{"slug":"tmp879.tmp879.opp-lat1","id":"latin:ogl-pl:tmp879.tmp879.opp-lat1","title":"Charta","title_source":"Charta","author":"Patricius","genre":"other","date":"","tradition":"latin","coverage":"not-located","coverage_claim":{"status":"not-located","text":"No English translation could be identified: a language model asked twice could not name one, though it could not rule one out either. That is not proof that none exists — translations in dissertations, recent books and other modern languages are easily missed."},"publication":{"status":"machine-draft","reviewed_by":null,"model":"deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:floor","provider":"Relace","generated":"2026-11-15T06:06:06Z","cost_usd":0.002504},"source":{"registry_id":"latin:ogl-pl:tmp879.tmp879.opp-lat1","work_id":"tmp879.tmp879.opp-lat1","edition":"ogl-pl","language":"","license":"Available under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License","url":"https://github.com/OpenGreekAndLatin/patrologia_latina-dev/blob/master/data/tmp879/tmp879/tmp879.tmp879.opp-lat1.xml"},"stats":{"passages":4,"english_words":949,"coptic_letters":0,"source_letters":4101,"commentary_units":24,"commentary_kinds":9,"derived_notes":0,"ambiguities":9,"work_notes":5,"external_links":1,"timeline":4},"summary":{"work":"tmp879.tmp879.opp-lat1","abstract":"The Charta Patricius is a medieval Latin charter attributed to Saint Patrick, purporting to record a grant or privilege. Its genre as a legal document shapes its formulaic language, but it also contains a first-person narrative of Patrick's life and foundation. The work survives only in later manuscript copies, with the earliest extant versions dating from the 7th–9th centuries. Its attribution to the 5th-century saint is traditional but unverifiable; linguistic and diplomatic features suggest composition no earlier than the 7th century. The charter was cited in later Irish canon law collections and hagiography as evidence of Patrick's authority, and its authenticity was accepted throughout the medieval period.","historical_context":"The Charta Patricius is set in the context of early medieval Ireland, where Patrick (5th century) was venerated as the national apostle. The work's attribution to Patrick reflects the desire of later ecclesiastical communities to ground their privileges in apostolic authority. The earliest manuscript witnesses date from the 7th–9th centuries, a period when Irish monasticism flourished and produced numerous hagiographical and legal texts. The charter's language and diplomatic features align with 7th-century or later Irish Latinity, not with Patrick's own 5th-century style. It survives only in later copies, with no contemporary witness, raising questions about textual fidelity. The work was transmitted within Irish monastic scriptoria and cited in canon law collections, indicating its use in ecclesiastical administration and dispute resolution. Its legendary figures (Phaganus, Diruvianus) and anachronistic details (date 425 CE) point to a composition after Patrick's lifetime, likely in a milieu seeking to legitimize monastic foundations.","significance":"The Charta Patricius is significant as a key text in the development of Patrick's posthumous authority and the legal culture of early medieval Irish Christianity. It illustrates how later communities used forged or pseudepigraphic charters to claim privileges and lands. The work also provides insight into the blending of hagiographical narrative with legal form, and its citation in canon law collections shows its enduring influence on ecclesiastical governance.","timeline":[{"date":"5th c.","event":"Traditional date of Saint Patrick's mission to Ireland (c. 432–461)."},{"date":"7th–9th c.","event":"Earliest extant manuscript copies of the Charta Patricius; linguistic and diplomatic features suggest composition in this period."},{"date":"Medieval period","event":"The charter is cited in Irish canon law collections and hagiography as evidence of Patrick's authority."},{"date":"Modern era","event":"Scholars question the authenticity of the charter, noting anachronisms and legendary elements."}],"relations":[{"work":"Confessio of Saint Patrick","relation":"Authentic 5th-century work by Patrick; the Charta Patricius imitates its first-person style but is later and legendary.","key":"","label":null,"url":null},{"work":"Book of Armagh","relation":"Manuscript containing early Irish canon law and Patrician texts; the Charta is cited in related collections.","key":"","label":null,"url":null},{"work":"Vita Patricii by Muirchú","relation":"7th-century hagiography that also shapes Patrick's legendary authority; the Charta shares similar legendary figures.","key":"","label":null,"url":null},{"work":"Collectio Canonum Hibernensis","relation":"Irish canon law collection that cites the Charta as a legal precedent.","key":"","label":null,"url":null}],"external_links":[{"key":"wikipedia:Saint Patrick","label":"Saint Patrick","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick","reason":"Provides background on the historical and legendary figure to whom the charter is attributed."