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I Am not sorie, that the neere friend∣ship I entertaine with you, is knowne to many: nor yet doe I forbid you, as you may suppose, that in this office, which by Caesar was impos'd vpon you;
and is waightie, and difficult; ••ou should not carrie your selfe, as is re∣quir'd, both for your fidelitie, and dili∣gence, according to his pleasure. For, though diuers seeke vnto me, for sun∣drie fauours, because they assure them∣selues of your affection towards mee: yet will I not interrupt th•• course of your Office. With Caius Cur••ius, from my younger yeares, I haue had speciall familiaritie. He compl••i••ed vnto mee of the great dammage he most vniust¦ly suffer••d in the time of Sylla. And thinking, that they who runne into these mis••ortunes, might be permitted by ••uery ones cons••nt, haui••g lost all their substance, a•• l••a••t to re••urne into their countrie; I helpt h••m to obt••ine this fauour He hath in the territories of Volat••rra, a possession, whither hee had conueyed all the reliques of his Fortunes, redeem'd, as it were from ship-wracke. Now, at this time, Caesar hath created him Senator; which digni∣tie, if he loose ••his possession, he can hardly support. It would bee strange, that being exalted to an higher degree of honor, he sh••uld fall into baser For∣tunes. And there is no reason, that the same po••••ession, which by Caesars com∣mis••ion is to be diuided, should be ta∣ken from him, who by Caesars benefit is made a Senator. But I will not make the equitie of his cause to bee my plea.
To the end it may not appeare, that you haue rather contented mee in ob∣seruing of iustice, then doing mee a kindenes. Wherefore •• very earnestly entreate you, to suppose, that the goods of C••ius Curtius are mine owne: and what you would doe for my sake, if you performe it for Caius Cur••ius, e∣steeme it as done vnto my selfe. But if he obtaines any thing by my means, make your account, that you, are the man by whom I haue obtained it. An•• hee••ein I must seriously solicit your perfo••mance. Farewell.