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Minucius, a Roman knight, among the first for a high and honourable reputation, and
not unknown to you, O judges, defended the cause of Sopater. There was nothing in
the cause which seemed possible to be feared, or even to be doubted about at all. In
the meantime that same Timarchides, that fellow's attendant and freedman, who is, as
you have learnt by many witnesses at the former hearing, his agent and manager in
all affairs of this sort, comes to Sopater, and advised him not to trust too much to
the decision of Sacerdos and the justice of his cause; he tells him that his
accusers and enemies have thoughts of giving money to the praetor, but that the
praetor would rather take it to acquit; and at the same time, that he had rather, if
it were possible, not rescind a decision of his predecessor. Sopater, as this
happened to him quite suddenly and unexpectedly, was greatly perplexed, and had no
answer ready to make to Timarchides, except that he would consider what he had best
do in such a case; and at the same time he told him that he was in great
difficulties respecting money matters. Afterwards he consulted with his friends; and
as they advised him to purchase an acquittal, he came to Timarchides. Having
explained his difficulties to him, he brings the man down to eighty thousand
sesterces, and pays him that money.
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