Ep. CLI.

People in general make a very good guess at your disposition—or rather, they do not conjecture, but they do not refuse to believe me when I pride myself on the fact that you deem me worthy of no small respect and honour.  One of these people is my very precious son George, who having fallen into many losses, and being very much overwhelmed by his troubles, can find only one harbour of safety, namely, to be introduced to you by us, and to obtain some favour at the hands of the Most Illustrious the Count of the Domestics.  Grant them this favour, either to him and his need, or else, if you prefer it, to me, to whom I know you have resolved to grant all favours; and facts also persuade me that this is true of you.

[151] ΝΕΚΤΑΡΙΩΙ

Καλῶς οἱ πολλοὶ στοχάζονται τῆς σῆς διανοίας: μᾶλλον δὲ οὐκ εἰκάζουσιν, ἀλλ' ἡμῖν φιλοτιμουμένοις οὐκ ἀπιστοῦσιν, ὅτι μὴ μικρᾶς ἡμᾶς ἀδιοῖς αἰδοῦς καὶ τιμῆς. Τούτων εἷς ἐστι καὶ ὁ τιμιώτατος υἱὸς ἡμῶν Γεώργιος, ὅς, πολλαῖς ζημίαις περιπεσὼν καὶ κάμνων ἱκανῶς ἐν τοῖς πράγμασιν, ἕνα λιμένα σωτηρίας εὑρίσκει, τὸ προσαχθῆναί σοι δι' ἡμῶν καὶ τυχεῖν τινος φιλανθρωπίας παρὰ τοῦ τιμιωτάτου τῶν οἰκείων Κόμητος. Δὸς οὖν τὴν χάριν, εἰ βούλει μέν, αὐτῷ καὶ τῇ χρείᾳ: εἰ βούλει δέ, ἡμῖν, οἷς τὸ πάντα χαρίζεσθαι οἶδ' ὅτι ἐγνωσμένον ἐστί σοι καὶ αὐτοῖς πείθεις τοῖς πράγμασι.