Letter 9171: The bearer of this letter is Fuscus, abbot of a monastery known to us, who has undertaken this journey in pursuit of...
QuamviB et ratio et loci eui qualitas fratcmitatem vestram commoneat tuitionem
monaBteriiB* et maxime eub bb conBtitutia impendore, vcrumtamcn quia lator pracBcntium
FuBcuB abbas' auum a nobis voluif^ ex abundanti monastcrium eommendari, hie vos
hortamur affatibus'', ut, quia frustra monasterium ipaum inquietudine asBcrit laborare,
sanctitatis illud vcstrac defcneio tueatur et ab aliquo id gravari contra rationis ordinem
non permittat, quatcnus, dum nullum illud iniustae rci onus afflixerit, et voe videamini ;
quod sacerdotis cst salubriter impendiese ct degene illic congregatio, quac in Dei
laudibu» occupatur", Hullis im-ationabititcr valcat molcstiis subiacerc.
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