Letter 1077: Since the gods have given you the power to be useful to my friends, I'm confident that Romanus — an excellent man...
Since the gods have given you the power to be useful to my friends, I'm confident that Romanus — an excellent man with whom I've had a long-standing friendship — will find in your protection a ready source of hope. He's supported by two recommendations, and you value both: the weight of my testimony and the strength of his own conscience.
I tell you in all seriousness: he deserves your regard. And to put it briefly, his friendship will never be a burden to you. I've observed in him a calm temperament and a careful devotion to duty; no one treats his friends with greater loyalty. If you trust me at all, please believe this. If you're uncertain, I encourage you to put him to the test. Farewell.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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