Letter 1086: It's a sign of your devotion that you take me to task for my silence.
Religionis indiciam est, quod me tacitamitatis incessis. sed velim credas, infor-
tnnii fuisse non volnntatis, quod din officio scriptionis abstinui. nec pnto ignorare te,
& qaatenus in nos fortuna saevierit, quae me amantissimo atque optimo fratre privavit.
proinde, si dies longior sensum tanti doloris exemerit, familiaribus litteris soUemnis
cura praestabitur.
Lxxxmi (Lxxvni).
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