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38. " " CLARISSIMUS 340 39. BESTOWING 'POLICE
PROTECTION' 340 40. FOR THE CONFIRMATION OF
MARRIAGE AND THE LEGITIMATION OF OFFSPRING 341 41.
CONFERRING THE RIGHTS OF FULL AGE 342 42. EDICT TO
QUAESTOR, ORDERING PERSON WHO ASKS FOR
PROTECTION OF SAJO TO GIVE BAIL 342 43. APPROVING THE
APPOINTMENT OF A CLERK IN RECORD-OFFICE 343 44.
GRANT OF PUBLIC PROPERTY ON CONDITION OF
IMPROVEMENT 343 45. REMISSION OF TAXES WHERE
TAXPAYER HAS ONLY ONE HOUSE, TOO HEAVILY
ASSESSED 344 46. LEGITIMATING MARRIAGE WITH A FIRST
COUSIN 345 47. TO PRAETORIAN PRAEFECT, DIRECTING
SALE OF THE PROPERTY OF A CURIALIS 345
BOOK VIII.
CONTAINING THIRTY-THREE LETTERS, ALL WRITTEN IN
THE NAME OF ATHALARIC THE KING, EXCEPT THE
ELEVENTH, WHICH IS WRITTEN IN THE NAME OF TULUM.
1. TO THE EMPEROR JUSTIN. Announcement of Athalaric's
accession 347 2. " " SENATE. Same subject 348 3. " " ROMAN
PEOPLE. Same subject 349 4. " " ROMANS SETTLED IN ITALY
AND THE DALMATIAS. Same subject 350 5. " " GOTHS SETTLED
IN ITALY. Same subject 350 6. " LIBERIUS, GOVERNOR OF
GAUL. " " 351 7. " THE PROVINCIALS SETTLED IN GAUL. Same
subject 351 8. " BISHOP VICTORINUS. Same subject 352 9. "
TULUM. Raised to the Patriciate. His praises 352 10. " SENATE.
Same subject 354 11. TULUM'S ADDRESS TO SENATE. Elevation
to the Patriciate 356 12. TO ARATOR. Promotion to Count of the
Domestics 357 13. " AMBROSIUS. Appointment to Quaestorship 358
14. " SENATE. Same subject 359 15. " " Election of Pope Felix III (or

IV) 360 16. " OPILIO. Appointment as Count of the Sacred Largesses
361 17. " SENATE. Same subject 363 18. " FELIX. Promotion to
Quaestorship 365 19. " SENATE. Same subject 366 20. " ALBIENUS.
Appointment as Praetorian Praefect 367 21. " CYPRIAN. } 22. "
SENATE. } Elevation to the Patriciate 368 23. " BERGANTINUS.
Gifts to Theodahad 370 24. " CLERGY OF THE ROMAN CHURCH.
Ecclesiastical immunities 371 25. " JOANNES. Confirmation of
Tulum's gift of property 373 26. " INHABITANTS OF REATE AND
NURSIA. To obey their Prior 374 27. " DUMERIT AND
FLORENTINUS. To suppress robbery at Faventia 375 28. "
CUNIGAST. Enforced slavery of Possessores (or Coloni?) 376 29. "
THE DIGNIFIED CULTIVATORS AND CURIALS OF PARMA.
Necessity for sanitary measures 377 30. " GENESIUS. Same subject
377 31. " SEVERUS. Dissuasions from a country life, and praises of
Bruttii 378 32. " " Fountain of Arethusa 380 33. " " Feast of St. Cyprian
381
BOOK IX.
CONTAINING TWENTY-FIVE LETTERS, WRITTEN IN THE
NAME OF ATHALARIC THE KING.
1. TO HILDERIC. Murder of Amalafrida 384 2. EDICT. Oppression of
the Curiales 385 3. TO BERGANTINUS. Gold-mining in Italy 387 4. "
ABUNDANTIUS. Curiales to become Possessores 388 5. " CERTAIN
BISHOPS AND FUNCTIONARIES. Forestalling and regrating
prohibited 389 6. " A CERTAIN PRIMISCRINIUS. Leave to visit
Baiae 389 7. " REPARATUS. Appointment to Praefecture of City 390
8. " OSUIN (or OSUM). Promotion to Governorship of Dalmatia and
Savia 391 9. " GOTHS AND ROMANS IN DALMATIA AND SAVIA.
Same subject 392 10. " PROVINCIALS OF SYRACUSE. Remission
of Augmentum 393 11. " GILDIAS. {Oppression by King's} 12. "
VICTOR AND WITIGISCLUS (or WIGISICLA). { officers rebuked }
394 13. " WILLIAS. Increase of emoluments of Domestici 394 14. "
GILDIAS. Charge of oppression 395 15. " POPE JOHN II. Against
Simony at Papal elections 398 16. " SALVANTIUS. Same subject 400
17. " " Release of two Roman citizens 400 18. EDICT. Offences

against Civilitas 401 19. TO SENATE. Promulgation of Edict 405 20. "
JUDGES OF PROVINCES. Same subject 405 21. " SENATE. Increase
of Grammarians' salaries 406 22. " PAULINUS. Appointment as
Consul 407 23. " SENATE. Same subject 408 24. " SENATOR
[CASSIODORUS HIMSELF]. Appointment as Praetorian Praefect, &c.
408 25. " SENATE. Eulogy of Cassiodorus on his appointment. His
Gothic History. His official career. His military services. His religious
character 412-413
BOOK X.
CONTAINING THIRTY-FIVE LETTERS WRITTEN BY
CASSIODORUS:
FOUR IN THE NAME OF QUEEN AMALASUENTHA;
TWENTY-TWO IN THAT OF KING THEODAHAD; FOUR IN
THAT OF HIS WIFE GUDELINA; FIVE IN THAT OF KING
WITIGIS.
1. QUEEN AMALASUENTHA TO EMPEROR JUSTINIAN.
Association of Theodahad in the Sovereignty 415 2. KING
THEODAHAD TO EMPEROR JUSTINIAN. Same subject 416 3.
AMALASUENTHA TO SENATE. Same. Praises of Theodahad 416 4.
THEODAHAD TO SENATE. Same. Praises of Amalasuentha 418 5. "
" HIS MAN THEODOSIUS. Followers of new King to live justly 421
6. " " PATRICIUS. Appointment to Quaestorship 422 7. " " SENATE.
Same subject 422 8. AMALASUENTHA TO JUSTINIAN.
Acknowledging present of marbles 423 9. THEODAHAD TO
JUSTINIAN. Same subject 423 10. AMALASUENTHA TO
THEODORA. Salutation 424 11. THEODAHAD TO MAXIMUS.
Appointment to office of Primicerius 424 12. " " SENATE. Same
subject 425