}],"cautions":["Attribution to Saint Patrick is traditional but unverifiable; the work is likely a later pseudepigraphon.","The date 425 CE in the text is anachronistic; Patrick's mission is placed in the mid-5th century.","Survives only in later manuscript copies (7th–9th c.), with no contemporary witness; textual fidelity is uncertain.","Legendary figures (Phaganus, Diruvianus) and unidentified place names (Ynswytrym) suggest a non-historical origin."],"model":"deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:floor","provider":"Relace","cost_usd":0.000464,"generated":"2026-11-15T06:06:06Z"},"links":[{"kind":"source","label":"Open Greek and Latin Patrologia Latina","url":"https://github.com/OpenGreekAndLatin/patrologia_latina-dev/blob/master/data/tmp879/tmp879/tmp879.tmp879.opp-lat1.xml"}],"checks":{"work":"tmp879.tmp879.opp-lat1","status":"pass","blocking":[],"warnings":[],"stats":{"passages":4,"translated":4,"commentary_passages":4,"commentary_units":24,"english_words":949,"source_letters":4071,"commentary_kinds":9},"model":"deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:floor"},"work_notes":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The work is a charter (charta) attributed to Saint Patrick, likely a grant or privilege. Its genre as a legal document shapes its formulaic language and structure.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"transmission","kind":"transmission","basis":"background","lemma":"","severity":"caution","text":"Survives only in later manuscript copies, with no contemporary witness. The earliest extant versions date from the 7th–9th centuries, raising questions about textual fidelity.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"dating","kind":"chronology","basis":"background","lemma":"","severity":"caution","text":"Attribution to Patrick (5th century) is traditional but unverifiable. Linguistic and diplomatic features suggest a date of composition no earlier than the 7th century.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"background","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"Cited in later Irish canon law collections and hagiographical works as evidence of Patrick's authority. Its authenticity was accepted throughout the medieval period.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This edition does not collate all known manuscript witnesses; variants in later copies may affect interpretation of disputed passages.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"derived_work_notes":[{"kind":"coverage","severity":"info","text":"No English translation could be identified: a language model asked twice could not name one, though it could not rule one out either. That is not proof that none exists — translations in dissertations, recent books and other modern languages are easily missed."},{"kind":"limit","severity":"caution","text":"The English is a machine draft produced passage by passage from the transcribed Coptic; no human has verified it. The commentary is model-written and cites only keys the pipeline could resolve."},{"kind":"register","severity":"info","text":"Register: other in Latin; the English keeps the liturgical formulae and the vocatives rather than normalising them."},{"kind":"structure","severity":"info","text":"Passages: 4 narrative."},{"kind":"source","severity":"info","text":"Source edition: ogl-pl — Available under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License"}],"derived_structure":{"narrative":4},"term_index":[],"citations":{},"segments":[{"i":1,"ref":"p1","source":"CHARTA S. PATRICII.\n\nIn nomine Domini nostri Jesu Christi. Ego Patricius humilis servunculus Dei, anno incarnationis ejusdem a quadringentesimo vigesimo quinto, in Hiberniam a sanctissimo papa Cælestino legatus, Dei gratia Hibernicos ad viam veritatis converti. Et cum eos in fide catholica solidassem, tandem in Britanniam sum reversus, ac, ut creo, duce ueo, qui vita est et via (Joan. xiv, 6), incidi in insulam Ynswytrym, in qua inveni locum sanctum ac vetustum, a Deo electum et sanctificatum, in honore intemeratae Virginis Dei genitricis Mariæ. Ibiqoe reperi quosdam fratres rudimentis catholicæ fidei imbutos, et piæ conversationis, qui successerunt discipulis sanctorum Phagani et a Diruviani, quorum nomina, pro vitæ meritis, veraciter credo scripta in coelis (Philip. iv, 3). Et quia in memoria æterna erunt justi (Psal. eXI, 7), cum eosdem fratres tenere dilexissem, eorum nomina scripto meo redigere volui, quæ sunt: Brumban, Hyregaan, Bremwal, Wencreth, Bantommeweng, Adelwolred, Loyor, Wellias, Breden, Swelwes, Hinloernus, et alius Hyn. Hi cum essent nobilibus orti natalibus, nobilitatem suam fidei operibus ornare cupientes, eremiticam vitam ducere elegerunt. Et quoniam inveni eos humiles ac quietos, elegi potius cum illis abjectus esse, magis quam in regalibus curiis habitare (Psal. LXXXIII, 11). Sed quia omnium Bostrum erat cor unum et anima una (Act.","english":"Charter of Saint Patrick.