Ep. 10.17.1Sīcut salūberrimam nāvigātiōnem, domine, ūsque Ephesum expertus ita inde, postquam vehiculīs iter facere coepī, gravissimīs aestibus atque etiam febriculīs vexātus Pergamī substitī.Just 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. Ep. 10.17.2Rūrsus, cum trānsīssem in ōrāriās nauculās, contrāriīs ventīs retentus aliquantō tardius quam spērāveram, id est XV Kal. Octōbrēs, Bīthȳniam intrāvī.Again, 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. Ep. 10.17.2Nōn possum tamen dē morā querī, cum mihi contigerit, quod erat auspicātissimum, nātālem tuum in prōvinciā celebrāre.Yet I cannot complain of the delay, since it fell to me — which was most auspicious — to celebrate your birthday in the province. Ep. 10.17.3Nunc reī pūblicae Prūsēnsium impendia, reditūs, dēbitōrēs excutiō;I am now examining the expenditure, revenues and debtors of the commonwealth of Prusa; Ep. 10.17.3quod ex ipsō tractātū magis ac magis necessārium intellegō.and I find this more and more necessary from the very handling of it.
Ep. 10.17.3Multae enim pecūniae variīs ex causīs ā prīvātīs dētinentur;For large sums of money are being held by private persons on various grounds; Ep. 10.17.3praetereā quaedam minimē lēgitimīs sūmptibus ērogantur.besides, some is being paid out on quite unlawful expenses. Ep. 10.17.4Haec tibi, domine, in ipsō ingressū meō scrīpsī.This I have written to you, my lord, at the very moment of my arrival. Ep. 10.17.1Quīntō decimō Kal. Octōb., domine, prōvinciam intrāvī, quam in eō obsequiō, in eā ergā tē fidē, quam dē genere hūmānō merēris, invēnī.On 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. Ep. 10.17.2Dispice, domine, an necessārium putēs mittere hūc mēnsōrem.Consider, my lord, whether you think it necessary to send a surveyor here. Ep. 10.17.2Videntur enim nōn mediocrēs pecūniae posse revocārī ā cūrātōribus operum, sī mēnsūrae fidēliter agantur.For it seems that no small sums could be recovered from the overseers of public works if the measurements were made honestly. Ep. 10.17.2Ita certē prōspiciō ex ratiōne Prūsēnsium, quam cum maximē trāctō.So at least I foresee from the accounts of Prusa, which I am handling at this very moment.