To Januarius, Bishop of Cagliari, on Behalf of Pompeiana

Gregory to Januarius, and so on. [b]

Your fraternity, in your zeal for righteousness, already gives fitting attention to protecting many different people. Still, we believe you will be all the readier to help those whom a letter from us commends to you. Know, then, that Pompeiana, a religious woman, has informed us through one of her people that she suffers many wrongs, constantly and without reason, from certain men, and for this reason she has asked us to commend her to you in our letters. So, greeting your fraternity with the loving affection that is your due, we have felt that we must commend this woman to you, so that, with due regard for justice, your fraternity may not allow her to be wronged in any way against fairness, or to be put to any expense without good cause. But if she happens to have any lawsuits, let the matter in dispute be argued before chosen arbitrators. And whatever is decided, let it be carried out quietly with your help, so that you may gain a reward for such a work, and she who was commended by our letters may rejoice at having found justice.