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Epistle LXXII.
To Peter, Subdeacon.
Gregory to Peter, &c.
Thou hast learnt from a former letter1381
that we have desired our brethren and
fellow-bishops dwelling in the island of Sicily to assemble here for
the anniversary of the blessed Peter the apostle. But, seeing
that their suit with the magnificent Justin the ex-prætor1382
| 1382 See Ep.
II. If this Epistle is rightly assigned to the ninth Indiction,
the title ex-prætor may possibly be an error in the text
since Justin is still addressed as prætor in the following
Indiction (II. 33). Libertinus appears to have succeeded him as
Prætor of Sicily in the eleventh Indiction. See III. 38. | has meanwhile hindered them, and that
there is not now sufficient time for coming and returning, we do not
wish them to be troubled before winter. But Gregory of
Agrigentum, Leo of Catana, and Victor of Panormus, we by all means
desire to come to us before winter1383
| 1383 Two of these
bishops, Gregory and Leo, are referred to afterwards as having been at
Rome to answer to certain charges. See II. 33, and III. 12. | .
Further, get together from strangers1384
| 1384
Extraneis, i.e. growers or vendors of corn outside the patrimony
of the Church. | corn of
this year’s growth to the value of fifty pounds of gold, and lay
it up in Sicily in places where it will not rot, that we may send
thither in the month of February as many ships as we can to convey this
corn to us. But, in case of our delaying to send ships, do thou
thyself provide some, and, with the help of the Lord, transmit this same corn to us in February, with the
exception, however, of the
corn which we expect to have sent to us
now, according to custom, in the months of September or October.
Let thy Experience, then, so proceed that, without annoyance to any
husbandman (colonus) of the Church1385
, the corn may be collected, since there
has been here such a scanty crop that, unless by God’s help corn be collected from Sicily, there is a
serious prospect of famine. But keep guard in all ways over the
ships that have always been assigned to the use of Holy Church, as the
letters also addressed to thee by the glorious ex-consul Leo concur in
directing thee to do. Moreover, many come hither desiring sundry
lands or islands belonging to our Church to be leased to them; and
some, indeed, we refuse, but to others we have already granted their
request. But let thy Experience see to the advantage of Holy
Church, remembering that thou hast before the most sacred body of the
blessed apostle Peter received power over his patrimony. And,
though letters should reach you from hence, allow nothing to be done in
any way to the disadvantage of the patrimony, since we neither remember
to have given, nor are disposed to give away, any thing without good
reason.E.C.F. INDEX & SEARCH
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