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better_a to_o keep_v they_o quiet_a all_o mutinous_a and_o disaffect_v person_n he_o transplant_v into_o thrace_n and_o by_o this_o mean_v the_o supreme_a power_n come_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o about_o nine_o thousand_o about_o four_o year_n after_o antipater_n die_v and_o the_o city_n fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o cassander_n who_o succeed_v in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o macedon_n from_o he_o they_o make_v many_o attempt_n to_o free_v themselves_o and_o regain_v their_o belove_a democracy_n but_o be_v in_o the_o end_n force_v to_o submit_v themselves_o in_o the_o three_o year_n of_o the_o hundred_o and_o fifteen_o olympiad_n and_o accept_v of_o the_o same_o garrison_n that_o antipater_n have_v impose_v upon_o they_o to_o live_v under_o the_o same_o form_n of_o government_n and_o obey_v any_o person_n that_o the_o conqueror_n shall_v nominate_v to_o the_o supreme_a power_n in_o it_o the_o man_n appoint_v to_o be_v their_o governor_n be_v demetrius_n the_o phalerean_a who_o as_o 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another_o of_o gruter_n inscription_n it_o appear_v that_o they_o acknowledge_v he_o to_o be_v the_o second_o founder_n of_o their_o city_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mlxxviii_o the_o substance_n of_o which_o be_v that_o athens_n be_v former_o the_o city_n of_o theseus_n but_o do_v now_o belong_v to_o adrian_n many_o other_o privilege_n this_o emperor_n grant_v they_o which_o be_v continue_v and_o enlarge_v by_o his_o successor_n m._n antoninus_n pius_n and_o m._n antoninus_n the_o philosopher_n the_o latter_a of_o which_o allow_v they_o stipend_n for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o public_a professor_n in_o all_o the_o art_n and_o science_n and_o be_v himself_o initiate_v among_o they_o but_o severus_n have_v receive_v some_o affront_n from_o they_o when_o he_o be_v a_o private_a person_n and_o study_v in_o athens_n be_v resolve_v to_o pay_v they_o home_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o be_v emperor_n and_o for_o no_o other_o reason_n as_o it_o be_v think_v deprive_v they_o of_o a_o great_a part_n of_o their_o privilege_n spartianus_n valerian_n be_v more_o favourable_a to_o they_o and_o permit_v they_o to_o rebuild_v their_o city-wall_n which_o have_v lie_v in_o rubbish_n between_o three_o and_o four-hundred_n year_n from_o the_o time_n that_o sylla_n dismantle_v they_o zosimus_n but_o these_o fortification_n can_v not_o protect_v they_o from_o the_o fury_n of_o the_o goth_n who_o under_o gallienus_n as_o zosimus_n or_o claudius_n as_o cedrenus_n report_v make_v themselves_o master_n of_o it_o but_o be_v soon_o drive_v out_o of_o their_o new_a conquest_n by_o cleodemus_n who_o have_v escape_v the_o fury_n of_o those_o barbarian_n and_o get_v together_o a_o considerable_a number_n of_o man_n and_o ship_n defeat_a part_n of_o they_o in_o a_o sea-fight_n and_o force_v the_o rest_n to_o quit_v the_o city_n and_o provide_v for_o their_o safety_n by_o a_o early_a flight_n zonarae_n one_o thing_n remarkable_a cedrenus_n report_v of_o the_o goth_n that_o 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a_o incursion_n into_o greece_n pillage_v and_o destroy_v all_o before_o he_o but_o as_o zosimus_n report_v be_v divert_v from_o his_o design_n upon_o athens_n by_o a_o vision_n wherein_o the_o tutelar_a goddess_n of_o that_o city_n appear_v to_o he_o in_o armour_n and_o in_o the_o form_n of_o those_o statue_n that_o be_v dedicate_v to_o minerva_n the_o protectress_n and_o achilles_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n that_o homer_n represent_v he_o when_o be_v enrage_v for_o the_o death_n of_o patroclus_n he_o fall_v with_o his_o utmost_a fury_n upon_o the_o trojan_n v._n but_o the_o writer_n of_o those_o time_n make_v no_o mention_n of_o any_o such_o thing_n on_o the_o contrary_n they_o tell_v we_o that_o athens_n pass_v the_o common_a fate_n of_o the_o rest_n of_o greece_n and_o so_o claudian_a report_n si_fw-la tunc_fw-la he_o animus_fw-la acic_n collata_fw-la fuisset_fw-la prodita_fw-la non_fw-la tantas_fw-la vidisset_fw-la graecia_n clades_fw-la oppida_fw-la semoto_fw-la pelopeia_n marte_fw-la vigerent_fw-la starent_fw-la arcadia_n starent_fw-la lacedaemonis_fw-la arces_fw-la non_fw-la mare_fw-la flagrasset_fw-la geminum_fw-la flagrante_fw-la corintho_n nec_fw-la fera_fw-fr cecropias_n traxissent_fw-la vincula_fw-la matres_fw-la ii_o have_v thus_o the_o embattle_v grecians_z dare_v to_o oppose_v with_o rage_n and_o power_n divine_a their_o barbarous_a foe_n never_o have_v their_o land_n of_o strength_n and_o help_v bereave_v t'insult_v conqueror_n a_o prey_n be_v leave_v the_o spartan_a land_n have_v never_o such_o havoc_n see_v it_o be_v splendour_n never_o eclipse_v or_o power_n depress_v have_v be_v arcadian_a flock_n may_v graze_v untainted_a