Letter 9190

From: Pope Gregory I To: Anthemius, Subdeacon Date: ~599 AD Context: Gregory orders Anthemius to investigate Adeodatus, who built a structure on Roman church land I need you to locate Adeodatus, who bears this letter, and to look into the matter of a structure he has built on land belonging to the Roman church. I want a full account: what was built, where, under what authority, and what the current state of the matter is. If this was done without proper authorization, the situation must be regularized. If there are competing claims to the land, they must be investigated and resolved. Do not simply accept whatever explanation he offers — verify it against the relevant records. Report back to me with a complete picture.

Indicavit* nobis'* Adeodatus praesentium latoF° aiite multos annos in solo se iuris ecclesiae noBtrae hac'^ condicione aedificium posuisse, ut duos Bolidos annis singuliB ecclesiasticae rationi peraolveret' et post eius obitum solum ipsum cum imposito aedi- ticio ad tuB ecclesiae Bine dubitatione aliqua remaneret". Sed quia in tantam se aaaerit pauperiem per^enisse, ut eosdem duos solidos, sicut promiserat, sing^ulis non possit annis impendcre et ob^ hoc unum'' sibi petiit relaxari, experientia tua curet addiscere. Et si pauper, ita ut asserit, manifeste est, nostrae praestationis partem mediam re- laxatam volumua, ut annis Hingulis non amplius quam solidum unum exsolvat, quia' et actatis sonium et pauperies eius indicat, ut onus ei, quod postulat, debeat relevari. Ita ergo hoc scrvare studii tui sit, ut tamen proprietatem soli atque impositi aedificii post obitum ipsius ecclesiae sollicite^ ommno vig;ilantia cuDcta conservet'.