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THE GREEK PAPYRI.
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on which is the monastery of Peter the deacon. And
the vendor Eulogios (acknowledges) that he has
received from the purchaser Pousis the full price
agreed upon between them and satisfactory to both
for the same monastery in its entirety sold by
Eulogios to Pousis, viz. 8 pieces of imperial gold *
current and of good weight and 11200 large pieces of
silver,2 given by the purchaser to the vendor from
hand to hand in the presence of the undersigned
witnesses. Wherefore, (he acknowledges) that the
purchaser Pousis is from henceforth lord and master
of the aforesaid monastery [which] has been sold, in
its entirety, with all its cells and the ground in front
of the cells, with all rights over it from the foundation
to the whole of the roof, and that he has power to
manage, administer, complete, improve, pull down,
rebuild (and) alter in whatever way and fashion he
desires, to transmit (the property) to his heirs and suc-
cessors, to alienate (it) (or) give (it) to others as he
wishes, without hindrance. And (it is agreed) that
the vendor Eulogios and his heirs and successors shall
immediately take action against whosoever shall
oppose or lay claim to the whole or a part of the
property at their own expense and charges, (in order)
to secure the peaceable possession of it to the pur-
chaser Pousis and his heirs and successors ; and if
they do not do so, they shall pay double the price
received by the vendor Eulogios as well as all ex-
penses and charges which shall appear to have been
incurred through the improvement or rebuilding of
the property, and also any losses judicial or extra-
judicial occasioned by it, all these (being paid) double.
The deed of sale has been duly drawn up in a single
copy, and the vendor Eulogios has guaranteed to the
purchaser Pousis by this sale a certain and secure
title to his goods present and future, severally and
generally, in the matter of security and in regard to
mortgage, as by the decision of a court. As to
which being questioned by the purchaser face to face
+3Eulogios the monk, the son of Joseph, aforesaid, has
declared : I have voluntarily sold to you, Pousis, a
Melitian priest, my property, for just and honourable
reasons, in the aforesaid mountain called Labia in
the Arsinoite district, viz. a monastery in its entirety,
facing east, with all its cells, along with the ground
in front of it, and all rights over it from the foundation
to the whole of the roof, and I have received from
1 The solidi dominici.
2 M. Reinach thinks that the miliarensia are meant, the mttiarense
being the 1000th part of a gold libra, so that 11200 miliarensia would
have been equivalent to 800 solidi.
3 Eulogios affixed his " cross " as he was not able to write.
you by hand its price, 8 pieces of imperial gold of
good weight and 11200 large pieces of silver, given
to me in the presence of the undersigned witnesses ;
and I agree to all the terms herein contained and
I have given a quittance. (Subscribed:) Aurelios
Phoibammdn the son of Kyrillos from the city of the
Arsinoites, having been requested (to come) have
signed on behalf of the vendor who is present but
does not know how to write; Aurelios Paulas the son
of D6teinos a wine-merchant from the city of the
Arsinoites, I witness this sale and the payment of
the price 8 pieces of gold and 11200 pieces of small
coin as aforesaid; Aurelios Eulogios the son of
Euphrdn, from the city of the Arsinoites, I witness
the same sale and payment of the price 8 pieces of
gold and 11200 pieces of small coin, as aforesaid;
Aurelios Neilios the son of Phoibammdn a land-
surveyor from the city of the Arsinoites, I witness
this sale and the payment of the price, 8 pieces (of
gold) and 11200 pieces of small coin as aforesaid;
+ Orneids Apoll6nios the son of Eulogios (?) from
the city of the Arsinoites, I witness this sale and the
payment of the price 8 pieces of gold and 11200
pieces of small coin as aforesaid ; Aurelios Eulogios
the son of Neilammdn, a wine-merchant from the city
of the Arsinoites, I witness this sale and the payment
of the price 8 pieces of gold and 11200 pieces of small
coin as aforesaid. {Monogram of Christ) Folded
and sealed by me Eulogios."l
No. II. "The year after the consulate of Flavius
Paulus and Moskhianos, the most illustrious, the 15th
day of Epeiphi, at the beginning of the 7th Indiction
in the district (of Arsinoe) in the province of Arkadia.
