Letter 1082: You know — whether by reputation or firsthand — how long I've championed your achievements.
Praesamptum ant conpertnm tenes, quanta mihi sit tnae landis antiqnitas. ea-
propter nihil fieri patior, qnod actnnm tnomm gratiam devennstet. Priscianns frater
mens cnm primis philosophornm litteratnra et honestate censendns senatn anctore sa- &
larii emolnmenta conseqnitnr. snper eins annonis dicitnr orta dnbitatio, cni si nihil
talis conpendii optiniatinm volnntas ante tribnisset, emditio tna frnctnm ferre deberet.
scis enim bonas artes honore nntriri atqne hoc specimen florentis esse reip. , nt disci-
plinamm professoribns praemia opnlenta pendantnr. qnaeso igitnr, ne hac inqnietu-
dine ant illins minnatnr ntilitas aut amplissimo ordini censendi anctoritas derogetnr. lo
interest famae et gloriae tnae, ut confirmandi magis qnam negandi commocU cansa
de philosophi salario dnbitasse videaris.
LXXX (LXXmi) .
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