by_o a_o high_a tribunal_n then_o the_o two_o party_n be_v place_v upon_o two_o silver_n foot-stool_n the_o accuser_n be_v place_v upon_o the_o stool_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o injury_n the_o prisoner_n upon_o the_o stool_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o impudence_n or_o according_a to_o adrian_n iunius_n correction_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o innocence_n these_o be_v two_o goddess_n to_o which_o altar_n and_o afterward_o temple_n be_v erect_v in_o the_o areopagus_n ii_o the_o accuser_n in_o this_o place_n propose_v three_o question_n to_o the_o prisoner_n call_v by_o aeschylus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eumenidibus_fw-la to_o each_o of_o which_o he_o be_v to_o give_v a_o distinct_a answer_n the_o first_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v you_o guilty_a of_o this_o murder_n to_o which_o he_o make_v answer_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d guilty_a or_o not_o guilty_a second_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d why_o do_v you_o commit_v this_o murder_n three_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o be_v your_o partner_n and_o accomplice_n in_o the_o fact_n in_o the_o next_o place_n the_o two_o party_n implead_v each_o other_o and_o the_o prisoner_n be_v allow_v to_o make_v his_o defence_n in_o two_o oration_n the_o first_o of_o which_o when_o he_o have_v end_v he_o be_v permit_v to_o secure_v himself_o by_o flight_n and_o go_v into_o voluntary_a banishment_n if_o he_o suspect_v the_o goodness_n of_o his_o cause_n which_o privilege_n if_o he_o make_v use_v of_o all_o his_o estate_n be_v confiscate_v and_o expose_v to_o sale_n by_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d viii_o in_o the_o primitive_a time_n both_o party_n speak_v for_o themselves_o ii_o but_o in_o late_a age_n they_o be_v permit_v to_o have_v counsel_n to_o plead_v for_o they_o but_o whoever_o it_o be_v that_o speak_v he_o be_v to_o represent_v the_o bare_a and_o naked_a truth_n without_o any_o preface_n or_o epilogue_n without_o any_o ornament_n figure_n of_o rhetoric_n or_o any_o other_o insinuate_a mean_n to_o win_v the_o favour_n or_o move_v the_o affection_n of_o the_o judge_n innumeri_fw-la both_o party_n be_v hear_v if_o the_o prisoner_n be_v resolve_v to_o stand_v the_o trial_n they_o proceed_v to_o give_v sentence_n which_o they_o do_v with_o the_o most_o profound_a gravity_n and_o silence_n hence_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d come_v to_o be_v proverbial_a say_n though_o some_o derive_v they_o from_o their_o reservedness_n and_o severe_a gravity_n and_o therefore_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v usual_o take_v for_o a_o grave_n majestic_a rigid_a person_n and_o other_o from_o the_o grâ—at_a care_n they_o take_v to_o conceal_v the_o transaction_n of_o their_o senate_n of_o which_o the_o poet_n speak_v ergo_fw-la occulta_fw-la reges_fw-la ut_fw-la curia_fw-la martis_n athenis_fw-la ix_o the_o manner_n of_o give_v sentence_n be_v thus_o there_o be_v place_v in_o the_o court_n two_o urn_n one_o of_o which_o be_v of_o brass_n and_o they_o call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o place_n it_o stand_v in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o the_o vote_n cast_v into_o it_o pronounc'â—_n the_o accusation_n valid_a and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o they_o decree'â—â—he_v death_n of_o 〈◊〉_d â—â—isoner_n the_o second_o urn_n be_v of_o wood_n be_v place_v behind_o the_o former_a into_o it_o they_o that_o acquit_v the_o prisoner_n be_v to_o cast_v thâ—ir_a suffrage_n for_o which_o reason_n it_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d equit._n afterward_o the_o thirty_o tyrant_n have_v make_v themselves_o maâ—ters_n of_o the_o city_n order_v they_o to_o give_v thâ—ir_a voice_n in_o a_o manner_n more_o public_a and_o open_a by_o cast_v their_o calculi_fw-la