Quintus Aurelius Symmachus → destinatário desconhecido
Tradução moderna em inglês
It is the voice of law and justice that a good-faith contract cannot be rescinded. This principle governs the case I now bring to your attention. The details are set forth in the accompanying documents. I ask only that you apply the law as it stands, without regard to the status of the parties involved. Justice is blind to rank, and a contract freely entered must be honored. I trust in your fairness and ask for nothing more.
Texto latino / grego
Vox iuris et legum est, bonae fidei contractum non posse rescindi. huius sen- tentiae exsecutionem frater noster Helpidins optat adipisci, cui post venditionem Hispa- niensis praedii sui partem pretii emptor abiurat, cum ad soliditatem transcriptae in novum dominum possessionis cuncta ex more celebrata sint. haec summa est postn- 20 lati , quae meis quidem verbis ^g^ illius meritis adiuvatur , ut aequitate , qua clarus 68, aut pndorem refragantis privata obinrgatione confundas, aut contumaciam frangas publici auctoritate iudicii. vale. LXXXVni (LXXXVII) ante a. 390.