7. ut ... audīret et vidēret, [§ 501. 44].
8. sēdecim, etc., cf. p. 210, l. 5, and [note].
9. bullam, cf. p. 210, l. 3, and [note 4].
10. These infinitive clauses are the subject of erat. Cf. [§ 216].
11. Hīs rēbus gestīs, i.e. the assumption of the toga virilis and attendant ceremonies.
12. Compare the beginning of this letter with the one on page 206.
13. surrēxī, from surgō.
14. The Lares were the spirits of the ancestors, and were worshiped as household gods. All that the house contained was confided to their care, and sacrifices were made to them daily.
15. quī ... dēdūcerent, [§ 350].
16. magna, great things, a neuter adj. used as a noun.