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in the estate, that a house be built for her, suitable for a free woman, for the seemly conduct of a virgin; which house she shall possess, indeed, without disturbance for use 157 and enjoyment for the rest of her life, and after this she will restore it to the church. I also wish two maids to be given to her, whom she herself may choose, on the condition, however, that the maids remain with her for the duration of her life. And if she should be pleased with them, let her have the authority to honor them with freedom; but if not, let her also hand them over to the same church. Theophilus the slave, who attends me, I have already freed. I wish, therefore, that 5 nomismata be given to him now as a legacy. And his brother Eupraxios, I wish to be free, and to be given 5 gold nomismata by way of a legacy. Furthermore, I wish my Notary Theodosios to be free, and also to be given 5 nomismata of gold by way of a legacy. My sweetest daughter Alypiane (for of the others, Eugeneia and Nonna, there is little to say, whose life is also reprehensible;) I wish to have my pardon, if I was not in a position to leave her anything, having promised everything beforehand to the poor, or rather, having followed my most blessed parents who made the promise, whose intention I consider neither holy nor safe to set aside. However, whatever of the effects of my blessed brother Caesarius remains, in clothing of silk or linen or wool or coarse cloaks, I wish these to belong to her children, and that in no way should either she or her sisters be disturbed, neither by my heir, nor by the church. Meletios my son-in-law, regarding the estate at Apenzinso that belonged to Euphemius, let him know he possesses it wrongfully; and concerning this I also wrote many times before to Euphemius, condemning his cowardice, if he would not rescue what was his own.

And now I call everyone to witness, both rulers and ruled, that Euphemius is being wronged; for the estate ought to be restored to Euphemius. The purchase price 158 of the estate of Kanotala, I wish to be restored to my most reverend son, Bishop Amphilochius. For it is in our papers, and everyone knows that the contract was dissolved, and I received back the price, and I handed over the possession and ownership of the estate long ago. To Evagrius the deacon, who has labored much with me and shared my cares, and who has shown his goodwill in many ways, I confess my gratitude both before God and before men, and God will reward him with greater things; but so that not even small tokens of friendship from us may be lacking, I wish to be given to him one camisus, one sticharion, two pallia, and 30 gold nomismata. Likewise also to our sweetest fellow deacon Theodoulos, our brother, I wish to be given one camisus, two sticharia, of those in our native country, and 20 gold nomismata from the account in our native country. To Elaphius the notary, who is of good character and has well looked