Letter 23: Simplicius urges Zeno to expel Peter Mongus from the city of Alexandria.

Pope Simplicius to Emperor Zeno. Simplicius urges Zeno to expel Peter Mongus from the city of Alexandria. Recently, when certain matters were brought to his attention, he had occasion to write to the emperor on this subject. He insists that Peter Mongus, who was condemned by the orthodox party and by the apostolic see, must be removed from Alexandria and that the Catholic bishop duly appointed must be left in undisturbed possession of his see.

Simplicii papac ad Zeuoncm impcratorcm. 'nVxf Ul Petmm lonyhts tib Alexandrina civitate rclegari Zeno flccertiat. Simplicius episcopus Zenoni Augusto. Proxime quidem quiun ad urbem frater et coepiscopus medio- critatis meae Timotheus Alexandrinae ur))is autistes novato more misisset, viotoriam vestrae fidei in ejus restitutione cognovi. FMetate enim vestra fulta Divinitatis auxilio, et imperii tranquillitas et ca- tholit^^ae religionis splendorem suum, scaiuhdonuu nube discussa, revertit*) integritas. De quo nie gratias j)ost Deum clemeutiae vestrae egisse reminiscor, et nunc quoque cultum vestro reguo debitiun sUere non potui, ne quodammodo viderer ingratus, si vobis quahbet opportunitate vel imperii vel ecclesiarum hiudare desistereui tot triumphos. Exhibens ergo dcbitae venerationis officiuui precor, ut studii^sius circa universos rectae fidei sacerdotes et nuixime circa , Alexaudrinum episcopum, cujus certamiuis et testes fuistis et judices, protectionis impendatis auxilium, et decernatis j)iissiniis coustitutis, Petnim sedis ipsius pervasorem, cui nec in diacouatu suus j)otuit Evagijus H. £. III, 9 memorat. •j Hoc nomine non Petrum Mongum, qui Alexandrimim ecclesiam occui^arat, rcd Petrum Futlonem, qiii in Antioclienam invaserat, deuigniiri planum est ex Eva^io H. £. III, 5. c*) Ita G'; vulg. poatulantes^ o? postulantis. a. 478. ordo^) constere, longius a tam praeclara civitate relegari^ ne infir- mipris^) fidei aliquos forte seducat, et in eadem ecclesia^ quod abeit, quae sopistis scandala rursus exagitet, Probastis in corpore illiini vobis dexterae suae dedisse praesidium, qui ad totius orbis gaudium et iii Ecclesiae uniyersalis exsultationem iii vestra clementia Roma- num servat imperium. Data^) XVI Calendas Novembris Illo viro clarissimo consule.