Gregory the Great (Wisigothic) → destinatário desconhecido
Tradução moderna em inglês
The abbot Fortunatus has been unjustly burdened by accusations that, upon examination, do not hold. I ask you to look into this matter yourself and ensure that he is treated fairly. Men in religious life are particularly vulnerable to slander from those who resent their authority or their discipline. Don't let him be worn down by a process that has no legitimate basis. If you find the accusations groundless — as I believe you will — clear his name and let him return to his work in peace.
Texto latino / grego
AD MARINIANUM RAVENNATEM EPISCOPUM. Fortunatum abbalem injusle depozitum reslituat, ef episcopum reprehendat quod a pradecessore ordinala absque causa mulaverit. Gregorius Mariniano episcopo Ravennz. Quia incongruum valde est a suscepto officio ola quemquam voluntate suspendi, quem culpa non re- movet, $0llicite disponendum est ut nec prior ordi- natjo irrationabiliter des(ruatur, nec sine emenda- tione quz male secuta fuerint relinquantur. Fortu- natus itaque, lator przsentium, in monasterio 8an- ctorum Laurentii et Zenonis, quod ® in Czsenati castro est constitutum, a Natali quondam episcopo officium $iÞbi abbatis asserens esse commissum, nune R $2 a Successore ejus Concordio Þ nujla existente culpa exinde remotum, atque aliuin in loco 8uo que- ritur ordinatum. Quod etiam coram quibusdam dia- conis nostris, presente diacono przedicti Concordii episcopi sui causas allegante, ex parte ita esse per- . Claruit, Sed quoniam © certior in partibus illis ubi res acta est potest esse probatio, ſraternitas tua di- ligenter atque sollicite hoc studeat perscrutari. Ft si nulla maniſesta causa depositionis exstitit, quz pre dictum Fortunatum abbatis officio removeret, eum in suum locum reformare ſestinet, atque ejus episco- pum digna reprehensione increpare non desinat, cur decesgo0ris sui, nullis provocatas excessibus, destruere ordinationem molitus sit. Si vero aliter quam edocti SUMUS Causam esse pars altera dixerit, subtili veritas C invesligatione quzrenda est; et ita quidquid canoni- cus ordo poposcerit terminandum, ut nulla ea de re denuo querela remaneat. 4 Data mense Octobri, in- dictione 7. |