Letter 6047: It's unnecessary work to remind someone who already remembers, but when you've taken on a friend's business, you...
It's unnecessary work to remind someone who already remembers, but when you've taken on a friend's business, you can't help yourself from pressing. So I keep asking you to pursue our mutual friend Herculius's fondest wishes with all your energy. What gives me extra confidence is that your own relatives are on board with this. Indeed, my son Valentinus confirms that he too was consulted by letter by Julianus and advised the same thing we all want regarding the marriage terms.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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