Pope Simplicius to Acacius, Bishop of Constantinople.
Proxime indeed to the love tuae petentibus his, who to we a fratre and coepiscopo our Timotheo Alexandrinae of the church antistite directi fuerant, commune gaudium litteris indicaui and concerning fructu piissimi operis, that eatholieus memoratae of the church priest is restitutus, pariter we gaudere memoràui. that now also signifieare properauimus, so that agnosceres gaudia silentium not amare. from which always exultans in to the Lord and orationum communium cupiens uota sociari hortor, brother dearest, so that, rebus through clementissimum and Christianissimum the prince to God auctore compositis diligentiae sollicitudo not desit but Petrus ab indebito to himself honore deiectus in Alexandrina regione not sinatur habitare but procul extra terminos patriae, sicut also we poposcimus, frequenti eum postules suggestione relegari, lest quos imperitorum prauitatis suae persuasione seducat and a catholicae tramite ueritatis auertat. quidquid moreover concerning religiosissimo impetrabis imperio, cura tuae of love to meam notitiam faciat peruenire and we actuum to custodiam euangelieae doctrinae pertinentium det to be consortes. X gives. XII. Kal. Nouembr. Illo ἃ. c. cons. through quos supra. 65. — gives. simul when ep. 64 a. 478 mensis Octobr. die fere 22. B — Berol. lat. 79. — Edd. Car. 1* 320; Collect. Concil.; BTA I 320. Thiel 200; commemorat Bar. to a. 478, 16. 2. svwPLrciU8 AcaTIO CONSTANTINOPOLITANO DB acaTi0 V and thus saepius through litteram t, that mon so monebo — coxsrAwTINOLITANO V 8 his om. B ὅ antiste B — communem gaudio B inducaui B 6 destructu B memorat B — of the church tndjio uersus abscisso so deest in B 7 is V: and B 8. agnosceris B 9 in to the Lord om. V [10 ortor B 12 auctorem B 18 inde uito V alaexandrinam regionem B 14 sinatur B a «t uid. from e corr.: desinatur V extra terminos V: absque terminus 15 frenti V postul B 16 impeditorum V 17 tramità B 18autB imperaueris B 20 ἀὺ V: data B XII scripsi: XI B, id. (cf. ep. 64 under finem) XVI nouembr illu uc cows B: Ὸ 1L.Lvo vo cows8 V; Illo corr. Car. 22 through quos supra om. V Epist. LXV 1 — LXVI 2. 147
SIMPLICIUS EPISCOPUS ACACIO EPISCOPO CONSTANTINOPOLITANO. Proxime quidem dilectioni tuae petentibus his, qui ad nos a fratre et coepiscopo nostro Timotheo Alexandrinae ecclesiae antistite directi fuerant, commune gaudium litteris indicaui et de fructu piissimi operis, quod eatholieus memoratae ecclesiae sacerdos est restitutus, pariter nos gaudere memoràui. quod nunc quoque signifieare properauimus, ut agnosceres gaudia silentium non amare. unde semper exultans in domino et orationum communium cupiens uota sociari hortor, frater carissime, ut, rebus per clementissimum et Christianissimum principem deo auctore compositis diligentiae sollicitudo non desit sed Petrus ab indebito sibi honore deiectus in Alexan- drina regione non sinatur habitare sed procul extra terminos patriae, sicut etiam nos poposcimus, frequenti eum postules suggestione relegari, ne quos imperitorum prauitatis suae persuasione seducat et a catholicae tramite ueritatis auertat. quidquid autem de religiosissimo impetrabis imperio, cura tuae dilectionis ad meam notitiam faciat peruenire et nos actuum ad custodiam euangelieae doctrinae pertinentium det esse consortes. X Dat. XII. Kal. Nouembr. Illo ἃ. c. cons. Per quos supra.
65. — Dat. simul cum ep. 64 a. 478 mensis Octobr. die fere 22. B — Berol. lat. 79. — Edd. Car. 1* 320; Collect. Concil.; BTA I 320. Thiel 200; commemorat Bar. ad a. 478, 16. 2. svwPLrciU8 AcaTIO CON- STANTINOPOLITANO DB acaTi0 V et sic saepius per litteram t, quod mon tam monebo — coxsrAwTINOLITANO V 8 his om. B ὅ antiste B — com-
munem gaudio B inducaui B 6 destructu B memorat B — ecclesiae tndjio uersus abscisso tam deest in B 7 est V: et B 8. agnosceris B 9 in domino om. V [10 ortor B 12 auctorem B 18 inde uito V alaexandrinam regionem B 14 sinatur B a «t uid. ex e corr.: desinatur V extra terminos V: absque terminus δ 15 frenti V postul B 16 im- peditorum V 17 tramità B 18autB imperaueris B 20 ἀοὺ V: data B 21 XII scripsi: XI B, id. (cf. ep. 64 sub finem) XVI Υ nouembr illu uc cows B: ΝῸΒ 1L.Lvo vo cows8 V; Illo corr. Car. 22 per quos supra om. V
Epist. LXV 1 — LXVI 2. 147
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Pope Simplicius to Acacius, Bishop of Constantinople.
Proxime indeed to the love tuae petentibus his, who to we a fratre and coepiscopo our Timotheo Alexandrinae of the church antistite directi fuerant, commune gaudium litteris indicaui and concerning fructu piissimi operis, that eatholieus memoratae of the church priest is restitutus, pariter we gaudere memoràui. that now also signifieare properauimus, so that agnosceres gaudia silentium not amare. from which always exultans in to the Lord and orationum communium cupiens uota sociari hortor, brother dearest, so that, rebus through clementissimum and Christianissimum the prince to God auctore compositis diligentiae sollicitudo not desit but Petrus ab indebito to himself honore deiectus in Alexandrina regione not sinatur habitare but procul extra terminos patriae, sicut also we poposcimus, frequenti eum postules suggestione relegari, lest quos imperitorum prauitatis suae persuasione seducat and a catholicae tramite ueritatis auertat. quidquid moreover concerning religiosissimo impetrabis imperio, cura tuae of love to meam notitiam faciat peruenire and we actuum to custodiam euangelieae doctrinae pertinentium det to be consortes. X gives. XII. Kal. Nouembr. Illo ἃ. c. cons. through quos supra. 65. — gives. simul when ep. 64 a. 478 mensis Octobr. die fere 22. B — Berol. lat. 79. — Edd. Car. 1* 320; Collect. Concil.; BTA I 320. Thiel 200; commemorat Bar. to a. 478, 16. 2. svwPLrciU8 AcaTIO CONSTANTINOPOLITANO DB acaTi0 V and thus saepius through litteram t, that mon so monebo — coxsrAwTINOLITANO V 8 his om. B ὅ antiste B — communem gaudio B inducaui B 6 destructu B memorat B — of the church tndjio uersus abscisso so deest in B 7 is V: and B 8. agnosceris B 9 in to the Lord om. V [10 ortor B 12 auctorem B 18 inde uito V alaexandrinam regionem B 14 sinatur B a «t uid. from e corr.: desinatur V extra terminos V: absque terminus 15 frenti V postul B 16 impeditorum V 17 tramità B 18autB imperaueris B 20 ἀὺ V: data B XII scripsi: XI B, id. (cf. ep. 64 under finem) XVI nouembr illu uc cows B: Ὸ 1L.Lvo vo cows8 V; Illo corr. Car. 22 through quos supra om. V Epist. LXV 1 — LXVI 2. 147
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