Letter 11119: **From:** Gregory I, Bishop of Rome

To Vitalis, Defensor of Sardinia. That he assist Bonifacius in purchasing slaves among the Barbaricini. Gregory to Vitalis, defensor of Sardinia. Let your experience know that we have sent there to this end Bonifacius, the bearer of these present letters, namely our notary, in order that he may purchase slaves for the benefit of the Barbaricina parish. And therefore let your experience by all means run to his aid diligently and carefully, so that he may purchase, at a good price, such persons as may be found useful in the service of the parish, and that, once they have been bought, he himself may be able the more quickly to return here, God protecting. Hasten therefore so to show yourself in this matter that you may prove yourself, as it were, a lover of those who serve, for whose uses they are bought, and may commend yourself to us by your solicitude.

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