upon_o two_o table_n the_o former_a of_o which_o contain_v the_o suffrage_n that_o acquit_v the_o latter_a those_o that_o condemn_v the_o prisoner_n to_o the_o end_n that_o it_o may_v be_v know_v which_o way_n every_o man_n give_v his_o voice_n and_o how_o he_o stand_v affect_v to_o their_o interest_n and_o proceed_n agorat_n beside_o the_o crime_n that_o come_v peculiar_o under_o their_o cognizance_n there_o be_v sometime_o other_o bring_v before_o they_o in_o which_o their_o sentence_n be_v not_o final_a or_o decretory_a for_o there_o lay_v a_o appeal_n to_o the_o court_n to_o which_o they_o proper_o belong_v as_o sigonius_n observe_v the_o senator_n of_o areopagus_n be_v never_o reward_v with_o crown_n for_o their_o service_n be_v not_o permit_v to_o wear_v theâ—_n ctesâ—â—hont_n but_o receive_v a_o sort_n of_o maintenance_n from_o the_o public_a which_o they_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o meursius_n have_v observe_v out_o of_o lucian_n accusato_fw-la that_o they_o have_v the_o same_o pension_n that_o be_v allot_v to_o some_o other_o judge_n viz._n three_o oboli_fw-la for_o every_o cause_n they_o give_v judgement_n upon_o their_o authority_n be_v preserve_v to_o they_o entire_a till_o the_o time_n of_o pericles_n who_o because_o he_o can_v not_o be_v admit_v among_o they_o as_o never_o have_v bear_v the_o office_n of_o a_o archon_n employ_v all_o his_o power_n and_o cunning_a against_o they_o and_o have_v get_v a_o great_a interest_n with_o the_o commonalty_n so_o embroil_v and_o rout_v their_o senate_n by_o the_o assistance_n of_o ephialtes_n that_o most_o of_o the_o cause_n and_o matter_n which_o have_v be_v former_o try_v there_o be_v discharge_v from_o their_o cognizance_n pericle_v from_o this_o time_n the_o athenian_n be_v in_o a_o great_a measure_n free_v from_o the_o restraint_n that_o have_v be_v lay_v upon_o they_o begin_v sensible_o to_o degenerate_v from_o their_o ancient_a virtue_n and_o in_o a_o short_a time_n let_v loose_v the_o reins_o to_o all_o manner_n of_o licentiousness_n areopagit_n and_o therefore_o be_v compare_v by_o plutarch_n to_o a_o wild_a unruly_a horse_n that_o have_v fling_v his_o rider_n will_v be_v govern_v and_o keep_v in_o no_o long_o the_o same_o vice_n and_o excess_n that_o be_v practise_v in_o the_o city_n creep_v in_o by_o degree_n among_o the_o areopagite_n themselves_o and_o therefore_o demetrius_n one_o of_o the_o family_n of_o the_o phalerean_a be_v censure_v by_o they_o as_o a_o loose_a liver_n tell_v they_o plain_o that_o if_o they_o design_v to_o make_v a_o reformation_n in_o the_o city_n they_o must_v begin_v at_o home_o for_o that_o even_o among_o they_o there_o be_v several_a person_n of_o as_o bad_a and_o worse_a life_n than_o himself_o and_o which_o be_v a_o more_o unpardonable_a crime_n than_o any_o that_o he_o have_v be_v guilty_a of_o several_a that_o debauch_a and_o corrupt_v other_o man_n wife_n and_o be_v themselves_o corrupt_v and_o seduce_v by_o bribe_n 〈◊〉_d chapter_n xx._n of_o some_o other_o court_n of_o justice_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o court_n of_o judicature_n institute_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o demophoon_n the_o son_n of_o theseus_n upon_o this_o account_n some_o of_o the_o argive_n under_o the_o conduct_n of_o diomedes_n or_o as_o other_o say_v of_o agamemnon_z be_v drive_v in_o the_o night_n upon_o the_o coast_n of_o attica_n land_v at_o the_o haven_n of_o phalerus_n and_o suppose_v it_o to_o be_v a_o enemy_n country_n go_v out_o to_o spoil_v and_o plunder_v it_o the_o athenian_n present_o take_v the_o alarm_n and_o have_v unite_v themselves_o into_o one_o body_n under_o the_o conduct_n of_o demophoon_n repulse_v the_o invader_n with_o great_a loss_n kill_v a_o great_a many_o of_o they_o upon_o the_o place_n and_o force_v the_o rest_n to_o retire_v into_o their_o ship_n but_o upon_o the_o approach_n of_o day_n acamas_n the_o brother_n of_o demophoon_n