1Just as I enjoyed a very healthy voyage, my lord, as far as Ephesus, so from there, after I began to travel by carriage, I was troubled by the most oppressive heat and even by slight fevers, and stopped at Pergamum. 2Again, when I had transferred to small coastal boats, I was held back by contrary winds and entered Bithynia rather later than I had hoped, that is, on the fifteenth day before the Kalends of October. 2Yet I cannot complain of the delay, since it fell to me — which was most auspicious — to celebrate your birthday in the province. 3I am now examining the expenditure, revenues and debtors of the commonwealth of Prusa; 3and I find this more and more necessary from the very handling of it.
3For large sums of money are being held by private persons on various grounds; 3besides, some is being paid out on quite unlawful expenses. 4This I have written to you, my lord, at the very moment of my arrival. 1On the fifteenth day before the Kalends of October, my lord, I entered the province, which I found in that obedience and that loyalty towards you which you deserve from the human race. 2Consider, my lord, whether you think it necessary to send a surveyor here. 2For it seems that no small sums could be recovered from the overseers of public works if the measurements were made honestly. 2So at least I foresee from the accounts of Prusa, which I am handling at this very moment.