Letter 6028: A longer letter would be needed if I were recommending a stranger.
Vberius scribendum est, si commendentur incogniti; lustini autem gravissimi at-
que honestissimi viri antiqua nobiscum familiaritas conciliationis adminiculum non re-
quirit. satis est igitur, si ei amorem solitum deferatis. quae vero ad nos pertinent, 35
et proxime unanimitati vestrae litteris indicata sunt et nunc ipsius ore pandentur.
7 incognitos] LectiuSj cognitos P
scitur Mereer 30 plena luretua defertur P 1 m,
36 iiidicaU] (ZZ^), ind///U P
XXVIU (XXVIIII) a. 397.
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