find_v among_o the_o dead_a body_n the_o palladium_n or_o statue_n of_o minerva_n bring_v from_o troy_n discover_v that_o the_o person_n they_o have_v kill_v be_v their_o friend_n and_o ally_n whereupon_o have_v first_o advise_v with_o a_o oracle_n they_o give_v they_o a_o honourable_a burial_n in_o the_o place_n where_o they_o be_v slay_v consecrate_a the_o goddess_n statue_n erect_v a_o temple_n to_o she_o and_o institute_v a_o court_n of_o justice_n in_o which_o cognizance_n be_v take_v of_o such_o as_o be_v indict_v for_o involuntary_a murder_n the_o first_o that_o be_v arraign_v in_o it_o be_v demophoon_n who_o in_o his_o return_n from_o the_o forementioned_a conflict_n kill_v one_o of_o his_o own_o subject_n by_o a_o sudden_a turn_n of_o his_o horse_n other_o report_v that_o agamemnon_n be_v enrage_v at_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o man_n and_o dissatisfy_v at_o demophoon_n rash_a and_o hasty_a attempt_n upon_o they_o refer_v the_o quarrel_n to_o the_o decision_n of_o fifty_o athenian_n and_o as_o many_o argian_n who_o they_o
let_v he_o enter_v for_o if_o any_o man_n come_v after_o the_o cause_n begin_v to_o be_v discuss_v he_o can_v not_o have_v admission_n as_o not_o be_v capable_a of_o give_v sentence_n because_o he_o have_v not_o hear_v all_o that_o both_o party_n can_v say_v for_o themselves_o vesp._n then_o the_o magistrate_n propose_v the_o cause_n to_o the_o judge_n and_o give_v they_o power_n to_o determine_v it_o the_o do_v which_o they_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o cause_n itself_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o person_n that_o enter_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o by_o the_o law_n of_o athens_n there_o be_v certain_a cause_n bring_v before_o several_a of_o the_o magistrate_n who_o have_v no_o power_n to_o determine_v they_o by_o a_o final_a decision_n but_o be_v only_o to_o examine_v into_o the_o matter_n and_o if_o it_o deserve_v to_o be_v hear_v in_o the_o court_n refer_v it_o to_o the_o cognizance_n of_o judge_n appoint_v for_o that_o purpose_n upon_o a_o day_n fix_v by_o himself_o and_o this_o be_v what_o they_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d then_o the_o indictment_n be_v read_v by_o the_o public_a crier_n in_o which_o be_v contain_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o accusation_n with_o a_o account_n of_o the_o injury_n say_v to_o be_v receive_v the_o manner_n also_o of_o it_o and_o the_o damage_n suffer_v by_o the_o plaintiff_n the_o head_n of_o which_o the_o judge_n take_v in_o writing_n demosthen_n if_o the_o person_n accuse_v do_v not_o make_v his_o appearance_n sentence_n be_v give_v against_o he_o without_o any_o far_a trouble_n and_o this_o they_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o if_o in_o the_o space_n of_o ten_o day_n he_o come_v and_o present_v himself_o prove_v that_o he_o have_v be_v detain_v by_o sickness_n or_o any_o other_o extraordinary_a and_o unavoidable_a necessity_n the_o former_a sentence_n be_v disannul_v and_o therefore_o this_o proceed_v they_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d then_o the_o trial_n be_v to_o be_v bring_v on_o afresh_o within_o the_o space_n of_o two_o month_n by_o the_o defendant_n and_o this_o they_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o if_o he_o neglect_v to_o have_v the_o cause_v decide_v in_o that_o time_n the_o former_a sentence_n be_v to_o stand_v good_a and_o be_v put_v in_o execution_n upon_o he_o vi_o beside_o this_o the_o defendant_n be_v permit_v to_o make_v three_o plea_n for_o himself_o before_o the_o cause_n be_v put_v to_o a_o final_a decision_n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whereby_o he_o allege_v that_o the_o accusation_n be_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o capable_a of_o be_v try_v at_o that_o time_n as_o for_o instance_n if_o the_o injury_n say_v to_o be_v receive_v from_o he_o haâ—_n be_v do_v so_o