without unnecessary outlay upon my funeral or upon my monument. And according to previous agreem ent let the charge of attending, after my decease, to the temple and the monument and the garden and the walk be shared by Pompylus in person, living close by as he does, and exercising the same supervision over all other matters as before ; and those who hold the property shall watch over his interests. Pompylus and Threpta have long been emancipated and have done me much service ; and I think that 2000 drachmas certainly ought to belong to them from previous payments made to them by me, from their own earnings, and my present bequest to them to be paid by Hipparchus, as I stated many times in convers ation with Melante s and Pancreo n themselves, who agreed with me. I give and bequeath to them the maidservant Somatale. And of my slaves I at once emancipate Molon and Timon and Parmeno; to Manes and Callias I give their freedom on condition that they stay four years in the garden and work there togethe r and that their conduct is free from blame. Of my househo ld furnitur e let so much as the executors think right be given to Pompylus and let the rest be sold. I also devise Carion to Demotimus, and Donax to Neleus. But Fuboeus must be sold. Let Hipparchus pay to Callinus 3000 drachma s. And if I had not seen that Hipparchus had done great service to Melantes and Pancreon and formerly to me, and that now in his private affairs he has made shipwre ck, I would have appointed him jointly with Melante s and Pancreo n to carry out my wishes. But, since I saw that it