Letter 10059: **From:** Gregory I, Bishop of Rome
Gregory to John and Fortunatus, bishops, and Anthemius, subdeacon.
What we ought willingly to bestow upon our sons, we should not deny them when they ask. And therefore, since our glorious son Gregorius, the former prefect, asks that the properties he has there, and his men, be commended to your fraternity, we direct you to extend to him your protection and assistance.
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Latin / Greek Original
AD JOANNEM ET FORTUNATUM EPISCOPOS, ET ANTHEMIUN
SUBDIACONUM.
Gregorii homines ac possessiones commendat.
Gregorius Þ Joanni et Fortunato episcopis, et An-
themio subdiacono.
Ea que filjis nostris ultro nos decet impendere,
negare eis petentibus non debemus. Et ideo JOSS
quoniam filius noster gloriosus Gregorius expreſecto
possessiones, quas illic habet, vel homines $u0s ſra-
expreſectus.
Eersr, LIX. — * Hzc epist. cum duabus sequenti-
bus abest a Mss. complur.
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scriptis vos presentibus adhorlamur ut utilitatibus
eju3 salva ratione Cconcurrere et pos$es8iones ejus
aique homines tueri, sicut desiderat, debealis; nec
evs contra juStitiam a quibuslibet vexari aut patia-
mini pregravari. Sed id agite, ut tuitione vestra prae-
dicti filii nostri supplere praesentiam valeatis, quia
ita $e, Sicutl nostis, bene exhibuit cunctis, ut omnia
solatia habere mereatur.
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