long_o before_o that_o the_o law_n can_v take_v no_o hold_n of_o he_o for_o it_o or_o if_o he_o have_v be_v before_o try_v and_o acquit_v or_o condemn_v and_o punish_v for_o it_o this_o plea_n the_o defendant_n obviate_v by_o prove_v the_o contrary_a of_o what_o the_o plaintiff_n object_v and_o this_o with_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v by_o one_o common_a name_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whereby_o he_o desire_v the_o judicial_a process_n may_v be_v differ_v give_v in_o upon_o oath_n that_o some_o urgent_a occasion_n such_o as_o the_o sickness_n of_o himself_o or_o relation_n hinder_v he_o from_o attend_v the_o court_n at_o that_o time_n haâ—pocrat_n 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whereby_o the_o defendant_n turn_v plaintiff_n and_o retort_v the_o accusation_n upon_o his_o adversary_n cit_fw-la if_o the_o defendant_n urge_v none_o of_o these_o plea_n but_o be_v willing_a that_o the_o trial_n shall_v immediate_o go_v forward_o he_o be_v say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o prâ—cess_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d then_o both_o party_n take_v solemn_a oath_n the_o plaintiff_n swear_v that_o he_o have_v be_v injure_v by_o the_o defendant_n the_o defendant_n that_o he_o have_v not_o injure_v the_o plaintiff_n the_o plaintiff_n oath_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o defendant_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o most_o of_o the_o grammarian_n be_v of_o opinion_n but_o in_o pollux_n the_o defendant_n oath_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o plaintiff_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o both_o of_o they_o be_v name_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d these_o oath_n together_o with_o the_o allegation_n of_o the_o witness_n be_v deliver_v in_o write_v to_o the_o judge_n by_o who_o order_n they_o be_v put_v together_o into_o a_o vessel_n of_o brass_n or_o sometime_o of_o earth_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vesp._n in_o cause_n wherein_o the_o public_a be_v concern_v the_o plaintiff_n take_v a_o â—arther_a oath_n that_o he_o will_v accept_v no_o bribe_n nor_o be_v by_o any_o mean_v prevail_v upon_o to_o act_v treacherous_o in_o the_o cause_n or_o desist_v from_o the_o legal_a prosecution_n of_o it_o timarch_n before_o the_o trial_n begin_v both_o party_n be_v oblige_v to_o deposit_v a_o certain_a sum_n of_o money_n which_o they_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o magistrate_n that_o enter_v their_o cause_n into_o the_o court_n who_o upon_o failure_n of_o the_o payment_n immediate_o expunge_v the_o cause_n out_o of_o the_o roll_n and_o hinder_v it_o from_o proceed_v any_o far_o if_o the_o cause_n in_o debate_n be_v concern_v the_o value_n of_o a_o hundred_o drachm_n or_o upward_o to_o a_o thousand_o they_o deposit_v three_o drachm_n if_o its_o value_n be_v upward_o of_o a_o thousand_o and_o not_o above_o ten-thousand_a they_o deposit_v thirty_o which_o after_o the_o decision_n of_o the_o cause_n be_v divide_v among_o the_o judge_n and_o the_o person_n that_o be_v cast_v be_v oblige_v beside_o the_o payment_n of_o other_o charge_n to_o restore_v the_o money_n to_o his_o adversary_n harpocration_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o sum_n of_o money_n deposit_v by_o those_o that_o sue_v the_o commonwealth_n for_o confiscate_v good_n or_o any_o other_o that_o be_v claim_v by_o the_o public_a exchequer_n or_o private_a person_n for_o the_o inheritance_n of_o heiress_n the_o former_a deposit_v the_o five_o the_o latter_a the_o ten_o part_n of_o the_o estate_n contend_v for_o jidem_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v one_o drachm_n deposit_v in_o lawsuit_n about_o small_a and_o private_a matter_n which_o be_v decide_v by_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d jidem_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o fine_a lay_v