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I Most willingly read your letters, wh••rein I tooke great contentment, perceiuing that you had receiu'd mine. For I made no question, but you would desi••o••sly peruse them: I on••ly doub∣ted of their deliuerie. By yours, I vnder∣stood, how Caes••r committed to you the warre of Syria, and the gou••r••ment
thereof. I pray God, you may haue good and happie successe in that em∣ployment; as I hope you shall, being confid••nt in your wisedome, and in∣dustrie. But what you write vnto me, touching the suspition of a Par••••ian wa••re, hath much disturbed me. Con∣••idering your strength, by what I ga∣ther from your letters, and mine owne coniecture. Wherefore I desire at this pres••nt, that the Parthians may not stir, till those Legions are arriued, which must as I heare, be brought vnto you. And if you haue not power ••nough to fight, faile not to take the same course, wc was once taken by Marcus Bib••lus: who shut himselfe within a well fortifi∣ed, & very plentifull Town, so long as the Parthians were with in the ••rouince. But you may better dispose of these things, accordin•• to the time, and to th'occasio•••• I shall euer be pensiue for you•• till I know wha•• h••th succeeded. I neuer hea••d of ••ny mess••••ger that went to you, bu•• I deliuered him le••ters for you. I r••quest you to doe ••••e like; and aboue all, to writ•• v••••o your friends in such a manner, that they may conceiue me to be yours. Farewell.