Quote from Letter 9.39 to Fantinus, defender of Palermo. October 598
[In the case of Januaria vs. Ingenuus, Anastasius and Boniface] And because she has asked to be defended against them by the protection of the Church, let your experience summon the aforesaid men before you, and warn them not to presume to do anything by force.
But if they believe that they can justly make some answer for themselves against the woman mentioned above, let them join her in choosing judges, and whatever course of action they decide among themselves should be followed, to obtain peace and solace between the two parties.
[In the case of Januaria vs. Ingenuus, Anastasius and Boniface] And because she has asked to be defended against them by the protection of the Church, let your experience summon the aforesaid men before you, and warn them not to presume to do anything by force.
But if they believe that they can justly make some answer for themselves against the woman mentioned above, let them join her in choosing judges, and whatever course of action they decide among themselves should be followed, to obtain peace and solace between the two parties.
Cited from: The Letters of Gregory the Great, trans. John R.C. Martyn (Toronto: PIMS, 2004), II, 569
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