upon_o those_o that_o can_v not_o prove_v the_o indictment_n they_o have_v bring_v against_o their_o adversary_n so_o call_v because_o they_o be_v oblige_v to_o pay_v the_o six_o part_n of_o the_o value_n of_o the_o thing_n they_o contend_v for_o from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o out_o of_o every_o drachm_n they_o deposit_v one_o obolus_fw-la which_o be_v the_o six_o part_n of_o a_o drachm_n jidem_fw-la some_o of_o these_o sum_n be_v deposit_v in_o all_o lawsuit_n a_o very_a few_o except_v before_o the_o trial_n can_v proceed_v then_o the_o witness_n be_v produce_v and_o be_v any_o of_o they_o refuse_v to_o make_v his_o appearance_n he_o be_v summon_v by_o a_o sergeant_n who_o they_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o if_o he_o seem_v unwilling_a to_o be_v a_o evidence_n have_v three_o thing_n propose_v to_o he_o viz._n to_o swear_v to_o the_o fact_n to_o aâ—jure_v iâ—_n or_o deny_v that_o he_o be_v privy_a to_o it_o or_o last_o to_o pay_v a_o mulct_n of_o a_o thousand_o drachm_n he_o that_o be_v fine_v for_o refuse_v the_o oath_n or_o that_o take_v it_o out_o of_o fear_n be_v say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o that_o be_v only_o summon_v and_o take_v it_o voluntary_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d jidem·_n the_o oath_n be_v take_v at_o the_o altar_n with_o all_o the_o solemnity_n imaginable_a to_o which_o end_n they_o erect_v altar_n in_o all_o the_o court_n of_o judicature_n the_o person_n that_o give_v evidence_n be_v man_n of_o credit_n freeborn_a and_o disintere_v for_o no_o man_n oath_n be_v take_v in_o his_o own_o cauâ—e_n and_o such_o as_o by_o their_o ill_a behaviour_n have_v forfeit_v their_o privilege_n and_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o disfranchise_v have_v not_o reputation_n enough_o to_o deserve_v belief_n the_o slave_n be_v not_o permit_v to_o have_v any_o concern_v in_o public_a business_n and_o therefore_o can_v neither_o be_v evidence_n except_o they_o be_v examine_v upon_o the_o rack_n nor_o plead_v
it_o be_v probable_a it_o be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o fetter_n with_o five_o hole_n mention_v by_o pollux_n and_o seem_v to_o resemble_v the_o punishment_n of_o bind_a neck_n and_o heel_n use_v among_o our_o soldier_n aristophanes_n call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o his_o scholiast_n inform_v we_o in_o his_o comment_n upon_o these_o word_n in_o lysistrate_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d woman_n must_v have_v their_o stiff_a and_o haughty_a neck_n with_o fetter_n cramp_v lest_o they_o grow_v insolent_a and_o we_o of_o our_o authority_n divest_v for_o see_v here_o in_o this_o canvass-pourtraiture_n by_o skilful_a micon_n draw_v how_o the_o amazon_n mount_v on_o prance_a steed_n with_o burnish_a spear_n engage_v mr._n abel_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v fetter_n in_o which_o the_o foot_n or_o leg_n be_v make_v fast_o as_o we_o be_v inform_v by_o aristophanes_n in_o his_o plutus_n where_o speak_v of_o a_o impudent_a and_o insolent_a slave_n he_o say_v he_o deserve_v to_o be_v set_v in_o the_o stock_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d you_o be_v '_o ripe_a you_o rogue_n for_o fetter_n the_o stock_n groan_v for_o you_o not_o much_o unlike_o this_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sometime_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o matter_n it_o be_v make_v of_o equit._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o piece_n of_o wood_n to_o which_o the_o malefactor_n be_v bind_v fast_o as_o the_o same_o poet_n report_v thesmophoâ—_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d here_o lictor_n bring_v he_o in_o and_o bind_v he_o to_o the_o rack_n and_o a_o little_a after_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d order_n the_o executioner_n to_o strip_v i_o naked_a and_o to_o cord_n i_o to_o the_o rack_n mr._n abel_n