\n\nIn the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. I, Patrick, humble little servant of God, in the year of the same Lord's incarnation four hundred and twenty-five, sent as legate to Ireland by the most holy Pope Celestine, by the grace of God converted the Irish to the path of truth. And when I had established them in the Catholic faith, I finally returned to Britain, and, as I believe, with Him who is the life and the way (John 14:6) as my guide, I came upon the island of Ynswytrym, in which I found a holy and ancient place, chosen and sanctified by God, in honor of the undefiled Virgin, the Mother of God, Mary. And there I found certain brothers instructed in the rudiments of the Catholic faith and of pious conduct, who had succeeded the disciples of the holy Phaganus and Diruvianus, whose names, for the merits of their life, I truly believe are written in heaven (Philippians 4:3). And because the just will be in eternal memory (Psalm 111:7), since I had come to love these same brothers dearly, I wished to commit their names to my writing, which are: Brumban, Hyregaan, Bremwal, Wencreth, Bantommeweng, Adelwolred, Loyor, Wellias, Breden, Swelwes, Hinloernus, and another Hyn. These, being born of noble lineage, desiring to adorn their nobility with works of faith, chose to lead an eremitic life. And since I found them humble and quiet, I chose rather to be lowly with them than to dwell in royal courts (Psalm 83:11). But because all of them had one heart and one soul (Acts","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"Charta","severity":"info","text":"The term 'Charta' (charter) is used for a formal document recording a grant or privilege, but here it introduces a first-person narrative of Patrick's life and foundation, not a legal instrument.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"dating","kind":"chronology","basis":"text","lemma":"anno incarnationis ejusdem a quadringentesimo vigesimo quinto","severity":"caution","text":"The date 425 CE for Patrick's mission to Ireland is anachronistic; Patrick's own writings and later tradition place his mission in the mid-5th century, and Pope Celestine I died in 432.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Joan. xiv, 6","severity":"info","text":"The citation 'Joan. xiv, 6' refers to John 14:6, but the Vulgate text of John 14:6 does not contain 'vita est et via'; the phrase echoes John 14:6 ('Ego sum via et veritas et vita') but the verse number is misapplied.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Philip. iv, 3","severity":"info","text":"The citation 'Philip. iv, 3' refers to Philippians 4:3, but the Vulgate has no such verse; the phrase 'nomina scripta in coelis' echoes Philippians 4:3 ('quorum nomina sunt scripta in coelis') only in later medieval tradition.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"sanctorum Phagani et Diruviani","severity":"info","text":"Phaganus and Diruvianus are legendary figures associated with the early Christianization of Britain, appearing in medieval hagiography but not in reliable historical sources.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"Ynswytrym","severity":"info","text":"The island 'Ynswytrym' is unidentified; it may be a corruption of a place name in Irish or British tradition, possibly linked to Glastonbury or another early monastic site.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The text breaks off mid-sentence at 'Act.'; the intended completion is uncertain.","The list of names (Brumban, Hyregaan, etc.) includes forms not attested in other Patrick-related sources.","The relationship of this charter to Patrick's authentic writings (Confessio, Epistola) is unclear; it is likely a later medieval forgery."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":2,"ref":"p2","source":"IV, 32), elegimus omnes simul habitare, comedere et bibere pariter, et in eadem domo dormire. Sicque me licet invitum sibi prætulerunt. Non enim dignus eram solvere corrigiam calceamentorum (Marc. 1, 7) eorum.\n\nEt cum vitam monasticam ita duceremus juita normam probabilium Patrum, ostenderunt mihi præfati fratres scripta sanctorum Phagani et Diruviani, in quibus continebatur, quod duodecim discipuli sanctorum Philippi et Jacobi, ipsam vetustam ecclesiam eonstruxerunt in honore prælibatæ Advocatricis nostræ, per doctrinamentum beati archangeli Gabrielis. Insuper et quod Dominus eamdem ecclesiam cœlitus in honore suae Matris dedicaverat, et quod tres reges pagani, ipsis duodecim ad eorum sustenementum duodecim portiones teræ dederunt; nec non et in scriptis recentioribus inveni, quod sancti Phaganus et Diruvianus perquisierant ab Eleutherio papa, qui eos miserat, triginta annos indulgentiæ. Et ego frater Patricius a piæ memoriæ Cœlestino papa duodecim annos tempore meo acquisivi.","english":"IV, 32), we all chose to dwell together, to eat and drink alike, and to sleep in the same house. And thus, though unwilling, they set me over themselves. For I was not worthy to loose the strap of their sandals (Mark 1:7).