Certaine epistles of Tully verbally translated: together with a short treatise, containing an order of instructing youth in grammer, and withall the use and benefite of verball translations

Cicero. S.D. Bruto. 40 13 14

I am very familiarly acquainted with

Licius Ticius Stra∣bo,

a Gentleman of Rome,

passing honest

and

vertuous.

All the benefits

v, All the right, lawes

of most entire ac∣quaintance,

doe passe betwéen us.

Publius Cornelius

in your Prouince

owes

mony

to this man.

That matter

is set ouer

into France

by Volcatius,

who

ministreth iustice

v. speaks law, decides matters in contro∣versy, ministers iu∣stice according to law,

at Rome.

I craue▪

this

of you

in more earnest sort,

then

if

the matter

were

mine owne:

as it is a more lauda∣ble thing

to take paines

about their friendes money,

thē about their own,

that

you would haue a care

his businesse bee dis∣patched,

your selfe would un∣dertake it.

goe thorough stitch withall

and do what lyeth in you,

as far as shall seeme

iust

and

right

unto you:

that

Straboes fréeman,

who

is sent

vpon this occasion,

may end

the businesse

upon most equall termes

and obtaine the mo∣ney.

That

shall be

both

most well pleasing

unto mee:

and

your selfe

shall well know

Lucius Ticius

most worthy of

your friendship,

whereof

in most earnest man∣ner

againe and againe

I do entreate

you,

that

you would haue a care,

as

all things

are wont

to be unto you

which

you know

y^t I am desirous of.

Fare you well.