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Gregorius Felici episcopo Sipontino. Qualiter succurrendum sit redemptionibus cativorUn1, et sanctorum canonum 4 et mundanarum legum sanctio evidenter edocuit. Quod cum omnibus, notum sit; mirati sumus ut fraternitas tua in reden)ptionem Tribuni clerici tui præsentium latoris nulla mota misericordia subveniret. Quod ergo sponte facere distulisti, nostra saltem facere festina adhorta. tione commonitus, ne si, quod non credimus, negligendum putaveris, incipiat tibi necessitas quod vo!untas fugit imponere. Quia igitur supradictu9 Tribunus ab hostibus se prædatum b ac centum duudecim solidis se perhibet comparatum, ad quorum se denet restitutionem urgeri, hæc te oportet diligenter inquirere.
Gregory to Felix, bishop of Siponto. In what manner one must come to the aid of the redemptions of captives, both the sanction of the sacred canons and of worldly laws has plainly taught. Since this is known to all, we have marveled that your Fraternity, moved by no mercy, would not come to the aid of the redemption of Tribunus, your cleric, the bearer of these presents. What therefore you have put off to do of your own accord, hasten at least to do, admonished by our exhortation, lest — which we do not believe — if you should think it ought to be neglected, necessity begin to impose upon you what your will flees. Since therefore the aforesaid Tribunus asserts that he was plundered by enemies and ransomed at one hundred and twelve solidi, to the restitution of which he is being pressed, these things it behooves you to inquire into diligently.
額我略致西朋托主教斐理斯。當如何援助贖回俘虜之事，無論是神聖教規的規定，抑或塵世律法的規定，都已明白教導。既然此事眾所周知，我們便詫異：你的仁愛竟毫無憐憫所動，不肯援助贖回你的聖職人員、這封信的持信人特里布諾。故你原本自願拖延未行之事，如今至少當因我們的勸勉受催促而速行，免得——但願不至如此——你若以為此事可以疏忽，必要之情便開始將你意願所躲避的強加於你。既然上述特里布諾聲稱他被仇敵擄掠，並以一百一十二個索利多贖回，而今被逼還這贖金，這些事你當殷勤查究。
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Et si ita est, nec eum unde pretium in se datum reddere possit habere cognoveris, supradictos solidos de Ecclesia redemptori ejus restitue. Nam valde durum est si de Ecclesia cui militat remedium nullum inveniat. Omissa itaque excusatione, pretium quod in eo datum manifesta veritate patuerit, sine aliqua mora, sicut sumus praefati, restitue, quatenus nec creditorem ejus tempore necessitatis afflicto subvenisse poeniteat, et hic onere moeroris exutus, mente libera, officii sui ministerium sollicite ac ompetenter exhibeat. c Mense Januario, indictione 12.
And if it is so, and you find that he has nothing from which he can repay the price given for him, restore the aforesaid solidi from the Church to his redeemer. For it is very hard if from the Church which he serves he should find no remedy. Therefore, all excuse being set aside, the price which by manifest truth shall have appeared to be given for him, restore without any delay, as we have said before, so that neither may his creditor repent of having come to the aid of one afflicted in a time of need, and this man, stripped of the burden of grief, with a free mind, may carefully and fittingly exhibit the ministry of his office. In the month of January, in the twelfth indiction.
倘若果真如此，且你查明他別無所有可償還為他所付的贖價，就當從教會將上述索利多歸還他的贖回者。因為他若從所服事的教會中得不著任何援助，實在很難堪。故當撇去一切推諉，凡以確鑿真情顯明為他所付的贖價，如我們先前所言，都當毫不遲延地歸還，好使他的債主既在患難之時援助了受苦之人便不致後悔，而此人卸下憂愁的重擔，心靈自由，得以殷勤合宜地履行其職分的事奉。時值一月，第十二丁稅期。