Letter 81: PEI.AGIUS SERGIO CANCEEEARIO.

Pelagius to Sergius the chancellor [in the matter of a lector]. Wherever any cleric, whether of lower or of higher rank, stands forth as a plaintiff and directs his suit against a lay person, let him by all means present himself to plead his cause nowhere else than before the judge of the province. But if any layman judges that a cleric of whatever rank ought to be sued, let him set forth before the tribunal of the bishops appointed in the same city or territory those claims [actions] which he reckons himself to have. [...] and it is fitting and agreeable to clerics that [...] which the authority of the [sacred] sanctions appoints. [...] the authority of the imperial sanctions [...] which have been cited.

PEI.AGIUS SERGIO CANCEEEARIO. [<In> anagnostico]. Ubi quisquam clericus siue inferioris siue potioris gradus petitor i existit, et contra laicam personam suas dirigit actiones, iste modis omnibus non alibi quam apud prouinciae indicem negotium suum dicturus occurrat. Si quis autem laicus clericum cuiuscumque 2 gradus duxerit esse pulsandum, ad episcoporum indicium, in eadem duitate uel territorio constitutorum, proponat eas quas se habere £2 fol. 67^^-68^, £s fol. 72^, £4 fol 35^^-36\ C 3 anagnostico] om. B E 2 ubi] si Gratianus siue^] suum C 4 8 existat £4 lai¬ cam] i superscr. B dirigat Cj Cj 4 aput B negocium ex nedum Cifc pro t etiam saepiss.) Cj Ca 5 occurrit Ca G 4 6 dixerit £3 esse] om. C» 7 ciuitatem (?) E^ tritorio B 7-8 existimat habere Gratian. Tit. Sergio cancellario: Ignotus ceteroqui. Quoad cancellarii munus, cf. Justiniani, Cod., 1, 51,3.5.8.; B. Saguo, Cancellir m Daremberg- Saglio, t. I, 2, p. 868-869; Th. Mommsen, Ostgotisch. Stud., l. c.,p. 478-480; Seeck, Cancellarius, in Pauly-Wissowa, t. III, c. 1456-1459. Sergius noster erat, ni fallor, cancellarius provinciae praesidis. 1 -3. Solvit papa omnes possibiles actiones iuris, sive actae a clericis, sive contra eos motae. Innititur antiquo effato actor sequitur forum rei, quod infra in § 3. adlegat. Cf. Iustiniani, Cod., III, 13,2.5. Tandem in § 4. adserit, imperatoris decretis esse finnata huius modi legislatio, quod ad clericos adtinet. 1. clericus ... contra laicas personas: Qui casus explidte non repen¬ tur in Iustiniani legislatione. 2. laicus clericum: Prorsus consonat cum iure imperii. Cf. Iusti¬ niani, Cod., I, 4,13; 4,29,5.11.; Nov., 83; 123,21. in eadem ciuitate: Cf. Iustiniani, Cod., I, 3,32; 3,36,2. EPISTUI^A .81,1-4 e^a^at actiones. tem atqne consentaneum ckrids neto nui- sanctionum designat auctoritas. 8 «isthnatl^istlmant c, per] c £, E, 12 sanctionem E., e» sanctionum £, 2 (H- auctoritas; Cf. textus supra in § 2. 4. principalium ... sanctionum... aucxoma». adlegatos. PEr,AGII I PAPAE Episcopo Severo praecipit, ut ecclesiae Turinati illa reddantur vasa sacra, quae mercator Albinus, nunc eius ecclesiae clericus, emit. Sacra emm vasa usui profano mancipari minime possunt.