Gregory the Great (Wisigothic)→Unknown|gregory great
From: Gregory the Great, Pope, in Rome
To: Anthemius, subdeacon
Date: ~599 AD
Context: Gregory instructs Anthemius to investigate what money was given for the construction of a fort, and to recover it from Benenatus.
Gregory to Anthemius, subdeacon.
Money was provided for the construction of a fort [the defense of Italian towns against the Lombards was a constant concern in Gregory's pontificate, and the church often provided funding for defensive works], and I have reason to believe that a portion of this money is held by Benenatus rather than having been applied to its intended purpose.
Investigate this thoroughly. Find out exactly how much was given, what was spent, and where the remainder is. If Benenatus holds money that should have been used for construction, that money must be recovered and applied to its proper purpose.
Report your findings to me with specifics.
Gregory
AD ANTHEMIUM SUBDIACONUM.
Reliquum pecunie pro castro cons!ruendo date apud
Benenatum perquirat, eamque in iulud ipsum ex tots
cure! impendi. |
Gregorius Anthemio subdiacono.
Pervenit ad nos quondam Benenatum Misenatem
episcopum pro construendo illic castro solidos acce-
pisse. Et quia pars eorum 8olidorum apud eum dici-
tur remansisse, experientia tua $ublili indagatione
perquirat ; et si quid maniſeste de jpsis solidis co-
gnoveris remansisse, comitatio comiti predic(z civi-
latis s8ub desuscepti illud pagina contradat, atque
immineat ut in constructione ejusdem loci, 8icut
sunt dati, Deo adjuyanle proficiant, quia ratio nulla
permittit ut propriis cujusquam usibus applicetur
quod pro communi utilitate datum egse cognoscilur.
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From:Gregory the Great, Pope, in Rome
To:Anthemius, subdeacon
Date:~599 AD
Context:Gregory instructs Anthemius to investigate what money was given for the construction of a fort, and to recover it from Benenatus.
Gregory to Anthemius, subdeacon.
Money was provided for the construction of a fort [the defense of Italian towns against the Lombards was a constant concern in Gregory's pontificate, and the church often provided funding for defensive works], and I have reason to believe that a portion of this money is held by Benenatus rather than having been applied to its intended purpose.
Investigate this thoroughly. Find out exactly how much was given, what was spent, and where the remainder is. If Benenatus holds money that should have been used for construction, that money must be recovered and applied to its proper purpose.
Report your findings to me with specifics. Gregory
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.