1I love Calestrius Tiro most intimately, bound to me as he is by both private and public ties. 2We served in the army together, together we were Caesar's quaestors. 2He preceded me in the tribunate by the right of children, I caught up with him in the praetorship, when Caesar remitted a year for me. 2I have often retreated to his country houses, he has often recuperated in my house. 3He is now about to go out to the province of Baetica as proconsul, travelling by way of Ticinum. 4I hope, or rather I am confident, that I shall easily persuade him to turn aside from his route to visit you, if you wish to free formally, by the rod, those whom you recently manumitted informally among friends.
4There is no reason for you to fear that this may be a nuisance to him, for whom it will not be too far to go round the whole world for my sake. 5So put aside that excessive modesty of yours, and consult yourself about what you want. 5It is as pleasant to him to do what I bid as it is to me to do what you bid. 5Farewell.