beside_o these_o many_o other_o occur_v in_o author_n which_o bare_o to_o mention_n will_v be_v both_o tedious_a and_o unnecessary_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d perpetual_a banishment_n whereby_o the_o condemn_a person_n be_v deprive_v of_o their_o estate_n which_o be_v public_o expose_v to_o sale_n and_o compel_v to_o leave_v their_o country_n without_o any_o possibility_n of_o return_v except_o they_o be_v recall_v which_o sometime_o happen_v by_o the_o same_o power_n that_o expel_v they_o wherein_o it_o differ_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o only_o command_v a_o ten_o year_n absence_n at_o the_o end_n of_o which_o the_o banish_a person_n be_v permit_v to_o return_v and_o enjoy_v their_o estate_n which_o be_v all_o that_o time_n preserve_v entire_a to_o they_o vesp._n it_o be_v institute_v not_o so_o much_o with_o a_o design_n to_o punish_v the_o offender_n as_o to_o mitigate_v and_o pacify_v the_o fury_n of_o the_o envious_a that_o delight_v to_o depress_v those_o who_o be_v eminent_a for_o their_o virtue_n and_o glorious_a action_n and_o by_o fix_v this_o disgrace_n upon_o they_o to_o exhale_v part_n of_o the_o venomous_a rancour_n of_o their_o mind_n the_o first_o that_o undergo_v this_o condemnation_n be_v as_o plutarch_n report_v hipparchus_n the_o cholargian_a a_o kinsman_n to_o the_o tyrant_n of_o the_o same_o name_n eustathius_n make_v it_o much_o ancient_a and_o carry_v it_o as_o high_a as_o theseus_n time_n who_o he_o tell_v we_o out_o of_o theophrastus_n and_o pausanias_n be_v the_o first_o that_o suffer_v it_o â—_o heraclide_n will_v have_v it_o to_o have_v be_v first_o institute_v by_o hippias_n the_o tyrant_n a_o son_n of_o pisistratus_n rep._n photius_n by_o one_o achilles_n the_o son_n of_o lyco_n vi_o and_o aelian_a by_o clisthenes_n who_o also_o as_o he_o tell_v we_o be_v the_o first_o that_o undergo_v it_o xxiv_o it_o be_v never_o inflict_v upon_o any_o but_o great_a person_n demetrius_n the_o phalerian_n as_o plutarch_n report_v will_v have_v it_o to_o have_v happen_v to_o none_o but_o man_n of_o great_a estate_n and_o therefore_o as_o a_o argument_n to_o prove_v the_o plentiful_a condition_n of_o aristides_n who_o he_o maintain_v to_o have_v be_v possess_v of_o a_o large_a fortune_n contrary_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o most_o other_o writer_n he_o allege_v that_o he_o be_v banish_v by_o ostracism_n but_o my_o author_n be_v of_o another_o opinion_n and_o not_o without_o reason_n for_o all_o person_n be_v liable_a to_o the_o ostracism_n who_o for_o reputation_n quality_n riches_n or_o eloquence_n be_v esteem_v above_o the_o common_a level_n and_o expose_v to_o the_o envy_n of_o the_o people_n insomuch_o that_o even_o damon_n preceptor_n to_o pâ—ricles_n be_v banish_v thereby_o because_o he_o seem_v a_o man_n of_o more_o than_o ordinary_a sense_n afterward_o when_o base_a mean_a and_o villainous_a fellow_n become_v subject_a to_o it_o they_o quite_o leave_v it_o off_o hyperbolus_n be_v the_o last_o who_o they_o banish_v by_o ostracism_n this_o hyperbolus_n be_v a_o very_a rascally_a fellow_n who_o furnish_v all_o the_o writer_n of_o comedy_n in_o that_o age_n with_o matter_n for_o their_o satirical_a invective_n but_o he_o be_v whole_o unconcern_v at_o the_o worst_a thing_n they_o can_v say_v and_o be_v careless_a of_o glory_n be_v also_o insensible_a of_o shame_n he_o be_v neither_o love_v nor_o esteem_v by_o any_o body_n but_o be_v a_o necessary_a tool_n for_o the_o people_n and_o frequent_o make_v use_n of_o by_o they_o when_o they_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o disgrace_n or_o calumniate_v any_o person_n of_o authority_n or_o reputation_n the_o cause_n of_o his_o banishment_n be_v this_o alcibiades_z nicias_n and_o phaeax_n at_o that_o time_n be_v of_o different_a faction_n and_o each_o of_o they_o bear_v a_o great_a sway_n in_o the_o city_n lay_v open_a to_o the_o envy_n of_o the_o inferior_a