after us for the time he served, I wish to be given one camisus, two sticharia, three pallia, a sigillion, and in our native country, 20 gold nomismata. This my will I wish to be valid and firm, before every court and every authority. But if it should not be valid as a will, I wish it to be valid as a declaration of intent or else a codicil; And he who attempts to overturn it, will give an account on the day of judgment, and he will have to answer for it. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. I, Gregory, bishop of the catholic church in Constantinople, having read the will and being pleased with all that has been written above, have signed with my own hand, and I command and wish it to be valid. I, Amphilochius, bishop of the catholic church in Iconium, being present at the will of the most reverend bishop Gregory, and having been requested by him, have signed with my own hand. 159 I, Optimus, bishop of the catholic church in Antioch, being present with the most reverend bishop Gregory as he made his will, according to what has been written above, and having been requested by him, have signed with my hand

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χωρίῳ, κατασκευασθῆναι αὐτῇ οἰκίαν ἐλευθέρᾳ πρέπουσαν, εὐσχήμονι διαγωγῇ παρθένου· ἥνπερ οἰκίαν ἕξει δηλαδὴ ἀνενοχλήτως εἰς χρῆσιν 157 καὶ καρπείαν μέχρι βίου ζωῆς, μετὰ δὲ ταῦτα ἀποκαταστήσει τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ. Προστεθῆναι δὲ αὐτῇ βούλομαι καὶ δύο κόρας, ἃς αὐτὴ ἐπιλέξηται, οὕτω μέντοι, ὥστε αὐτῇ παραμεῖναι τὰς κόρας μέχρι τοῦ τῆς ζωῆς αὐτῆς χρόνου. Καὶ εἰ μὲν αὐταῖς εὐχαριστήσειεν, ἐξεῖναι αὐτῇ ἐλευθερίᾳ αὐτὰς τιμῆσαι· εἰ δὲ μὴ, καὶ αὐτὰς διενεγκεῖν τῇ αὐτῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ. Θεόφιλον τὸν παῖδα, τὸν παραμένοντά μοι, ἤδη ἠλευθέρωσα. Βούλομαι οὖν αὐτῷ καὶ νῦν δοθῆναι λεγάτου χάριν νομίσματα εʹ. Εὐπράξιον δὲ τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ βούλομαι ἐλεύθερον εἶναι, καὶ δοθῆναι αὐτῷ λεγάτου λόγῳ χρυσᾶ νομίσματα εʹ. Ἔτι βούλομαι Θεοδόσιον τὸν Νοτάριόν μου ἐλεύθερον εἶναι, δοθῆναι δὲ αὐτῷ καὶ λεγάτου λόγῳ χρυσοῦ νομίσματα εʹ. Τὴν γλυκυτάτην μου θυγατέρα Ἀλυπιανὴν (τῶν γὰρ ἄλλων Εὐγενείας τε καὶ Νόννης ὀλίγος ὁ λόγος, ὧν καὶ ὁ βίος ἐπιλήψιμός ἐστι·) βούλομαι συγγνώμην ἔχειν μοι, εἰ μηδὲν αὐτῇ καταλιπεῖν κύριος ἐγενόμην, πάντα προεπαγγειλάμενος τοῖς πτωχοῖς, μᾶλλον δὲ τοῖς μακαριωτάτοις γονεῦσιν ὑποσχομένοις ἀκολουθήσας, ὧν ἀθετῆσαι τὴν γνώμην, οὔθ' ὅσιον, οὔτ' ἀσφαλὲς ἡγοῦμαι. Ὅσα μέντοι ἐκ τῶν τοῦ μακαρίου μου ἀδελφοῦ Καισαρίου πραγμάτων, ἐν ἐσθῆτι σηρικῇ ἢ λινῇ ἢ ἐρεᾷ ἢ βουριχαλίοις περιλέλειπται, ταῦτα διαφέρειν τοῖς τέκνοις αὐτῆς βούλομαι, καὶ ἐν μηδενὶ μήτ' ἐκείνην, μήτε τὰς ἀδελφὰς αὐτῆς ἐνοχλεῖν, μήτε τῷ κληρονόμῳ μου, μήτε τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ. Μελέτιος ὁ γαμβρός μου τὸ κτῆμα τὸ ἐν Ἀπηνζινσῷ τὸ ἐκ τῶν Εὐφημίου, ἴστω κακῶς κατέχων· καὶ ὑπὲρ τούτου καὶ πρότερον ἐπέστειλα πολλάκις τῷ Εὐφημίῳ, ἀνανδρίαν αὐτοῦ καταγινώσκων, εἰ μὴ τὸ ἑαυτοῦ ἀναῤῥύσαιτο.

