Letter 10005: The matters I described in my previous letter continue to require your attention.

Gregory to Savinus, subdeacon. The bearers of this letter, Stopaulus and Marcellus, freedmen of the late Domitiolus the excubitor, have complained to us, asserting that two ounces of their estate, which their master had bequeathed to his freedmen by the page of his will, have not yet been fulfilled by his heir and daughter Maria, wife of the cleric Pardus. They report that the same heir threatens them regarding their legal status, so as to be able to defer the legacy itself. And since they ask that what was bequeathed be fulfilled by your efforts, we therefore direct you by this authority to admonish the aforesaid Maria to fulfill the will of her father and master without delay, and let it be your concern that they should not be subjected to any unreasonable losses. But if she attempts to defend herself from this payment by any excuse, it is fitting that you examine the case carefully with the most holy Gospels before you, and define what the order of justice and law requires, and commit what is defined to effect, so that this complaint may not come back to us again. Moreover, since we have learned that the aforesaid testator bequeathed two ounces of his estate to the church of Saint George, where he wished to be buried, let it be your care to claim those same two ounces for the aforesaid place by all means, so that the intent of the pious will may be carried through to effect in all respects even against the unwilling heir; nor should you allow what has been reported to be deferred any longer in this matter. For it is sacrilege and against the laws if anyone attempts by the efforts of a wicked will to retain for his own gain what was bequeathed to venerable places.

AD SAVINUM SUBDIACONCUM. Moneat Mariam ut voluntatem patris $ui tandem im- pleat; et reliclas, tum libertis, tum ecclesie 8ancti Georgii duas uncias $ubslaniia , vel invila persoleat. Gregorius Savino Subdiacono. Latores prasentium Slopaulus atque Marcellus, liberti quondam Comitioli ® excubiltoribus, questi nobis $unt, asSerentes duas $Subslantia ue uncias, quas libertis snis idem dominus eorum per paginam lesLlamenti sui legaverat, Þ ab herede liliaque ipsius Maria nxore Pardi clerici necdum s$ibi esse comple- las. Et ut legatum ipsum difſerre valeat, ab herede eadem ipsius $status $sui $ibi fieri terrorem insinvuant. Et quoniam ea quz relicta $Sunt tua postulant inslan- tia adimpleri, idcirco libi hac anctoritate precipimus ut przdiclam Mariam commoneas qualenus volunta- lem paris auclorisque $ui implere non differat , stu- diique tui Sit ut nullis contra rationem dispendiis de- beant subjacere. Quod si forte ab hac $se- 80lutione aliqua nititur excusatione deſendere, © mediis LQ4&5 Sacrosanclis Eva geliis causam $ubtiliter perscrutari, el ita quz legis ac juslilix ordo poslulaverit deſinire le convenit, atque deſinita efſectui mancipare, uthec ad no3 denuo querela non redeat. Quia vero compe- rimus duas untias Subslantliz Suze praedicium lesla- lorem ecclesize Sancti Georgii, ubi sepeliri yoluit, le- gavisse, Cure luz Sit ut easdem duas uncias, $i nec- dum complete sunt, praedicto loco modis omnibus vindicare debeas, ut piz voluntatis intentio, etiam in- Vita harede, ad efſectum per omuia perducatur, nec in hac re amplius diſſerri qua relala sunt patiaris. « Nam sacrilegium et contra leges es, si quis quod ve- nerabilibus locis relinquitur, prave voluntatis studiis, Suis lentaverit compendits retinere (Grat. 17, yg. 4, c. 4). | : EPISTOLA VI. AD THEODORUM CURATOREM. Joaunis preſecti uzorem commendat. Gregorius Theotloro © curatori. Quamsis glorie veslrie bonitas semel $ibi com- mendatos nesciat oblivioni mandire, verumtamen D Victor. compresbyler ei cum diversis rebus vel orng- mentis auctoritalts $uRs | Eerst. V | AL. 6] — © Gall., garde du corps, owi4r9 vV4;, fAlelles, cuslos corporis, protector domes! - cus, Spatharius. GUSSANY. < [la in plerisque conciliis factitatum. Nostri judi- ces ecclesastici alia utuntur formula, Chris!i nomin? invocalo, quam quidem nonnu{li ita uecessarie cen- SUCrunt uSurpandam, ut absque ea, © Lola inslru- menti concid.t auctoritas. Addo de tesiibus quus- dam dubitasse, 20 evrum juramentum manu ad pe- clus reducta, valeat intactis Evangelits. Gus$axv. 4 AL, nam $acrileguin, uwiin Norm. legitur. ErvisT. VE [AL 7]. — * Stilicet Favenne, de quo et de curator:s diguitate vide superiort l:bro, episl. US, 1511 a. scientes hac eadem iterata charissimum filium non A suasione de monasterio rursus ejiciens, apud $2 onerose $uscipere, sCribere nos quz jamdudum $cri- psimus non piget, Quia ergo Joannes gloriosissimus fi jus noster, prafectus -urbis ad deducendam huc corjugem $Suam latorem presentium Joannem cla- rissimma virum illic noscitur transmisisse, palerna dilectione $alutantes, petimus ut quia memoralus gloriosissimus lilius noster divizus hic consistere non potes1, venienti conjugi ipsius glorize vestre gincerilas patrocinii sui opem ferat. Et ut securius iter $wwm, Deo custodiente, peragere valeat ad Pe- rusinam cCivitatem; militari eam $vlatio fulciri dispo- nat, quatenus et antedictus gloriosus vir amplius patrocimis vestris sit deditus, et nos dulcissimz glo- riz veslr# graltias reſeramus. EPISTOLA VH. AD MARINIANUM RAVENNATEM EPISCOPUM. Jaannis preſecti uxorem commendat. Gregorius Mariniano episcopo Ravennz. Gloriosissimus filius noster Joannes, przſectus urbis, ad hoc i!luc latorem presentium LQ4G J0an- nem. virum * clarissimum destinavit, ut gloriosam conjugem ipsius Deo debeat protegente huc perdu- cere. Quam et nos huc volumus per omnia advenire, ut predictum - gloriosi-simum filium nostrum non divisum, $sed totum habere possimus. Fratervitas ita- que vestra $0llicitudinem gerat ne quod impedimen= tum ad veniendum $ustineat, atque ut hic citius ad- esse valeat, stndiose concurrat. Et ita 8e Circa cam quocunque exegerit usus exhibeat, ut nec 8uam ab- esse conjugem »enliat, et nos in yobis modis omni- bus prasentes esse cognoscat.