Letter 3014: The matter I am writing about concerns the proper governance of your church and the obligations of the faithful to...

To the people of Terracina. He urges them to obey their bishop Agnellus in all things. Gregory to the clergy, the order, and the people residing in Terracina. The petition which you presented has disclosed to us the desires of your affection, made known to us, and we have greatly praised your choice, because you beg that Agnellus, our brother and fellow-bishop, already proven by his merits, be appointed for you as the cardinal priest. And since it was fitting neither that the effect be denied to a petition pleasing and praiseworthy, nor that delay be interposed, according to your desires and your request we have, by a directive issued, established the aforesaid Agnellus to be the cardinal priest of your Church. For which reason you ought to show your affection [...] obedience in all things, so that, strengthened by the comfort of your charity, he may be able, with the Lord's help, to fulfill in a wholesome manner the care and governance of the Church which he is shown to have undertaken at your petition. In the month of December, in the eleventh indiction.

AD TERRACINENSES, Hortatur ut Agnello episcopo suo in omnibus oveatant. Gregorius clero, ordini et plebi consisteuti in Ter- racina. | Dilectionis vestre desideria insinuata nobis quam oblulistis petitio reseravit, electionemque vesiram valde laudavimus, quia Agnellum fratrem et coepisc0- pum nostrum. probatum jam meritis cardinalem vo- bis conslituli deprecamini sacerdotem. GZH Et quo- niam gralz laudandzque petitioni nec elfectum ne- gari, nec moram oportebat innecti, Secundum deside- ria postulationemque vestram $Supradictum Aguellum, directa preceptione, Ecclesiz vesir cardinalem esse Slatuimus sacerduiem. Pro qua re dilectionem ve- B dientiam priebere in omnibus debeatis, quatenus , charitalis vestrz $0latio roboratus, curam guberna- f tionemque Eeclesizz quam. vobis probatur petentibus SUSCCPiSSEC, adjuvante Domino salubr.ter valeat adim- plere. * Mense Decembri, indictione 11.