Letter from Pesynthios to the pagarch Papas about a farmer's wife detained for tax TM 39103unbekannt

[recto] † Since the wife of Iakkobos, the farmer who was handed over to me by your God-protected magnificent lordship by way of a collection arrangement (?), came saying that she had been detained […] on account of her husband's diagraphon tax, the matter seemed incredible to me, unless perhaps […] this. For my master knows that every year I send my fellow slave, my son, to your blessed city to collect from the farmers of the estates of Tamis who are there, and to give the collector the diagraphon of those who are near me, that is, also of Sansnos, since otherwise I do not have them near me. And I too have four farmers near you, according to the list below, and moreover I account every year for what is paid to you on behalf of my four farmers who are near you. I ask you to order that she be borne with (?) until I send your servant, my son, to collect from the farmers of the estates who are near you and to give the collector their diagraphon. Concerning what you order, so that in this too I may thank you greatly, kindly acknowledge as usual. Through this letter I greatly do obeisance to and kiss the honoured feet of your God-protected lordship, and through you your admirable brother, the admirable lord Ioannes, asking you continually to write to me of your health in Christ, and about what you order in these parts, since I am ready to fulfil every order of yours as is my duty. If I recover myself a little, I shall, with God, come to pay obeisance to you with great eagerness. † † † [… 1 line lost …] [verso] To my God-protected master, in all things most honoured, lord Papas, the most great comes, councillor and pagarch, † from Pesynthios †