§13.28.1etsi libenter petere a te soleo, si quid opus est meorum cuipiam, tamen multo libentius gratias tibi ago, cum fecisti aliquid commendatione mea, quod semper facis.
Although I am accustomed to make requests of you gladly whenever any of my people has need of anything, yet I express my gratitude to you much more gladly when you have done something upon my recommendation, as you always do.
incredibile est enim quas mihi gratias omnes agant, etiam mediocriter a me tibi commendati.
For it is incredible what thanks everyone returns to me, even those who have been but moderately recommended to you by me.
quae mihi omnia grata, sed de L. Mescinio gratissimum.
All of these things are pleasing to me, but that concerning L. Mescinius is the most pleasing.
sic enim est mecum locutus, te, ut meas litteras legeris, statim procuratoribus suis pollicitum esse omnia, multo vero plura et maiora fecisse.
For he spoke with me to this effect: that as soon as you had read my letter, you immediately promised everything to his agents, and in fact did much more and greater things.
id igitur (puto enim etiam atque etiam mihi dicendum esse) velim existimes mihi te fecisse gratissimum. §13.28.2quod quidem hoc vehementius laetor, quod ex ipso Mescinio te video magnam capturum voluptatem; est enim in eo cum virtus et probitas et summum officium summaque observantia tum studia illa nostra, quibus antea delectabamur nunc etiam vivimus.
Therefore (for I think I must say this again and again), I would wish you to believe that you have done what is most pleasing to me.\n Indeed, I rejoice all the more vehemently at this, because I see that you will derive great pleasure from Mescinius himself; for there is in him not only virtue, integrity, a supreme sense of duty, and the highest respect, but also those studies of ours in which we formerly used to delight and by which we now even live.
quod reliquum est, velim augeas tua in eum beneficia omnibus quae te erunt dignae; sed duo, quae te nominatim rogo, primum ut, si quid satis dandum erit 'AMPLIVS EO NOMINE NON PETI,' cures ut satis detur fide mea; deinde, cum fere consistat hereditas in iis rebus, quas avertit Oppia, quae uxor Mindi fuit, adiuves ineasque rationem quem ad modum ea mulier Romam perducatur.
For the rest, I would wish you to increase your favors toward him by all means that are worthy of you; but there are two things which I ask of you by name: first, that if any security has to be given 'THAT NO FURTHER CLAIM BE MADE ON THAT ACCOUNT,' you should take care that security is given on my credit; second, since the inheritance consists almost entirely of those assets which Oppia, who was the wife of Mindius, has embezzled, you should assist and form a plan as to how that woman may be brought to Rome.
quod si putarit illa fore, ut opinio nostra est, negotium conficiemus. hoc ut adsequamur, te vehementer etiam atque etiam rogo.
If she believes that this will be the case, as our opinion is, we shall settle the business.
§13.28.3illud, quod supra scripsi, id tibi confirmo in meque recipio, te ea quae fecisti Mescini causa quaeque feceris ita bene conlocaturum, ut ipse iudices homini te gratissimo, iucundissimo benigne fecisse.
That we may attain this, I ask of you vehemently again and again.\n That which I wrote above, I confirm to you and take upon myself: that you will have so well invested those things which you have done and will do for Mescinius' sake, that you yourself will judge that you have acted kindly toward a most grateful and most pleasant man.
volo enim ad id quod mea causa fecisti hoc etiam accedere.
For I wish this also to be added to what you have done for my sake.