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Pliny's Epistles in Ten Books: Volume 1, Books 1-6

  
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The Life of Pliny

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Pliny's Epistles Book I
 1.1. 
Epistle I. C. Plinius Secundus to his Beloved Septitius.
 1.2. 
Epistle II. To Arrianus.
 1.3. 
Epistle III. To Caninius Rufus.
 1.4. 
Epistle IV. To Pompeia Cælerina, his Wife's Mother.
 1.5. 
Epistle V. To Voconius Romanus.
 1.6. 
Epistle VI. To Cornelius Tacitus.
 1.7. 
Epistle VII. To Octavius Rufus.
 1.8. 
Epistle VIII. To Pompeius Saturninus.
 1.9. 
Epistle IX. To Minutius Fundanus.
 1.10. 
Epistle X. To Atrius Clemens.
 1.11. 
Epistle XI. To Fabius Justus.
 1.12. 
Epistle XII. To Calestrius Tiro.
 1.13. 
Epistle XIII. To Socius Senecio.
 1.14. 
Epistle XIV. To Junius Mauricus.
 1.15. 
Epistle XV. To Septitius Clarus.
 1.16. 
Epistle XVI. To Euritius.
 1.17. 
Epistle XVII. To Cornelius Titian.
 1.18. 
Epistle XVIII. To Tranquillus.
 1.19. 
Epistle XIX. To Romanus Firmus.
 1.20. 
Epistle XX. To Cornelius Tacitus.
 1.21. 
Epistle XXI. To Paternus.
 1.22. 
Epistle XXII. To Catilius Severus.
 1.23. 
Epistle XXIII. To Pompeius Falco.
 1.24. 
Epistle XXIV. To Bebius Hispanus.
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Pliny's Epistles Book II.
 2.1. 
Epistle I.
 2.2. 
Epistle II. To Paulinus.
 2.3. 
Epistle III. To Nepos.
 2.4. 
Epistle IV. To Calvina.
 2.5. 
Epistle V. To Lupercus.
 2.6. 
Epistle VI. To Avitus
 2.7. 
Epistle VII. To Macrinus.
 2.8. 
Epistle VIII. To Caninius.
 2.9. 
Epistle IX. To Apollinaris.
 2.10. 
Epistle X. Pliny to Octavius.
 2.11. 
Epistle XI. Pliny to Arrian.
 2.12. 
Epistle XII. To Arrian.
 2.13. 
Epistle XIII. To Priscus.
 2.14. 
Epistle XIV. To Maximus.
 2.15. 
Epistle XV. To Valerian.
 2.16. 
Epistle XVI. To Annianus.
 2.17. 
Epistle XVII. To Gallus.
 2.18. 
Epistle XVIII. To Mauricus.
 2.19. 
Epistle XIX. To Cerealis.
 2.20. 
Epistle XX. To Calvisius.
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Pliny's Epistles. Book III.
 3.1. 
Epistle I. To Calvisius.
 3.2. 
Epistle II. To Maximus.
 3.3. 
Epistle III. To Corellia Hispulla.
 3.4. 
Epistle IV. To Macrinus,
 3.5. 
Epistle V. To Marcus.
 3.6. 
Epistle VI. To Servus.
 3.7. 
Epistle VII. To Caninius.
 3.8. 
Epistle VIII. To Tranquillus.
 3.9. 
Epistle XI. To Minutian.
 3.10. 
Epistle X. To Spurinna and Coccia.
 3.11. 
Epistle XI. Plinius to Julius Genitor.
 3.12. 
Epistle XII. To Catilius.
 3.13. 
Epistle XIII. To Romanus.
 3.14. 
Epistle XIV. To Acilius.
 3.15. 
Epistle XV. To Proclus.
 3.16. 
Epistle XVI. To Nepos.
 3.17. 
Epistle XVII. To Severian.
 3.18. 
Epistle XVIII. To Severus.
 3.19. 
Epistle XIX. To Calvisius Rufus.
 3.20. 
Epistle XX. To Maximus.
 3.21. 
Epistle XXI. To Priscus.
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Pliny's Epistles. Book IV.
 4.1. 
Epistle I. To his Uncle Fabatus.
 4.2. 
Epistle II. To Clemens.
 4.3. 
Epistle III. To Antonius.
 4.4. 
Epistle IV. To Soffius.
 4.5. 
Epistle V. To Sparsus.
 4.6. 
Epistle VI. To Naso.
 4.7. 
Epistle VII. To Lepidus.
 4.8. 
Epistle VIII.
 4.9. 
Epistle IX. To Ursus.
 4.10. 
Epistle X. To Sabinus.
 4.11. 
Epistle XI. To Minutian.
 4.12. 
Epistle XII. To Arrian.
 4.13. 
Epistle XIII. To Cornelius Tacitus.
 4.14. 
Epistle XIV. To Paternus.
 4.15. 
Epistle XV. To Fundanus.
 4.16. 
Epistle XVI. To Valerius Paulinus.
 4.17. 
Epistle XVII. To Gallus.
 4.18. 
Epistle XVIII. To Antoninus.
 4.19. 
Epistle XIX. To Hispulla, his Wife's Aunt.
 4.20. 
Epistle XX. To Maximus.
 4.21. 
Epistle XXI. To Velius Cerelis.
 4.22. 
