Juris civilis initia et progressus. Ad leges XII. Tabularum brevis commentatio. Ex Ulpiani Fragmentorum Tituli XXIX. selectis notis illustrati. Gaii ex veteris jurisprudentiae Fragmentis Institutionu

Apuleius, in Apologia.

Apuleius: "That magic, as far as I hear, is a matter delegated to the laws, already forbidden of old by the Twelve Tables on account of the incredible enticements of crops."

Curses original: "Dirae".

By these, indeed, through certain and conceived forms of words, and rather whispers, either ruin was brought upon men or calamity upon fields. Of this same kind were those Dirae curses, about which Cicero in the first book On Divination and Plutarch in the Life of Crassus make mention; from this it is understood that there were certain secret and ancient execrations, the power of which was such that he upon whom they were once pronounced would never escape destruction and ruin.

LET THERE BE THE SAME LAW FOR THE SANATES AS THERE IS FOR THE STRONG.

Sanates.

The Sanates healed ones, says Festus, are so called because they lived above and below Rome. This name was given to them because when they had defected from the Romans, shortly thereafter they returned to friendship, as if with a healed mind. Therefore, it was cautioned in the XII Tables that there should be the same law for the Sanates as for the strong, that is, the good, and those who had never defected from the Roman people. The equity of the law is clear: namely, that those who had experienced the kindness of the Roman people should subsequently remain constant in faith and in protecting its majesty; then, that the rest would be enticed by this as an incentive toward the society and friendship of the Roman people.

Aebutian Law.

That this law was later abrogated by the Aebutian Law, Gellius is the witness, book 16, chapter 10.

These three fragments are from Gellius.

SUMMON THE CAUSE IN THE COMITIUM OR IN THE FORUM BEFORE MIDDAY, WHEN BOTH PARTIES ARE PRESENT AND PERORATING.