Letter 5045

**From:** Gregory I, Bishop of Rome **To:** Andreas, Scholasticus **Date:** ~595 AD **Context:** Commends Castorius, a chartularius (document keeper), to the scholasticus. Castorius, who serves as chartularius, is well known to me as a man of integrity and competence. He has business to conduct in your area, and I ask you to extend him whatever assistance he requires. Smooth the way for him where you can — men who serve the Church faithfully in administrative roles deserve the support of those who can offer it. I will count any courtesy shown him as a courtesy to me.

AD ANDREAM SCHOLASTICUM. Castorium chertularium commendat. Gregorius Audrez scholastico. Qualiter de gloriz vestre debeamus sinceritale praesumere, coguilze devolionis qualitas, quam beato Pelro apostolorum principi olim exbibujstis ostendit. Cujus licet causis mente vos adesse prompltis- gima confidamus , non tamen ab re est si ea quz $ponle egistis nostra ex abundanti epistola de- poscamus. Atque ides salutanles, paternz charitatis afſectu petimus, ut quia latorem preseutium Casto- rium chartularium nosLrum pro necess3riis illic cau- sis direximus, vestra eum ope in omnibus adjuvelis, alque j11i bonitatis vestra: consilio, quocunque ne- © [n vulgalis, aliquid te annone, de publico, hoc est de fisco. Vituperat Leontium, quod, propriis sti- ndiis non contentus, ex fisce annonam acciperet. udat Severus Sulpic. episcopos Aquitanos, Gallos, et Britanaos, qui concili» Ariminensi iterluerunt, quod annonis et cellarits, hoc est hospitiis ab Au- usto $ibi oblatis uli noluerint, Sed propriis sumpti- = ali maluerint, lribus duutaxat exceptis, lib. 1 Hist. sacr:r. Eer-r, XLV [AL.15, indict. 2]. — * Hxc episiola zbesl a Mss. Anglic. et a plerisque. Legitur in San- nitatis vestr# s0latio, ad explenda quz Sibi injuncta Sunt so0lers et jidoneus possit inveniri. Sic etenim et vos quz vestra $sunt facitis, et nos pro vobis enixius orare compellitis. Oimnipotens Deus gratie Suez vos tuitiore praemuniat, et ita actus vestros in $u0 $icut desideratis propitius timore disponat, ut a malis om- nibus hic exuat, et ad gaudia vos #lerna perducat.