ing Primiscrinius 482
38. " JOANNES. Praises of paper 483
39. " VITALIAN. Payment of commuted cattle-tax 484
40. INDULGENCE [TO PRISONERS ON SOME GREAT FESTIVAL OF THE
CHURCH, PROBABLY EASTER]. General Amnesty 485

BOOK XII.

CONTAINING TWENTY-EIGHT LETTERS WRITTEN BY CASSIODORUS IN HIS OWN NAME
AS PRAETORIAN PRAEFECT.

1. TO THE VARIOUS CANCELLARII OF THE PROVINCES. General
instructions 487
2. " ALL JUDGES OF THE PROVINCES. General instructions to
Provincial Governors 488
3. " SAJONES ASSIGNED TO THE CANCELLARII. General instructions 489
4. " THE CANONICARIUS OF THE VENETIAE. Praise of _Acinaticium_ 490
5. " VALERIAN. Measures for relief of Lucania and Bruttii 492
6. " ALL SUBORDINATE GOVERNORS OF THE PRAEFECTURE. General
instructions 494
7. " THE TAX-COLLECTOR OF THE VENETIAN PROVINCE. Remission
of taxes on account of invasion by Suevi 495
8. " THE CONSULARIS OF THE PROVINCE OF LIGURIA. Permission
to pay taxes direct to Royal Treasury 495
9. " PASCHASIUS. Claim of an African to succeed to estate of
intestate countryman 496
10. " DIVERS CANCELLARII. Taxes to be punctually enforced 497
11. " PETER, DISTRIBUTOR OF RELISHES. Their due distribution 498
12. " ANASTASIUS. Praise of the cheese and wine of Bruttii 499
13. EDICT. Frauds committed by revenue-officers on Churches 500
14. TO ANASTASIUS. Plea for gentle treatment of citizens of
Rhegium 501
15. " MAXIMUS. Praises of author's birthplace, Scyllacium 503
16. " A REVENUE OFFICER. Payment of Trina Illatio 506
17. " JOHN, SILIQUATARIUS OF RAVENNA. Defence of city 507
18. " CONSTANTIAN. Repair of Flaminian Way 507
19. " MAXIMUS. Bridge of boats across the Tiber 509
20. " THOMAS AND PETER. Sacred vessels mortgaged by Pope
Agapetus to be restored to Papal See 510
21. " DEUSDEDIT. D