Letter 9220: My beloved brother, I am pleased to grant you the use of the pallium, as has been the ancient custom for bishops of...
I' raternitatis Teetrae desiderium lohannis regionarii" relatione cognovimus: quod
quidem libenter parsti sumus implere, si diligenter (iierimua de bis quae rctulit in-
formati. Inquit autem a veetra sibi relatum dilectione, quod'* ecclesiae veBtrae quae-
dam'' olim privilegia*' ab apostolica sede' concessa sint', atque UBum' paltii eius sacer-
dotes antiquitus babuisse. Quod quia vobia magnopere poscitis reformari, in ecclesiae
nostrae scrinio requiri fecimua, et inveniri^ nil' potuit^. Sed quonism qusnto" stu-
diosius ista cupitis adipiaci, tanto tob arbitramur' esse sollicitos, iti requirendis™ chartis
ecclesiae vestrae vigilantiuB" curam impendite et, si qua exinde Bcripta inveniri po-
tuerint", quae nos valeant informare, buc" curae sit^ vestrae transraittere. Nam qui
noTa concediinns, Tetera libentiasime reparamns.
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