Gregory to Gaudentius, bishop of Nola. Since Fuscus, bishop of the Church of Capua, being stationed in the city of Rome, has departed from this light, it has been our care—which is expended by us upon all Churches—to direct the present writings to your Fraternity, that you may go as visitor to the aforesaid Church;
yet in such a way that you suffer nothing of the promotions of the clergy, their revenue, ornaments, and ministries, or whatever shall appear to belong to the aforesaid places, to be presumed by anyone; but it behooves you to display all vigilance and caution regarding the clergy and people of that same Church, so that in the vigils and in ecclesiastical service they may serve diligently and devoutly, so that by the insistence and exhortation of your Fraternity they may show themselves such in the divine service that their service may be found irreproachable.