Letter 8023: The distinguished Eleutherius, in a matter of his own that the Vicar had accepted for hearing from the lord Prefect,...
Ennodius to Florus.
The distinguished Eleutherius, in a matter of his own that the Vicar had accepted for hearing from the lord Prefect, hoped for a letter of recommendation from me to Your Amplitude. He believes that, with justice preserved, full assistance can be provided to him if my words support him in your presence. And so, having paid the tribute of my greeting, I ask that if he is truly laboring against equity, you extend to him a healing hand — since it is wrong that cunning should profit at the expense of a just cause.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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