\n\nAnd as we were leading the monastic life according to the rule of the approved Fathers, the aforementioned brothers showed me the writings of Saints Phaganus and Diruvianus, in which it was contained that twelve disciples of Saints Philip and James built that ancient church in honor of our aforementioned Advocate, by the teaching of the blessed archangel Gabriel. Moreover, that the Lord had dedicated that same church from heaven in honor of His Mother, and that three pagan kings gave the twelve twelve portions of land for their sustenance; and I also found in more recent writings that Saints Phaganus and Diruvianus had obtained from Pope Eleutherius, who had sent them, thirty years of indulgence. And I, Brother Patrick, obtained twelve years in my own time from Pope Celestine of pious memory.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"solvere corrigiam calceamentorum eorum","severity":"info","text":"The phrase echoes Mark 1:7, where John the Baptist declares himself unworthy to loose the sandal strap of Christ. 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Quo cum pervenissemus, apparuit oratorium unum vetustum et fere dirutum, habile tamen devotioni Christianæ, et ( prout mihi videbatur) a Deo electum. Quod cum ingressi essemus, ianta odoris suavitate replebamur, ut in paradisi amœnitate positos nos crederemus. Egredientes igitnr et reingredientes, locumque diligentius perscru tantes, invenimus volumen unum in quo scripti crant Actus apostolorum, pariter cum actis et gestis sanctorum Phagani et Diruviani, ex magna parte consumptum; in cujus tamen fine voluminis invenimus scripturam quæ dicebat quod prædicti Phaganus et Diruvianus, per revelationem Domini nostri Jesa Christi idem oratorium aedificaverunt in honore sancti Michaelis archangeli, quatenus ibi ab hominibus haberet honorem, qui homines in perpetuos honores, jubente Deo, est introducturus. At cum delectaret nos ilta scriptura, nitebamur eam ad finem legere. Dicebat enim eadem scriptura quod venerandi Phaganus et Diruvianus moram ibi fecerunt per novem annos, et quod ipsi etiam perquisierant triginta annorum indulgentiam omnibus Christicolis locum ipsum ad honorem beati Michaelis pia voluntate visitantibus.","english":"After a long time, however, taking with me my confrère Wellias, with great difficulty we climbed through the density of the forest to the summit of the mountain which rises on that same island. When we had arrived there, an old and nearly ruined oratory appeared, yet suitable for Christian devotion and, as it seemed to me, chosen by God. When we had entered it, we were filled with such a sweetness of fragrance that we believed ourselves placed in the pleasantness of paradise. Therefore, going out and re-entering, and searching the place more diligently, we found a volume in which were written the Acts of the Apostles, together with the acts and deeds of Saints Phaganus and Diruvianus, for the most part consumed; yet at the end of that volume we found a writing which said that the aforementioned Phaganus and Diruvianus, by revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ, built that same oratory in honor of the archangel Michael, so that he might have honor there from men, whom he, by God's command, is to lead into eternal honors. And since that writing delighted us, we strove to read it to the end. For that same writing said that the venerable Phaganus and Diruvianus stayed there for nine years, and that they themselves had also obtained an indulgence of thirty years for all Christians visiting that place in pious devotion in honor of blessed Michael.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"Wellia","severity":"info","text":"Wellia is a personal name of uncertain origin, possibly a Latinized form of a Celtic or Hiberno-Latin name. It appears only here in the Patrician corpus.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"background","lemma":"indulgentia triginta annorum","severity":"info","text":"The grant of a thirty-year indulgence for visiting a shrine is anachronistic for Patrick's era (5th century), reflecting later medieval penitential practice. This suggests the text was composed or interpolated after the 11th century.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"paradisi amoenitas","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'paradisi amoenitas' echoes the Vulgate's description of Eden (Gen 2:8-15) and is a common topos in hagiography for a place of divine presence.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"egredientes igitur et reingredientes","severity":"info","text":"The iterative action of going out and re-entering the oratory emphasizes the careful search and builds suspense before the discovery of the volume.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"transmission","kind":"transmission","basis":"text","lemma":"volumen ... ex magna parte consumptum","severity":"caution","text":"The claim that the volume was largely consumed (by damp or age) is a common hagiographic trope to explain textual gaps or to assert antiquity. It may also reflect the actual condition of a source manuscript.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"background","lemma":"Phaganus et Diruvianus","severity":"info","text":"Phaganus and Diruvianus are otherwise unknown saints; their names may be corruptions or inventions. The text here claims they built an oratory to Michael, linking Patrick's foundation to an earlier, authoritative tradition.