Epistle XXII. To Sempronius.
 4.23. 
Epistle XXIII. To Pomponius Bassus.
 4.24. 
Epistle XXIV. To Valens.
 4.25. 
Epistle XXV. To Messius Maximus.
 4.26. 
Epistle XXVI. To Nepos.
 4.27. 
Epistle XXVII. To Falco.
 4.28. 
Epistle XXVIII. To Severus.
 4.29. 
Epistle XXIX. To Romanus.
 4.30. 
Epistle XXX. To Licinius.
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Pliny's Epistles. Book V.
 5.1. 
Epistle I. To Severus.
 5.2. 
Epistle II. To Flaccus.
 5.3. 
Epistle III. To Aristo.
 5.4. 
Epistle IV. To Valerianus.
 5.5. 
Epistle V. To Maximus.
 5.6. 
Epistle VI. To Apollinaris.
 5.7. 
Epistle VII. To Calvisius.
 5.8. 
Epistle VIII. To Capito.
 5.9. 
Epistle IX. To Saturninus.
 5.10. 
Epistle X. To Antoninus.
 5.11. 
Epistle XI. To Tranquillus
 5.12. 
Epistle XII. To Fabatus, his Wife's Grand-father.
 5.13. 
Epistle XIII. To Scaurus.
 5.14. 
Epistle XIV. To Valerian.
 5.15. 
Epistle XV. To Pontius.
 5.16. 
Epistle XVI. To Marcellinus.
 5.17. 
Epistle XVII. To Spurinna.
 5.18. 
Epistle XVIII. To Macer.
 5.19. 
Epistle XIX. To Paulinus.
 5.20. 
Epistle XX. To Ursus.
 5.21. 
Epistle XXI. To Rufus.
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Pliny's Epistles. Book VI.
 6.1. 
Epistle I. To Tyro.
 6.2. 
Epistle II. To Arrian.
 6.3. 
Epistle III. To Verus.
 6.4. 
Epistle IV. To Calphurnia.
 6.5. 
Epistle V. To Ursus.
 6.6. 
Epistle VI. To Fundanus.
 6.7. 
Epistle VII. To Calphurnia.
 6.8. 
Epistle VIII. To Priscus.
 6.9. 
Epistle IX. To Tacitus.
 6.10. 
Epistle X. To Albinus.
 6.11. 
Epistle XI. To Maximus.
 6.12. 
Epistle XII. To Fabatus, His Wife's Grandfather.
 6.13. 
Epistle XIII. To Ursus.
 6.14. 
Epistle XIV.
 6.15. 
Epistle XV. To Romanus.
 6.16. 
Epistle XVI. To Tacitus.
 6.17. 
Epistle XVIII. To Restitutus.
 6.18. 
Epistle XVIII. To Sabinus.
 6.19. 
Epistle XIX. To Cornelius Nepos.
 6.20. 
Epistle XX. To Tacitus.
 6.21. 
Epistle XXI. To Caninius.
 6.22. 
Epistle XXII. To Tyro.
 6.23. 
Epistle XXIII. To Triarius.
 6.24. 
Epistle XXIV. To Macer.
 6.25. 
Epistle XXV. To Hispanus.
 6.26. 
Epistle XXVI. To Servianus.
 6.27. 
Epistle XXVII. To Severus.
 6.28. 
Epistle XXVIII. To Pontius.
 6.29. 
Epistle XXIX. To Quadratus.
 6.30. 
Epistle XXX. To Fabatus.
 6.31. 
Epistle XXXI. To Cornelian.
 6.32. 
Epistle XXXII. To Quintilian.
 6.33. 
Epistle XXXIII. To Romanus.
 6.34. 
Epistle XXXIV. To Maximus.

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Epistle XVI. To Annianus.

by the Same. [Mr. Henley]

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On the Invalidity of a Will.

YOU admonish me, with your usual Concern, that the Codicil of Acilian appointing me in part his Heir, is to be looked upon as not validly written, since it is not confirm'd by his Will. I am no Stranger to this Point of Law, for many are acquainted with it, that are otherwise very Ignorant; but I have prescrib'd a particular Law to my self; and that is, To guard the Wills of the Deceased, tho' legally Defective, as if they were Compleat. However, it is plain that this Codicil was written by the Hand of Acilian. Therefore, tho' it is not ratified by his Testament, I will observe it, as if it had that Sanction; especially, since there is no Room for a Plea in Bar to it, or an Informer. For, if it was to be fear'd that the People should seize what I had given, I should be oblig'd, perhaps, to be more Deliberate and Wary: But since it is lawful for an Heir to make a Donation of what remains on computing his Inheritance, it is no Hindrance to my private Rule, since the publick Laws are not repugnant to it.

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