Letter 5055: Regilianus, the son of my friend, has already proven himself worthy of respect through his own honest conduct, quite...
' Regilianus amici mei filius et ipse suae bonestatis intuitu iam probatus dudum
tibi litteras meas, quibus commendaretur , exhibuit, et ideo secundae adstipulationis
auxilium utpote iam cognitus non requirit. mei igitur studii ratio et consuetudo ex-
egit, ut scriberem. neque enim fas est, quamvis iampridem ipse dissimules, me quo-
20 que huiusmodi officiis abstinere. spero enim, quod sponte amicitiae tribui solet, sal-
tem adsiduitati meae esse referendum.
Lxxin (Lxxi; .
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