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apostolic brief to the contrary, certain prudent and capable com- 

 mib'saries to collect the tithes in the said countries. Wherefore, 

 in order to spare thee and thy see such expense, we have con- 

 cluded to grant thee, by tenor of these present, permission to 

 appoint such commissaries for the collection of tithes in the said 

 diocese, in case the above be in accordance with the facts, and 

 if thou seest fit so to do, regarding which we charge thy con- 

 science. We wish thee, however, to visit personally such of the 

 aforesaid dioceses as thou canst, without great inconvenience, 

 and to attend zealously to the collection of the said tithes, in 

 order that thou ma3^est expect a recompense from the Lord, 

 whose work it is, and mayest more abundantly merit the favor 

 of the apostolic see. 



Given at Viterbo December 4th, in the first year. 



To the same : 



Thou hast informed us that, owing to the great extent of the 

 dioceses in the kingdom of Norway, wherein thou hast been 

 appointed by apostolic letter collector of tithes for the relief of 

 the Holy Land, the two collectors named, with apostolic per- 

 mission, for every diocese, are not sufficient for the said work, 

 nor can they attend to the matter without inconvenience and 

 very great expense. By the advice and with the assent of thy 

 suffragans in the said kingdom, thou hast appointed for the 

 country districts of the different dioceses several other collectors, 

 who by their own efforts and at their personal expense are to 

 collect the tithes and then consign them to the two city col- 

 lectors. Wherefore thou hast humbly besought us to consider 

 the labor and expense to wdiich these country collectors put 

 themselves and to grant them some indulgence ; hence, as we 

 desire that these country collectors should derive some profit 

 from their labors and expense, we grant them the indulgence 

 which has been accorded to those who by their efforts and coop- 

 eration further the cause of the Holy Land. 



Given at Viterbo December 4th, in the first jT^ear. 



To the same: 



Thou has informed us that in the kingdom of Norway, where 

 thou hast been entrusted with the collection of tithes for the 

 Holy Land, the current coin is so base as to be of no value 

 beyond the frontiers of tlie kingdom, and that in certain parts 



