Letter 1031: A concise commission to Polychronius, based on trust in his judgment.
Our friend Thalassius read me your letter, full and full of sense. We did not deliberate about what should be done. The matter immediately won the decision to entrust it to you, since you are friendly to us and skilled at knowing what is needed. Be worthy, then, of these expectations.
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Latin / Greek Original
«λα΄. Ὗ 9ῦι1ι
Πολυχρον ἔφ. (393)
1. ᾿Ανέγνω μοι τὴν ἐπιστολήν σου τὴν πολλήν τε καὶ νοῦν 10
ἔχουσαν ὃ φίλος ἡμῶν Θαλάσσιος᾽ καὶ οὐκ ἐβουλευσάμεϑα
περὶ τοῦ τί χρὴ ποιεῖν, ἀλλ᾽ εὐθὺς ἐνίκα σοὶ τὸ πρᾶγμα ἐπι-
τρέπειν ὡς εὔνῳ τε ἡμῖν καὶ γνῶναι δεινῷ τὸ δέον. 2. γίγνου
τοίνυν ἄξιος τῶν προσδοκιῶν.
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