Letter 2015: I appointed your Fraternity to preside for the present over the church of Naples, to the end that you might convert all you can to God by persuasive preaching. And, while you ought to be giving your whole mind to this work, you are in haste to return before bringing forth this fruit to the Lord, and request me to settle the affairs of this same ...

Book II, Letter 15 To Paul, Bishop [temporary administrator of Naples]. Gregory to Paul. I assigned Your Fraternity to preside for the time being over the church of Naples so that you might convert as many as possible to God through persuasive preaching. While you should be devoting your full attention to this work, you are in a hurry to return before bearing this fruit for the Lord, and you ask me to settle this church's affairs quickly. My mind has not been idle on this matter. But since I want to secure this church's welfare on a firm foundation, I need to consider the matter with extended deliberation, so as to arrange its affairs through the ordination of a worthy candidate whom Christ may reveal to us. In the meantime, let Your Fraternity focus on watching over the good of souls, so that my confidence in you may be strengthened by the results of your work. Everything you wrote concerning the deacon Peter has now been reported to us by the ex-consul Theodorus. Since I know that Peter is loyal to you and, by your testimony, works for the church's benefit, he should not fear anyone's opposition or hostility. Let him persevere in benefiting the Church and serving God all the more watchfully because others bear a grudge against him -- that way they will have no power to harm him. Your Fraternity should not be worried about his situation any further; no underhanded dealings will influence me.

Book II, Letter 15 To Paul, Bishop. Gregory to Paul, etc. I appointed your Fraternity to preside for the present over the church of Naples, to the end that you might convert all you can to God by persuasive preaching. And, while you ought to be giving your whole mind to this work, you are in haste to return before bringing forth this fruit to the Lord, and request me to settle the affairs of this same church speedily, my mind being meanwhile by no means unoccupied in this matter. But, being desirous of fortifying securely the well-being of this Church, I hold it needful to consider the matter with long continued deliberation, so as to be able to arrange its affairs by the ordination of a worthy whom Christ may reveal to us. Wherefore let your Fraternity meanwhile study to watch for the good of souls, so that the opinion I have of you may be strengthened by the effect of your working. All you have written concerning the deacon Peter has now been made known to us by the ex-consul Theodorus. And so, now that I know that he is constant to you, and, according to your testimony, studies the advantage of the Church, he ought to be afraid of no one's opposition or enmity, but persevere in benefiting the Church and serving God all the more watchfully as he feels that others have a grudge against him; that so they may have no power at all to injure him. Moreover, your Fraternity ought not hereafter to be suspected with regard to him; since no surreptitious proceedings will have effect on me.

Gregorius Paulo episcopo. Ad boc fraternilatem tuam Neapolitane Ecclesiaz ad przesens praesse conslilui, ut quosque poluisses , Suasoria ad Deum predicatione converteres. Et dum tota te oporieat huc intentione peragere, priusquam hunc Domino ſructum opereris, reverti ſestinas. pe- lisque a me ut celeriter eamdem debeam Ecclesiam ut ait, provide, cum certus esset episcopum non repugnaturum, populum non reclamaturum, clericog non iri offeusum. Gussanv. Videsis Thomassinum , parte 11, lib. 1, c. 41, et Alteserram in huac locuin, ubi censet ea Zlale a pontiflice extra ordiuem cob lata minora beneficia ; utiturque teStimonio Joannig C Sarisber., epist. 230, qui tamen multis seculis Gre- gorio nostro junior ſuil. Addit ; Collationi beneficio- rum injecla es! manus a Rom. Pontif., ex quo pros nuntiatus es! ordinarius ordinariorum in concil. gener, eran., cap. 5. © Ide est ac si diceret, ſructus anui labentis jam percepli. ALTES. Erisr. XIV (Al. 41). — * Velitrze, vulgo Veletri, urbs Campaniz in via Appia , Roma dislans viginti' millibus, nunc adbuc episcopalis, cujus sedes juncia esl Osliensi. ' Translatio episcopalium sedium non potes! fieri Sine aucluriiale 8ummi ponlif., quia est de majo- ribus causis. Sic Cenetensis Ecclesia, quia posita erat loco intuls et inſesto incursionibus Tervisinrum, in tulorem locum translala, aucloritate Innvcentii HI. Tesiis ipse Ianocentius , lib. n, epist. 8. Translatio ellum sSediun episcop. non fit sine consensu princi- Pis..... Sic Ecclesia Magalonensis e Magalonz insula Montemnpessulanum (rausfala est, an. 1555, consenSu SUMMNIL punt, et Francis'i | regis. ALTESERRA, © Sic in omnibus Mss. et Edits sancti Gregorii epislulis. Apud Ivouem : consuetudinem ſestorum 80- lemnium visponas. Sie etiam apud Burchardum. Joaunes Diaconus its, consuetudine s0lemnium ſesla dispondas. (In decreto Grat., consuetudinem 8vlemnium ſertive disponas.) Ut ui seribatur, s:ntentia est eadem, quain vic exprims : In ſestis precipuis et svlemnio- ribus ad eccieslain malricem ex tola dicces! cons flucbant clerici et laici , quod pturibus concihorum canombus caulum est. Profers Agath., can. 21 ; Arvern., can. 15; Aurel. 1, can. 25; .\ure.. !v, Calls 3, elc. Haque mutato Sets loco non jain im priori civitate fesia diSprncbantur, Sed af Sanctum Ant» dream in Hamten its publicus owninm fide] um con-' veulus indi debuit , ut lestiviiales PrLazcipuas cum SUU Ce:ebrarent epi>cop0. GUSSANY., « Sic legitur in Turon, S. Gat. »61 SANCTI GREGORI! MAGNI ordinare, dum meus non sit animus in hac re otio- A sus. Sed quia vlilitates ejus summa cupio lirmitate vallare, diuturna de hoc necesse habeo deliberatione lractare, ut eam digni possam ordinatione, Christo revelante, disponere. lnterea ergo ſraternitas tua ita invigilare animarum lucris studeat, ut judicium quod de te habeo, operationis tuz roboretur effectu. De persona vero Petri diaconi que Scripsisti, omnia | mibi Theodorus vir consularis nunc indicavit. Et ideo postquam tibi adh@rere et ecclesiasticis eum utilitatibus tua testilicatione studere cognovi, nullius debet adversilatem vel inimicitias ſormidare ; sed quanto sibi alivs invidere perpendit , tanto vigilan- tius, ut ei nihil nocere valeant, in utilitatibus Eccle- siz, et Dei servitio perseveret. Fraternitas autem tua pro ejus persona post hoc non debet esse su- specta, quia apud me * nulla subreptio locum inve- niet. EPISTOLA XYI AD MAXIMIANUM EPISCOPUM SYRACUSANUM. Paulinum Taurianensem episcopum Ecclesic Liparitane pre ficit, Gregorius Maximiano episcopo Syracusano. Locis ®* munitis Ecclesia constitula pastoris vacare non debet officio. Quia igitur Ecclesia SetQ Lipari- lana Sacerdote privata dignoscitur, idev Paulinum Taurianensis Ecclesiz episcopun in pradicta Eccle- via Liparitana fralernitas tua Sine mora praesse constiluat , ut officii sui administrationem in eadem Ecelesia vigilanter exhibeat, et quzque ejus utilita- 552