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of Wellias is unclear; the name may be a scribal error or a local saint's name.","The indulgence of thirty years is anachronistic and may indicate a later interpolation or a symbolic number."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":4,"ref":"p4","source":"Invento e ergo tanto divinæ bonitatis thesauro, ego et frater Wellias tribus mensibus jejunavimus, orationibus vacantes et vigiliis, daemonibusque et belluis multiformiter apparentibus imperantes. Quadam autem nocte cum me sopori dedissem, apparuit mihi Dominus Jesus in visu dicens: Patrici serve meus, scias me elegisse locum istum ad honorem nominis mei, et ut hic honoranter invocent adjutorium archangeli mei Michaelis. Et hoc tibi signum et fratribus tuis, quatenus et ipsi credant: brachium tuum sinistrum arescet, donec quæ vidisti annuntiaveris fratribus qui in cella sunt inferiori, et denuo hic redieris. Et factum est ita.\n\nAb illo die statuimus duos fratres in perpetuum ibi, nisi pastores futuri ob justam causam aliter decreverint. Arnulpho autem et Ogmar Hibernicis fratribus qui mecum venerant de Hibernia, pro eo quod ad exhortationem meam apud dictum humiliter oratorium manere coeperunt, præsentem paginam commisi, aliam similem in area sanctae Mariæ retinens, in monumentum posteris. Et ego frater Patricius per consilium fratrum meorum, omnibus qui silvam ex omni parte præfati montis (Paul. LXXIII, 6) in securi et ascia, pia intentione dejecerint, ut facilior paretur aditus Christianis, ecclesiam beatæ perpetuaeque Virginis pie a visitantibus, centum dies veniæ concedo.","english":"I found, therefore, so great a treasure of divine goodness, and I and brother Wellias fasted for three months, devoting ourselves to prayers and vigils, and commanding demons and beasts appearing in many forms. But on a certain night, when I had given myself over to sleep, the Lord Jesus appeared to me in a vision, saying: \"Patricius, my servant, know that I have chosen this place for the honor of my name, and that here they may honorably invoke the aid of my archangel Michael. And this shall be a sign to you and to your brothers, that they too may believe: your left arm will wither until you have announced what you have seen to the brothers who are in the lower cell, and have returned here again.\" And so it came to pass.\n\nFrom that day we established two brothers there in perpetuity, unless future pastors should decide otherwise for a just cause. And to Arnulphus and Ogmar, Irish brothers who had come with me from Ireland, because at my exhortation they began to dwell humbly in the said oratory, I have entrusted the present charter, retaining another similar one in the area of Saint Mary, as a memorial for posterity. And I, brother Patricius, by the counsel of my brothers, grant one hundred days of indulgence to all who, with pious intention, have felled the forest on every side of the aforementioned mountain (Paul. LXXIII, 6) with axe and adze, so that an easier approach may be prepared for Christians, and to those who piously visit the church of the blessed and perpetual Virgin.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"brachium tuum sinistrum arescet","severity":"info","text":"The withering of the left arm serves as a divine sign authenticating the vision, a motif found in hagiographic narratives to confirm supernatural encounters.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"venia","severity":"info","text":"Venia here means 'indulgence,' a remission of temporal punishment for sin, a concept central to medieval penitential practice.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"background","lemma":"archangeli mei Michaelis","severity":"info","text":"The invocation of the archangel Michael reflects the widespread medieval cult of St. Michael, often associated with mountain sanctuaries and liminal sites.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"Ab illo die statuimus duos fratres in perpetuum","severity":"info","text":"This sentence marks a transition from visionary narrative to institutional foundation, establishing a perpetual monastic presence at the site.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"centum dies veniæ concedo","severity":"info","text":"The grant of one hundred days' indulgence for clearing forest and visiting the church reflects the charter's function as a legal and spiritual document, typical of medieval monastic privileges.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"Paul. LXXIII, 6","severity":"caution","text":"The citation 'Paul. LXXIII, 6' is obscure; it may refer to a lost or misidentified source, possibly a rule or commentary, and its meaning is uncertain.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of 'Paul. LXXIII, 6' is unclear; it may be a scribal error or reference to a non-extant text.","The relationship between the two charters (present and retained) is not fully explained."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]}]}