π(αρὰ) κ̣[αὶ ἂν] μ̣ὴ̣ γράψω τῇ σῇ διαθσεσ̣ι, οὐκ ἀγνοεῖ ὡς ὅτιπερ ἱκανοὶ τυγχάνουσι καὶ εὔποροι ο̣ἱ̣ [ὄντες(?)] [π]ρ̣[ὸς σ]έ, ὅτι δὲ οὐ μεθʼ ἑαυτῆς ἀναφέρει τὸν οἶνον ἡ σὴ θαυμασιότης καὶ τοῦτο εὔδ̣[η]λ̣[ο]ν̣. μανθανέτω τοίνυν ἡ σὴ διάθεσις τὴν ποσότητα τοῦ οἴνου τοῦ παντὸς χωρίου καὶ οὕτω σημειωσάτω καὶ μείνῃ παρὰ τοῖς ἀμπελουργοῖς ἄχρις οὗ γνωσώμεθα τὸ τίνος τυγχάνει ἡ γῆ. οὔτε γὰρ οἶμαι ἐκείνους τοὺς ἄνδρας τοσοῦτον ῥιψοκινδύνους ὡς καὶ ἀποκαλ[ύ]πτειν γῆν ἢ καὶ χωρίον προσῆκον τῷ κόμετι. ⟦διότι ἱκανοὶ τυγχάνουσι εἰς τὸ δοῦναι λ[όγον] κ̣[α]ὶ̣ περὶ α̣ὐ̣τ̣ο̣ῦ⟧ ἐπίδο]ς̣ τῷ κυρίῳ μου θαυμασιωτάτῳ ἀδελ(φῷ) Ἡ̣ρ̣α̣κ̣λίῳ νοταρ(ίῳ) π(αρὰ) Ἰωάννου.
Apparatus
From (the) disposition, if I do not write to your disposition, you do not ignore how indeed those who are capable and wealthy are present to you, and that she does not bring the wine to herself, your wonder and this is evident. Therefore, let your disposition learn the quantity of the wine of every place and let it be noted and remain with the vine growers until we know what the land happens to be. For I do not think those men are so reckless as to reveal land or a place belonging to the neighbor. Therefore, they are capable of giving an account and concerning it. To my most wonderful lord, brother Heraklios, notary from John.