Gregory to Anthemius the subdeacon. Our glorious daughter Helena has, through her men, indicated to us that certain of her people are being unreasonably detained by the agents of our Church. And because she asks that they be restored to her, we therefore command you by this authority that with all diligence you strive to investigate the truth. And if it is so, and there is nothing whereby they can be claimed in the name of our Church, then, all delay set aside, either restore them, or, if perchance they are joined to the bondservants of our Church, recompense by giving substitutes in their place. But if anything is said to pertain to our Church, let the settlement be made without any delay;
and let your experience bring to effect without any difficulty those things which shall have been adjudged, so that there may be no need again to send our aforesaid daughter hither.