vatic. D
ealiis, quia nec legitima quidem nec, elc. In Valic.
Bet F, quandoquidem nc synodus dicenda est, cele-
brari. In Yau. A, quamvis quidem nec synodus di-
cenda esl, celebrari.
Eersr, LXIX [ Al. 74]. — © In Ruew: et Valic. D
posilis venuire ad nos pro quibusdam c2usis * Theodo-
rus, vir memorandus, przsentium portitor, cogeretur,
maxime dum in illa re se contra antiqunm morem a ſra-
ire et coepiscopo novtro Fortunato queratur prejudi-
cium pertulisse, quam ad curam disposiuonemque
BR visa curavimus, ipsorumque ad vos s8criptorum exem-
plar transmisimns, ut ex eis * quid debeat reservari
quamcitius gloria vestra Cognoscat.
Przterea indicavit nobis gupradictus portidor ,
Vectano qui comes fuit in Missinatj castello, propler-
ea quod eum nobilem fuisse noverat, et paupertate
nimia laborabat, v:ginti urnas vini per duos annos
de insula Prochyta, que ei vicina erat, misericordiz
inluitu $6 ſuisse largitum, gg ct nunc eas de eadem
_ Inzula Succegs80rem ipsivus 4 languam debitas violen-
ter exigere. Et quoniam hoc ne de c#tero leniari
debeat, postulat prohbiberi, gloria vestra curet ad-
discere. Et si hoc quod queritur veritate $ubsistig,
et hec ante consuetudo non fait, hujusmodi grava-
meu jusGitia 8uadente compescat, et studeat ut pie-
C (atis adminictratio in prefata insula onus prejudicii
non imponat.
Quia vero privitegia civitatis $uz, vel causas in-
gule illius a nobis gloriz vestr# petit commendan-
das, bortamur ut vesiram ei tuitionem jmpendere,
servala 2quilale, quocunque necesse ſuerit debeatis, -
el $i qua in re utilices populi qui' prxest contra ra-
tionis , sieut ait, ordinem praegravatur, impogita
onera usque ad modum justitie vobis suff:agantibus
releyeulur, Rec Privilegia eorum quolibet modo cal-
ceMur.; sed omnia que usw antiquitatis Statuit, in ,
omnibus intemerala serventur. lia ergo in his gloria
vestra $e dece'ter exhibeat, ut et ipsa paries fovere
justitiz comprobetur, et hi qui commendati gunt
* bona nobis vestra quz de yobis cupimus semper
audire renunkient.
ac E, Theodorus vecter preezentium, o(e. Ia Vatic. B,
vir nificus.
bas us ſisci, an Dominus ſeudi ſuerit, in-
quiro. Tullius, olfic. 1 : (ui civiiates aus nattones de-
victas bello in fidem recepissent , earum paironi erant
more majorum. GUsSANVY, | þ
© Ita Valic. B , Rhem., Norm., elC., ubi vulgo le-
gimus quid debeat quam citius scrulart,
« Multos habet Vecianus Success0res, qui quod
eleemosynz titulo donabatur debiti nomine ex
tam imporluue, quosdam ut peniteat ſuisse liberales.
Gussanv. WE
* [1 Vatic. D, Rhem. et al., bong de vobis, ut cu»
pimus 84mper audire, renuntient, |
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