It is agreed by Eulogios, an orthodox monk, of the
monastery of Makron Phy6n in the suburbs of the
city of the Arsinoites, the son of Joseph and Tlesis,
that he has willingly and spontaneously and irrevo-
cably sold and handed over in full possession, from
the present for all future time, to Papnouthios the
son of Isak and Julius the son of Aranthius, both
Melitian monks of the monastery called Labia in the
suburbs of the aforesaid city of the Arsinoites, a
property belonging to the vendor Eulogios and
devolving upon him, as he has guaranteed and stated
in writing, at his own risk and charge, with proper
and lawful titles, conformably to the rights accruing
to the purchase and his undisturbed use and posses-
sion. (This property) in the aforesaid monastery of
Labia (consists) of a monastery in its entirety, facing
east, with all its chambers, together with all rights
1 This is written first in Latin and then in Greek letters.
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on which is the monastery of Peter the deacon. And
the vendor Eulogios (acknowledges) that he has
received from the purchaser Pousis the full price
agreed upon between them and satisfactory to both
for the same monastery in its entirety sold by
Eulogios to Pousis, viz. 8 pieces of imperial gold *
current and of good weight and 11200 large pieces of
silver,2 given by the purchaser to the vendor from
hand to hand in the presence of the undersigned
witnesses. Wherefore, (he acknowledges) that the
purchaser Pousis is from henceforth lord and master
of the aforesaid monastery [which] has been sold, in
its entirety, with all its cells and the ground in front
of the cells, with all rights over it from the foundation
to the whole of the roof, and that he has power to
manage, administer, complete, improve, pull down,
rebuild (and) alter in whatever way and fashion he
desires, to transmit (the property) to his heirs and suc-
cessors, to alienate (it) (or) give (it) to others as he
wishes, without hindrance. And (it is agreed) that
the vendor Eulogios and his heirs and successors shall
immediately take action against whosoever shall
oppose or lay claim to the whole or a part of the
property at their own expense and charges, (in order)
to secure the peaceable possession of it to the pur-
chaser Pousis and his heirs and successors ; and if
they do not do so, they shall pay double the price
received by the vendor Eulogios as well as all ex-
penses and charges which shall appear to have been
incurred through the improvement or rebuilding of
the property, and also any losses judicial or extra-
judicial occasioned by it, all these (being paid) double.
The deed of sale has been duly drawn up in a single
copy, and the vendor Eulogios has guaranteed to the
purchaser Pousis by this sale a certain and secure
title to his goods present and future, severally and
generally, in the matter of security and in regard to
mortgage, as by the decision of a court. As to
which being questioned by the purchaser face to face
+3Eulogios the monk, the son of Joseph, aforesaid, has
declared : I have voluntarily sold to you, Pousis, a
Melitian priest, my property, for just and honourable
reasons, in the aforesaid mountain called Labia in
the Arsinoite district, viz. a monastery in its entirety,
facing east, with all its cells, along with the ground
in front of it, and all rights over it from the foundation
to the whole of the roof, and I have received from
1 The solidi dominici.
2 M. Reinach thinks that the miliarensia are meant, the mttiarense
being the 1000th part of a gold libra, so that 11200 miliarensia would
have been equivalent to 800 solidi.
3 Eulogios affixed his " cross " as he was not able to write.
you by hand its price, 8 pieces of imperial gold of
good weight and 11200 large pieces of silver, given
to me in the presence of the undersigned witnesses ;
and I agree to all the terms herein contained and
I have given a quittance. (Subscribed:) Aurelios
Phoibammdn the son of Kyrillos from the city of the
Arsinoites, having been requested (to come) have
signed on behalf of the vendor who is present but
does not know how to write; Aurelios Paulas the son
of D6teinos a wine-merchant from the city of the
Arsinoites, I witness this sale and the payment of
the price 8 pieces of gold and 11200 pieces of small
coin as aforesaid; Aurelios Eulogios the son of
Euphrdn, from the city of the Arsinoites, I witness
the same sale and payment of the price 8 pieces of
gold and 11200 pieces of small coin, as aforesaid;
Aurelios Neilios the son of Phoibammdn a land-
surveyor from the city of the Arsinoites, I witness
this sale and the payment of the price, 8 pieces (of
gold) and 11200 pieces of small coin as aforesaid;
+ Orneids Apoll6nios the son of Eulogios (?) from
the city of the Arsinoites, I witness this sale and the
payment of the price 8 pieces of gold and 11200
pieces of small coin as aforesaid ; Aurelios Eulogios
the son of Neilammdn, a wine-merchant from the city
of the Arsinoites, I witness this sale and the payment
of the price 8 pieces of gold and 11200 pieces of small
coin as aforesaid. {Monogram of Christ) Folded
and sealed by me Eulogios."l
No. II. "The year after the consulate of Flavius
Paulus and Moskhianos, the most illustrious, the 15th
day of Epeiphi, at the beginning of the 7th Indiction
in the district (of Arsinoe) in the province of Arkadia.
It is agreed by Eulogios, an orthodox monk, of the
monastery of Makron Phy6n in the suburbs of the
city of the Arsinoites, the son of Joseph and Tlesis,
that he has willingly and spontaneously and irrevo-
cably sold and handed over in full possession, from
the present for all future time, to Papnouthios the
son of Isak and Julius the son of Aranthius, both
Melitian monks of the monastery called Labia in the
suburbs of the aforesaid city of the Arsinoites, a
property belonging to the vendor Eulogios and
devolving upon him, as he has guaranteed and stated
in writing, at his own risk and charge, with proper
and lawful titles, conformably to the rights accruing
to the purchase and his undisturbed use and posses-
sion. (This property) in the aforesaid monastery of
Labia (consists) of a monastery in its entirety, facing
east, with all its chambers, together with all rights
1 This is written first in Latin and then in Greek letters.