Letter 3016: It has been a long time since my spirit enjoyed the refreshment your letters once provided.

It has long been the case that my mind is tormented by that expectation with which it was once relieved. You have drawn out your silences to a great length, compelled by no necessity. I was not an imitator of this negligence, so that I too should put off my writings; but I held my tongue for days, deceived by the hope of conversation that was to come. Now, however, the by now well-matured silence of Your Greatness has overcome my resolve. The silence ought to be torn out, which has grown stubbornly strong upon a certain root. Our writings therefore look to a twofold gain: I both commend the bearer Benenatus, a man coming on account of his fugitives, and I do not defer the good wishes of my longings. Therefore farewell, my lord, and, learning that matters are conducted prosperously around me in accordance with your wish, hasten to relieve me with words to match, so that the bearer may rejoice over the favor and I may be relieved by your reply.