[Novellae constitutiones]

a Celebrate: i.e., solemnities imposed and exacted and upon receipt assigned; or alternatively, disposition; or alternatively, dispute: i.e., of those given.

b Dispute: Concerning the receipt of those collected, as in the Digest, 'on the duty of the prefect', law 'cognosce', in the beginning.
c Tomeis: i.e., officials. It is imposed upon everyone.
d Nopiū: For you will see whether from him it was exacted or whether he had a receipt for all that was exacted.
e Do: i.e., that which is brief in those expenses.

They may take possession of the goods of the defaulting party. If any judge, minor official, or member of the curiales municipal council members believes this disposition should be curtailed, they shall be subject to the amendment that our throne has established. Imp.

f This curialis donated his goods to someone, for the fourth part was given to the curia, as in the Digest, 'on the goods of the deceased', law 'one', and 'concerning those by whom the fourth part is given', law 1. Our church donations, as above, 'concerning holy churches', law 'to those present', that gain for the curia which is being discussed shall be placed in the brief of expenses.

f That also in the case of the poor: This refers back to the first point said above. Or say in regards to the first, because if such gains were hidden, they could be concealed, whereas the powerful ought to pay. And thus the lesser are spared, and not equally the poor and the rich, who pay collections according to the quantity of their patrimony, not according to the duty of the persons, to which refers the law as above, and the Digest, 'concerning census', law 1, and as above, 'concerning epact', law 'actors'.

Once a security regarding the refunding of duties has been issued, it shall not be permitted for it to be reopened by another judge. And therefore, your dignity shall very healthily and most justly prohibit the form of the precept in the future, so that they are not constrained to the discussion of a settled duty, those who have been shown to rejoice in the prosperity of an accepted security. Imp.

s Similarly: or alternatively, most similarly.

b Numeratorum: i.e., those who today are called accountants, as in the Digest, 'on the duty of accountants', law 1.

Vicars concerning provincials and contributors, after the passage of this duty of however many years, when he demands it with some proof of tribute payment from him: if he brings forward receipts and securities for three consecutive years for himself, he shall not be compelled to show receipts for a prior time, nor for the past regarding the payment or performance.

i Ura: If you have our speech, or alternatively, ours.

i Once: Refunding, i.e., in payment, from 'refunded', according to the gloss.
j Issued: By those who have the right to do so, not by another, as in 'concerning the solution of debt', law 1, and as above, 'concerning adoptions', through the law 'our', in the end, and solemnly, as above, law 'in the beginning'.
l Reopened: If it were grievous, as above, 'on transactions', and note as above, 'concerning the year and three', law 3.
m Precept: As in the law, as above, 'concerning the excuse of guardians', law 'curators'.
n Rejoice: Here, those who are not suitable for said duties, as in the Digest, 'on duties and honors', in the end; if there in personal property and the same in patrimonial property, as noted above.

Vicars: Concerning provincials, it is understood.
q Years: i.e., the prior ones, completed at most for the present.
s From him: Read passively or as present regarding the past, having for himself, i.e., for the present question, as above, 'concerning adulterers', in the end.
t Prior: i.e., concerning those past, which is presumed to be payment.

u Option: It is of the masculine gender, because he chooses what he received.

x Actuary: Or alternatively, astuary, because he extorts with craftiness and cunning, or alternatively, actuary, because he does something in exacting tributes; for these are names of exactors.
y Caution: By which he promised the tributes of the past year or because he confessed that he owes those things which the receipt (antipoca) says, because only for past years he says this tribute was received.
3 Gesto: i.e., in the proving of witnesses in the acts received before whom it appears that for past years he was in debt.

To be coerced for tribute, lest perhaps he had caution from the curiales municipal council members or any of the attendants, or the option, or the actuary, or any exactors of public debt, or owners of opulent goods, or contributors; or if he has manifested by clear assertion of the deeds that which he demands is owed to him. Imp.

Securities: That is, receipts.

b They are written by the procurator of the treasury for another who has the right of exacting, which is noted in this law/case, in which the exception of 'money not counted' is not opposed; i.e., that it was not counted; and in the case of others having, as above, 'concerning money not counted', etc. And say as there, and make it as above, once, and as above, concerning quadragesima, law 2, in the end, or as above, concerning receipts, law 'securities'.

Securities for the sake of public functions, whether they are written as having been paid in full or in part, we do not allow the exception of money not counted to be opposed in any way.

Concerning the canon of largitional titles Imp.

u Concerning the canon of largitional titles: i.e., concerning the regular payment of those things which are paid to the treasury; for largitions are called those things which provincials largess to the treasury and depend, and they are called titles because they are read in special titles, that is, in these brief notes read on papers, as above.

Every sum of gold or silver or of the remaining species which are paid from the sacred largitions according to custom shall, as soon as the exaction has been celebrated, be deferred into the treasuries of each one of the provinces or to the procuratores treasurers/stewards, under the obligation of the accountants and witnesses, and they must be solicitous, as the preceding commands [require].