Letter 7001: Take this opening salvo of fatherly words with good cheer, and be generous in returning the favor going forward.
5 Snme alacer patemi sermonis auspicium et deinceps officii parilis in nos esto
munificus. simnl accipe, qnod voto tuo congmit, fasces praeturae tuae in eum an-
num feliciter proferendos, cui advocata numinum voluntate ego quoque laetus intersim.
optato igitnr laetare processu et propagatos tibi annos yitae atque honoris interpretare
[longiora enim finnt, quae differuntur], nec dubites utrique nostrum prospexisse fortn-
10 nam, ut et tuus magistratus iuvetur praesentia patris et ego festorum tuorum coram
defi*uar voluptate. vale.
n a. 402.
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