Letter 9007: A personal matter draws me to seek your friendship, though your distinguished family and fine character would have...
A personal matter draws me to seek your friendship, though your distinguished family and fine character would have been reason enough to pursue your acquaintance in any case. My son's praetorship — may fortune bless the occasion — needs to be furnished with curule horses. I sent agents to your herds some time ago, and I ask you to support their efforts. The praetorship is a matter of family honor, and your help in securing worthy horses would earn my lasting gratitude. Farewell.
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Latin / Greek Original
Votiva me in amicitiam tuam causa deducit, quamvis ob decus generis et morum
tuorum familiaritas tua mihi fuerit ambienda. praetura filii mei — fors dictum iu-
vet — equis curulibus instruenda est. dudum per meos gregibus tuis pe-
coris 30
4 quod iam me istlus] ego^ quam me istius Fy tu me huins (IT)
11 signitiem (II) 12 relegendo *********t\one castiges] Py relegendo ******************* ca-
stiges (H), uolo tamen relegendo iter Gapuanum architecti nostri tarditatem seuera oratione oastiges et uicem
mei fellis exerceas Scioppius 13 uicem] (17), ut uicem F
Hispanias] (77), hispaniam F mitteremus] (r), misimus F 20 exhibere (F) 21 adicio F^
exerpere F^ 1 m. 22 ista tracUtione F^ 1 m. 24 uale add, F
26 hanc epist, om. (II), primu$ edidit Scioppius in VerisimiUum l. 111 1 11
XX (XVrni) a. 399.
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