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Gregorius Petro episcopo a de Baricis. Licet fraternitatem tuam piis se causis non dubitemus sponte impendere, verumtamen quia proniorem eam nostra fieri arbitramur epistola, idcirco præsentibus tibi indicamus apicibus horum latorem Valerianum presbyterum pro redemptione captivorum tu illas partes advenisse; cui tanto enixius ia omnibus debetis ferre solatium, quanto eUn b mercedis intentione longinqui itineris laborem assumpsisse cognoscitis. Sic enim et hic qnod intendit, te adjuvante, perficiet, et fraternitas tua pro impenso solamine magnam apud Deum, sicut desiderat, retributionein inveniet. c Mense Januario, indictione 11.
Gregory to Peter, bishop of Baris. Although we do not doubt that Your Fraternity spontaneously bestows itself upon pious causes, nevertheless, because we judge that it will be made the more ready by our letter, we therefore make known to you by these present lines that the bearer of them, Valerian the presbyter, has come to those parts for the redemption of captives; to whom you ought so much the more earnestly to bring aid in all things, the more you recognize that he has undertaken the labour of a long journey with intent upon reward. For so both he will accomplish here, with your help, what he intends, and Your Fraternity, for the comfort bestowed, will find, as it desires, a great recompense with God. In the month of January, in the second indiction.
額我略致巴里主教伯多祿。雖然我們並不懷疑閣下自願獻身於虔敬的事業，然而，因為我們判斷閣下會因我們的信而更加樂意，故此我們藉這幾行字向你表明：持此函者、司鐸瓦勒里安，為贖回被擄之人而來到那些地方；你理當在一切事上愈發殷切地援助他，因你既認出他乃是懷著求賞的心志承擔這長途跋涉之勞。因為這樣，他既得你之助，便能在此成就他所圖之事，而閣下也必為所施的慰助，如己所願，在天主面前尋得極大的報償。時在一月，第二印度提翁年。