Letter 9100: Gregory to Sabinianus, bishop of Gallipoli.

To Sabinianus, Bishop of Callipolis. That he should not allow the people of Callipolis to be burdened with forced services [angariae]. Gregory to Sabinianus, Bishop of Callipolis. It has been reported to us that the men of the fortress [castrum] of Callipolis, over which, by the Lord's favor, we have appointed you as priest, are being afflicted by the grievous harassments of various persons, and are being worn down by lengthy forced services [angariae] and by many losses. We therefore exhort your Fraternity, that since this very place too is recognized, as is known to all, to belong to our Church, you should kindle your watchfulness with zeal for its rightful defense, and not permit them to be burdened by unlawful exactions; for which reason we have also caused copies of the privileges of the Church to be given to you from our archive [scrinium], so that, informed by all of them, you may be able not to fail to defend the inhabitants of that place. We wish also that, under the care of your solicitude, you should take charge of the men of that estate [massa] of Callipolis from the coming third indiction onward, and that you be most careful in relieving them of their burdens; and that, applying the care of your solicitude, you cautiously ascertain what the means of each individual are able to furnish from his rent toward the needs of the Church, and that you arrange for each to make payment according to his means. Of which arrangement let your Fraternity, when due notice has been carefully taken, not delay to indicate what those men of the Callipolitan estate are able to give, so that we may know what we may thereafter be able to arrange, with the Lord's help. To Sergius the defensor, moreover, we have directed instructions, that in this matter he should not only not dare to be opposed to you, but should rather furnish you assistance where he is able. [Book IX of the Letters, Indiction 1, Letter 104. ...] Letter 102. To Sergius the Defensor. That he should see to it that a slave fleeing from Germanus, the brother of Gregory himself, to Hydruntum be apprehended, and conveyed by ship to Rome. Gregory to Sergius the defensor. Our son, the distinguished man Occilianus, tribune of the city of Hydruntum, coming to us, is known to have brought along to him a certain boy, Peter by name, of the baker's trade, [held] by right of our brother. We have now learned that this boy, having slipped away in flight, has returned to those parts. Let your Experience therefore, before he himself is able to reach the city of Hydruntum, with what speed you can, [act] either through the bishop of the city of Hydruntum, or through the aforesaid tribune, or through another whom you [shall appoint] in your place [...]. To Sergius the defensor truly we have directed instructions, that in this matter he should not only not dare to be opposed to you, but should rather furnish you assistance where he is able.

4D *ABINIANUM CALLIPOLITANUM EPISCOPUM. Ne paliatur Calliponitanos angariis praegravan. Gregorius Sabiniano episcopo Calliponitano. Indicatum nobis est quod homines Callipolitani easlri, in quo le, propitiante Domino, es$e consli- tuimus $acerdotem, gravibus diversorum molestiis alſligantur, aique in longinquis angariis mullisque dispendiis conterantur. Hortamur ergo ſrateruitatem twam, ut quia et * locus ipse nostrz, Sicut cuncus notum est, Ecclesiz esse dignoscitur, sollicitudinem luam rect;ze deſensionis zelo Succendas, eosque non permittas illicitis pregravari, quia et exeimplaria libi privilegiorum Ecclesiz de scriaio nostro ob hoc ſecimus dari; quatenus informatus ex omnibus qua- EPISTOLARUM' LIB, IX. — INDICT. 1: — EPIST. CIV. A exsecutionis tua instantia perducatur, ut hujus rei querela ad nos denuo non redeat. EPISTOLA CH.- AD SERGIUM DEFENSOREM. Mancirium ab ipzius Gregorii Germano Hydruninm ſugiens curet comprehend: , ac navi Roman deſerri. Gregorius Sergio deſensori. Filius noster vir magaiſicus Occilianns, tribunus Hydruntine civitatis, ad nos veniens puerum unum, * Petrum nomine, arlis pistoriz, ex jure * germani nostri ad eum noscitur perduxisse. Quem nunc ſuga lapsum ad partes illas reverti cognovimus. Expe- rientia ergo tua antequam ad Hydruntinam civiiatem valeat is ipse conlingere, sub qua valueris celeritate, vel ad episcopum Hydruntine civitatis, vel ad pre- liter babitatores loci illius defensare valeas non B dictum [ribunum, vel ad alium quem in loco tuo te ignores. Volumus etiam ut massz ipsius Calliponi- tanz homines, $ub sollicitudinis tuz cura, a futura terlia indictione, habere debeas, alqugde eorum re- levandis molestiis esse cautissimum; et adhibita $ollicitudinis cura, uniuscujusque vires quid pra- ztare de $ua pensione Ecclesiz ulilitatibus valeant caute cognoscere, ac Secundum vires s$uas LOO& ad persolvendum quemque disponere. De qua ordi- natione ſralernitas tua, subliliter ſacta notitia , quid dare ipsi homines Letius Callipolitaue massa pos- $unt indicare non differat, ut sciamus quid exinde disponere, auxiliante Domino, valeamus. Ad Sergium vero deſensorem przcepla direxim's, ut in hac vo- bis re non so0lum non audeat esse Contrarius, sed vobis magis ubi valuerit solatia subministret.