Letter 1077: Since the gods have given you the power to be useful to my friends, I'm confident that Romanus — an excellent man...
Qaando eam dii potestatem dedenmt, ut amicis ac necessariis meis neai esse pos-
sis, confido Romano optimo viro, qnocum mihi iam dia familiaritas est, in tuo prae-
sidio paratam bonae spei copiam. daabas enim commendationibas, qnaram tibi antiqaa
cara est, adiavatar, mei testimonii praerogativa et sni meriti conscientia. nam se-
dalo aadeo iadicare, dignam esse, qnem pensi habeas, et ne longam loqaar, caias to
amicitia non graveris. spectata mihi est in eo qaies animi officii diligentia; nemo in
amicos fide atitar promptiore. haec ita esse, si qaid mihi tribais, velim credas, si
^aeret animas, hortor examines. vale.
LXXnn (LXVm) ante a. 381.
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