Letter 6020: I would gladly have helped Taburus's brother, whom you asked me to assist, and would have done so without...
I would gladly have helped Taburus's brother, whom you asked me to assist, and would have done so without hesitation, if fortune had brought me together with the people who needed to be consulted on his behalf. Let my good intentions satisfy your family loyalty, even though events denied the result I wished for.
I'm still weak but already secure in my recovery as I write this, with the pardon I mentioned. My strength grows all the more as the hope of your swift return draws nearer. Farewell.
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Latin / Greek Original
Geimano Tabumi , cui me auxilio esse voluistis , etiam Fialntifi dubinfr adfuissem,
si eorum praesentiam fors dedisset, quos ex usu eius oportuit conveniri. satisfaciat 20
igitur unanimitati vestrae animus meus, etiamsi voti efficaciam negavit eventus. ipse
adhuc invalidus sed iam praefata 4^ venia convalescendi securus haec scribo, tanto-
que magis adsurgo viribus, quanto mihi celeriorem sanctitatis vestrae reditum spes
vicina promittit. vale.
XX (XXI) a. 395 ? 25
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