Quo infitiante, secretioribus chartis ab eius domo prolatis, commonitorium repertum est, manu scriptum Hymetii, petentis ut obsecrato ritu sacrorum sollemnium numine, erga se imperatores delenirentur.
Upon his denial, his confidential documents were retrieved from his residence. Among them, a note was discovered, written by Hymetius, imploring him to perform a sacred ritual so that the gods may influence the emperors to treat him with greater leniency.