Καὶ νῦν μαρτύρομαι πάντας καὶ ἄρχοντας καὶ ἀρχομένους, ὅτι ἀδικεῖται ὁ Εὐφήμιος· χρὴ γὰρ τῷ Εὐφημίῳ ἀποκαταστῆναι τὸ κτῆμα. Τὴν ὠνὴν 158 τοῦ χωρίου Κανοτάλων τῷ αἰδεσιμωτάτῳ υἱῷ, τῷ ἐπισκόπῳ Ἀμφιλοχίῳ, ἀποκαταστῆναι βούλομαι. Ἔστι γὰρ ἐν τοῖς χαρτίοις ἡμῶν, καὶ πάντες ἴσασιν ὅτι καὶ τὸ συνάλλαγμα ἐλύθη, καὶ τὴν τιμὴν ἀπέλαβον, καὶ τὴν νομὴν καὶ τὴν δεσποτείαν τοῦ κτήματος πάλαι παρέδωκα. Εὐαγρίῳ τῷ διακόνῳ, πολλά μοι συγκαμόντι καὶ συνεκφροντίσαντι, διὰ πλειόνων τε τὴν εὔνοιαν παραστήσαντι, χάριν ὁμολογῶ καὶ ἐπὶ Θεοῦ καὶ ἐπ' ἀνθρώπων, καὶ τοῖς μείζοσι μὲν αὐτὸν ὁ Θεὸς ἀμείψεται· ἵνα δὲ μηδὲ τὰ μικρὰ τῆς φιλίας σύμβολα παρ' ἡμῶν ἐλλείπῃ, βούλομαι αὐτῷ δοθῆναι κάμασον ἓν, στιχάριον ἓν, πάλλια δύο, χρυσᾶ νομίσματα λʹ. Ὁμοίως καὶ τῷ γλυκυτάτῳ συνδιακόνῳ ἡμῶν Θεοδούλῳ, τῷ ἡμῶν ἀδελφῷ, δοθῆναι βούλομαι κάμασον ἓν, στιχάρια β', τῶν ἐν τῇ πατρίδι, χρυσᾶ νομίσματα κʹ, ἐκ τοῦ ἐν τῇ πατρίδι λόγου. Ἐλαφίῳ τῷ νοταρίῳ, εὐτρόπῳ ὄντι καὶ καλῶς ἡμᾶς ἀναπαύσαντι ὃν ὑπηρετήσατο χρόνον, βούλομαι δοθῆναι κάμασον ἓν, στιχάρια β, πάλλια τρία, σιγγιλιῶνα, ἐν τῇ πατρίδι χρυσᾶ νομίσματα κʹ. Ταύτην μου τὴν διαθήκην κυρίαν καὶ βεβαίαν εἶναι βούλομαι, ἐπὶ παντὸς δικαστηρίου καὶ πάσης ἐξουσίας. Εἰ δὲ ὡς διαθήκη μὴ ἰσχύσειεν, εἰς βούλησιν εἴτ' οὖν κωδίκελλον, αὐτὴν ἰσχύειν βούλομαι· Ὁ δὲ ἐπιχειρῶν αὐτὴν ἀνατρέπειν, δώσει λόγον ἐν ἡμέρᾳ κρίσεως, καὶ ἕξει τὸν λόγον. Πρὸς τοὔνομα τοῦ Πατρὸς καὶ τοῦ Υἱοῦ καὶ τοῦ ἁγίου Πνεύματος. Γρηγόριος ἐπίσκοπος τῆς καθολικῆς ἐκκλησίας τῆς ἐν Κωνσταντινουπόλει, ἀναγνοὺς τὴν διαθήκην καὶ ἀρεσθεὶς πᾶσι τοῖς προγεγραμμένοις, ὑπέγραψα χειρὶ ἐμῇ, καὶ ἰσχύειν αὐτὴν κελεύω καὶ βούλομαι. Ἀμφιλόχιος ἐπίσκοπος τῆς καθολικῆς ἐκκλησίας τῆς ἐν Ἰκονίῳ, παρὼν τῇ διαθήκῃ τοῦ αἰδεσιμωτάτου ἐπισκόπου Γρηγορίου, καὶ παρακληθεὶς παρ' αὐτοῦ, ὑπέγραψα χειρὶ ἐμῇ. 159 Ὄπτιμος ἐπίσκοπος τῆς κατὰ Ἀντιόχειαν καθολικῆς ἐκκλησίας, παρὼν διατιθεμένῳ τῷ αἰδεσιμωτάτῳ ἐπισκόπῳ Γρηγορίῳ, κατὰ τὰ προγεγραμμένα, καὶ παρακληθεὶς παρ' αὐτοῦ, ὑπέγραψα χειρὶ