citizen_n who_o at_o hyperbolus_n persuasion_n be_v very_o eager_a to_o decree_v the_o banishment_n of_o some_o one_o of_o they_o alcibiades_n perceive_v the_o danger_n they_o be_v in_o consult_v with_o nicias_n or_o phaeax_n for_o it_o be_v not_o agree_v whether_o and_o so_o contrive_v matter_n that_o by_o unite_n their_o several_a party_n the_o ostracism_n fall_v upon_o hyperbolus_n when_o he_o expect_v nothing_o of_o it_o hereupon_o the_o people_n be_v offend_v as_o if_o some_o contempt_n or_o affront_n have_v be_v put_v upon_o the_o thing_n leave_v off_o and_o quite_o abolish_v it_o it_o be_v perform_v to_o be_v short_a in_o this_o manner_n every_o one_o take_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o tyle_n carry_v it_o to_o a_o certain_a part_n of_o the_o marketplace_n surround_v with_o wooden_a rail_n for_o that_o purpose_n in_o which_o be_v ten_o gate_n appoint_v for_o the_o ten_o tribe_n every_o one_o of_o which_o enter_v at_o a_o distinct_a gate_n that_o be_v do_v the_o archon_n number_v all_o the_o tile_n in_o gross_a for_o if_o there_o be_v few_o than_o six-thousand_a the_o ostracism_n be_v void_a then_o lay_v every_o name_n by_o itself_o they_o pronounce_v he_o who_o name_n be_v write_v by_o the_o major_a part_n banish_v for_o ten_o year_n enjoy_v his_o estate_n themistocle_n this_o punishment_n be_v sometime_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o which_o the_o people_n give_v their_o suffrage_n be_v earthen_a tile_n or_o piece_n of_o break_a pot_n v._n the_o like_a be_v use_v at_o argos_n megara_n and_o miletum_n equit._n and_o the_o syracusian_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v institute_v upon_o the_o same_o account_n in_o the_o three_o year_n of_o the_o eighty-sixth_a olympiad_n but_o differ_v from_o it_o in_o this_o that_o this_o banishment_n be_v but_o for_o five_o year_n and_o instead_o of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o people_n make_v use_v of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o leave_n usual_o those_o of_o the_o olive-tree_n in_o give_v their_o voice_n xi_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d death_n be_v inflict_v on_o malefactor_n several_a way_n the_o chief_a of_o which_o be_v these_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o which_o the_o criminal_a be_v behead_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o which_o he_o be_v either_o strangle_v after_o the_o turkish_a fashion_n or_o hang_v in_o the_o manner_n usual_a among_o we_o for_o that_o this_o be_v a_o very_a ancient_a but_o withal_o a_o very_a ignominious_a punishment_n appear_v from_o homer_n in_o who_o ulysses_n and_o telemachus_n punish_v the_o man_n that_o take_v part_n with_o the_o young_a gentleman_n who_o make_v love_n to_o penelope_n only_o with_o a_o common_a and_o ordinary_a death_n but_o the_o maidservant_n that_o have_v submit_v to_o their_o lust_n and_o
the_o gymnical_a exercise_n let_v he_o be_v disfranchise_v who_o beat_v his_o parent_n or_o do_v not_o provide_v for_o they_o if_o any_o man_n be_v find_v guilty_a of_o abuse_v his_o parent_n frequent_a prohibit_v place_n the_o elevenâ—hall_v â—hall_z fetter_v he_o and_o bring_v he_o to_o trial_n at_o the_o heliaean_a court_n where_o any_o one_o who_o be_v impower_v thereto_o may_v accuse_v he_o if_o he_o be_v here_o cast_v the_o heliaean_a judge_n shall_v inflict_v upon_o he_o what_o punishment_n they_o please_v and_o if_o they_o fine_a he_o let_v he_o be_v clap_v up_o in_o gaol_n till_o he_o pay_v the_o whole_a no_o bastard_n or_o such_o as_o have_v be_v bring_v up_o to_o no_o employ_v shall_v be_v oblige_v to_o keep_v their_o parent_n if_o any_o one_o estate_n after_o his_o decease_n shall_v be_v call_v in_o question_n the_o enjoyer_n of_o it_o be_v oblige_v to_o prove_v the_o lawfulness_n of_o his_o parent_n be_v get_v it_o according_a to_o that_o golden_a precept_n honour_v your_o 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