Letter 9100: Gregory to Sabinianus, bishop of Gallipoli.
4D *ABINIANUM CALLIPOLITANUM EPISCOPUM.
Ne paliatur Calliponitanos angariis praegravan.
Gregorius Sabiniano episcopo Calliponitano.
Indicatum nobis est quod homines Callipolitani
easlri, in quo le, propitiante Domino, es$e consli-
tuimus $acerdotem, gravibus diversorum molestiis
alſligantur, aique in longinquis angariis mullisque
dispendiis conterantur. Hortamur ergo ſrateruitatem
twam, ut quia et * locus ipse nostrz, Sicut cuncus
notum est, Ecclesiz esse dignoscitur, sollicitudinem
luam rect;ze deſensionis zelo Succendas, eosque non
permittas illicitis pregravari, quia et exeimplaria
libi privilegiorum Ecclesiz de scriaio nostro ob hoc
ſecimus dari; quatenus informatus ex omnibus qua-
EPISTOLARUM' LIB, IX. — INDICT. 1: — EPIST. CIV.
A exsecutionis tua instantia perducatur, ut hujus rei
querela ad nos denuo non redeat.
EPISTOLA CH.-
AD SERGIUM DEFENSOREM.
Mancirium ab ipzius Gregorii Germano Hydruninm
ſugiens curet comprehend: , ac navi Roman deſerri.
Gregorius Sergio deſensori.
Filius noster vir magaiſicus Occilianns, tribunus
Hydruntine civitatis, ad nos veniens puerum unum,
* Petrum nomine, arlis pistoriz, ex jure * germani
nostri ad eum noscitur perduxisse. Quem nunc ſuga
lapsum ad partes illas reverti cognovimus. Expe-
rientia ergo tua antequam ad Hydruntinam civiiatem
valeat is ipse conlingere, sub qua valueris celeritate,
vel ad episcopum Hydruntine civitatis, vel ad pre-
liter babitatores loci illius defensare valeas non B dictum [ribunum, vel ad alium quem in loco tuo te
ignores. Volumus etiam ut massz ipsius Calliponi-
tanz homines, $ub sollicitudinis tuz cura, a futura
terlia indictione, habere debeas, alqugde eorum re-
levandis molestiis esse cautissimum; et adhibita
$ollicitudinis cura, uniuscujusque vires quid pra-
ztare de $ua pensione Ecclesiz ulilitatibus valeant
caute cognoscere, ac Secundum vires s$uas LOO&
ad persolvendum quemque disponere. De qua ordi-
natione ſralernitas tua, subliliter ſacta notitia , quid
dare ipsi homines Letius Callipolitaue massa pos-
$unt indicare non differat, ut sciamus quid exinde
disponere, auxiliante Domino, valeamus. Ad Sergium
vero deſensorem przcepla direxim's, ut in hac vo-
bis re non so0lum non audeat esse Contrarius, sed
vobis magis ubi valuerit solatia subministret.
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