Letter 9076: I am directing you to ensure that the gates of the estate formerly belonging to Rufus are opened to Theodorus, a man...
,} Si' scriptorum nostronim seriem voluisses diligenter advertere, aut sponte resti-
tuere quae tulisti aut certe pcrsonam inatructam secundum ammonitionem nostram * in
causa transmittere debuisti". Et dum tc modo quodam excusare contendas asserens
in his quae contra fratemitatem ' tuam a parte contraria queata^ sunt non voluntarie
sed obstrictum magis* te coniurationibus miacuisae, ea quae Bcripsimus quaei^ intellegere
10 distalisti et magnificos viroa" Faustum atque Domitium' uon a te, sed a quibuadam
filiis tuis indioasti ease tranBmiaeoa ao per hoc , ut aliia litigantibue ipse quae tulerae
IX, 75. ■) LncnueDsii C I. >•) CriBtofori Ci,- Chriitorori C3. «) n otn. eodd.n. ') de <m.
codd.n. •) prwdicti C'3. ei deniqno Ci. ») reverendii C I. '') decliinse C t; ilecidiue,
tuprtuer. n C3; deceNiue 473. >) intrinHecua Ci. ^) ultraqne CS. ■) sd C/,- ao C3. ") RuH-
ti Qum Cl. ■■) rationabiliter codd. n.
JX, 76 in Htulo: Fort. 02 ttCl.3'ind.: Furt. C 1. 3 et C 1. J m arg. — Ne»|>olyni C}; Nenpol ■">■>•>
(72; om. hoe verb. C3 in tU. •) bI om. C !. ■•) debutttls eodd. n. ") flnniutem C3. '') qnaert»
eodd. n.; ge«ta ed. 3f. •) m msgnis eorr. Ci m.i. f) quu C'l. B) viruin C I.
JX, 75. De Sicundino, tp. TaurameHibmo, cf. ep. I, 71 n. 4. JII, 56 n. 1} De ^MCOpM
M Jjocren»ibus ef. ep. VH, 38 n. 4. — An Dulemwi ante epixopatuai in monatterio S. ChrwtojAori mmaihui
fuit? 3} enlogia = donum; elo^ium = tetUimentum; ef. Ducange, ForeelUni, Jhrkten h.v.
3) De Maaimiano, ep. .St/racugano, ef ep. V,20 n. 1. 4) De Jiufino, ep. Vironen»i, ef. ep. VJ, 38 n.
IX,76. De FoTtunato cf. ep. JII, 58 n. ^ I) Cf ep.IX,47. JX, 53n..% i) Fortwae tenioret
dvitati» Neapolilanae : cf. ep. IX, W b. J. — Idem forlaste DoMitiun in ep. IX, lOH commrmoTatur.
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94 QREOORII I. REOISTRI
retineres''. Fara vero altera epiatolae tnae textum addiscens crebra nobia alle^tione
coepit inaiatere, ut ei quae abBtuleraa redderentur, paratam ae eaae inquiene, ai qnid
coDtra eam praedicti magnifici viri auo vel aliorum nomine movere volueriRt, respon-
dere. Quod quia nec nobisa' rationia viaum eat ordine diaaentire , praeaertim poBtquam
ammonitus^ inatnictam peraonam ad dicendam cauaam tranamitterc negleKiati, idcirco
&atemitatem tuam hortamur, ilico ut praeaentia acripta suaceperit, Theodoro vito magni-
fico maiori populi'^ portas* et Ruatico viro clariasimo aeniori aquaeductum °* * aine ali-
qua contentioDe reatituat nec hac in re moram vel aliquam excuaationem interaerat, ne
culpam indiacretioniB incurrat, ai quod" facere ultro debuerat, ammonita differendum
qualibet aorte putaverit°. Haec itaque memoratia viris primitus reformata, liberum tibi
sit, ai quam contra eoa poatea hic apud noa cauaam movere volueris. Sin vero non
ipse, sed filii, ut aaseris, tm causam ae " habere querantur", unde eos publico debeant
puUftre iudicio, eis est liberuni, in quolibet loco volnerint, cauaae suae ncgotium contra
eoa legaliter propoaitum terminare.
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