Ep. 10.85.1Maximum lībertum et prōcūrātōrem tuum, domine, per omne tempus, quō fuimus ūnā, probum et industrium et dīligentem ac sīcut reī tuae amantissimum ita disciplīnae tenācissimum expertus, libenter apud tē testimōniō prōsequor, eā fidē quam tibi dēbeō.Maximus, your freedman and procurator, sir, I have found throughout the whole time we have been together to be honest, hard-working and diligent, and, as he is most devoted to your interests, so he is most firmly attached to discipline; I gladly support him with my testimony before you, with the good faith I owe you.
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Pliny · Epistulae X
Pliny, Letter 10.85
Commending the freedman Maximus
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| lībertus, -ī m. | freedman (a former slave, in relation to his former master) |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| prōcūrātor, -ōris m. | manager, agent; regent |
| tuus, -a, -um | thy, thine, your |
| dominus, -ī m. | master, owner |
| per, prep, with ace. | through, by means of |
| omnis, -e | all, every |
| tempus, temporis, n. | time, season |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| ūnā | together, along |
| probus, -a, -um | good, honest, upright; (of a woman) respectable |
| industrius, -a, -um | active, diligent, hard-working |
| dīligēns, -entis | careful, attentive, conscientious |
| atque, ac (conj.) | and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants) |
| sīcut (conj.) | just as |
| rēs, reī, f. | thing, matter, affair, circumstance, situation; rē vērā, in truth, in fact, really |
| amāns, -antis | loving, fond, devoted (to: gen.) |
| ita, adv. | in this manner, thus, so; ita ut, as |
| disciplīna, -ae f. | training, discipline |
| tenāx, -ācis | holding fast, clinging (+ gen.) |
| experior, -īrī, expertus sum | try, test, experience |
| libenter, adv. | willingly, gladly |
| apud, prep, with acc. | among, with |
| tū, tuī, pers. pron. | thou, you |
| testimōnium, -ī n. | evidence, proof |
| prōsequor, -sequī, -secūtus | follow forward, follow |
| is, ea, id, dem. pron. | this, that; he, she, it, they |
| fidēs, -eī f. | faith, trust; pledge |
| dēbeō, -ēre, -uī, -itus | owe; with infin., ought |
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