food_n and_o free_a from_o plunder_n pelops_n isle_n have_v stand_v corinth_n proud_a structure_n never_o have_v feel_v the_o flame_n nor_o gripe_a chain_n enslave_v the_o athenian_a dame_n mr._n abel_n and_o synesius_n who_o live_v in_o the_o same_o age_n tell_v we_o there_o be_v nothing_o leave_v in_o it_o splendid_a or_o remarkable_a nothing_o to_o be_v admire_v beside_o the_o famous_a name_n of_o ancient_a ruin_n and_o that_o as_o in_o a_o sacrifice_n when_o the_o body_n be_v consume_v there_o remain_v nothing_o of_o the_o beast_n but_o a_o empty_a skin_n so_o it_o be_v in_o athens_n where_o all_o the_o stately_a and_o magnificent_a structure_n be_v turn_v into_o ruinous_a heap_n and_o nothing_o but_o old_a decay_a outside_n leave_v remain_v ccxxxv_o theodosius_n ii_o be_v say_v to_o have_v favour_v the_o athenian_n upon_o the_o account_n of_o his_o queen_n eudocia_n who_o be_v a_o athenian_a by_o birth_n justinian_n also_o be_v report_v to_o have_v be_v very_o kind_a to_o they_o but_o from_o his_o reign_n for_o the_o space_n of_o about_o seven-hundred_n year_n either_o for_o want_v of_o historian_n in_o age_n so_o rude_a and_o barbarous_a or_o because_o they_o live_v in_o peace_n and_o obscurity_n without_o achieve_v or_o suffer_v any_o thing_n deserve_v to_o be_v transmit_v to_o posterity_n there_o be_v no_o account_n of_o any_o thing_n that_o pass_v among_o they_o till_o the_o thirteen_o century_n at_o that_o time_n nicetas_n tell_v we_o athens_n be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o baldwin_n and_o be_v besiege_a by_o one_o of_o the_o general_n of_o theodorus_n lascares_n who_o be_v then_o the_o greek_a emperor_n but_o he_o be_v repulse_v with_o loss_n and_o force_v to_o raise_v the_o siege_n not_o long_o after_o it_o be_v besiege_a by_o the_o marquis_n bonifacius_n who_o make_v himself_o master_n of_o it_o balduini_fw-la it_o be_v afterward_o govern_v by_o one_o delves_n of_o the_o house_n of_o arragon_n and_o after_o his_o death_n fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o bajazet_n emperor_n of_o the_o turk_n iii_o afterward_o it_o be_v take_v by_o the_o spaniard_n of_o catalonia_n under_o the_o command_n of_o andronicus_n palaeologus_n the_o elder_a vii_o and_o these_o be_v the_o same_o that_o chalcocondylas_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o report_n they_o be_v dispossess_v of_o it_o by_o reinerius_n acciaiolo_n a_o florentine_a who_o have_v no_o legitimate_a male-issue_n leave_v it_o by_o his_o last_o will_n and_o testament_n to_o the_o state_n of_o venice_n the_o venetian_n be_v not_o long_a master_n of_o it_o be_v dispossess_v by_o anny_n a_o natural_a son_n of_o reinerius_n who_o have_v give_v he_o the_o sovereignty_n of_o thebes_n and_o boeotia_n and_o from_o this_o time_n it_o continue_v some_o year_n under_o the_o government_n of_o the_o acciaioli_fw-it for_o antony_n be_v succeed_v by_o one_o of_o his_o kinsman_n call_v nerius_n nerius_n be_v displace_v by_o his_o brother_n antony_n for_o his_o insufficiency_n and_o unfitness_n to_o govern_v and_o after_o antony_n death_n recover_v it_o again_o but_o leave_v only_o one_o son_n than_o a_o infant_n be_v succeed_v by_o his_o wife_n who_o for_o her_o folly_n be_v eject_v by_o mahomet_n upon_o the_o complaint_n of_o francus_n the_o son_n of_o antony_n the_o second_o who_o succeed_v she_o and_o have_v confine_v she_o some_o time_n in_o prison_n put_v she_o to_o death_n and_o be_v upon_o that_o score_n accuse_v by_o her_o son_n to_o mahomet_n two_o who_o send_v a_o army_n under_o the_o conduct_n of_o omare_n to_o besiege_v he_o francus_n upon_o this_o make_v his_o application_n to_o the_o latin_n but_o they_o refuse_v to_o grant_v he_o any_o assistance_n except_o he_o will_v engage_v his_o subject_n in_o all_o thing_n to_o conform_v to_o the_o romish_a superstition_n and_o renounce_v all_o those_o article_n wherein_o the_o greek_a church_n differ_v from_o they_o which_o he_o not_o be_v able_a to_o do_v be_v force_v to_o surrender_v it_o to_o the_o turk_n in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n mcccclv_n ix_o and_o in_o their_o hand_n it_o continue_v to_o this_o day_n chapter_n viii_o of_o the_o city_n of_o athens_n and_o its_o wall_n gate_n street_n building_n etc._n etc._n the_o city_n of_o athens_n when_o it_o flourish_v in_o its_o great_a splendour_n be_v one_o of_o the_o fair_a and_o large_a
be_v about_o great_a and_o public_a offence_n whereby_o the_o state_n be_v bring_v into_o danger_n such_o action_n be_v not_o refer_v to_o any_o court_n of_o justice_n but_o immediate_o bring_v before_o the_o senate_n of_o fivehundred_n or_o the_o popular_a assembly_n be_v the_o delinquent_n be_v severe_o punish_v but_o the_o plaintiff_n undergo_v no_o danger_n although_o he_o can_v not_o prove_v his_o indictment_n except_o he_o fail_v of_o have_v the_o five_o part_n of_o the_o suffrage_n for_o than_o he_o be_v fine_v a_o thousand_o drachm_n the_o second_o sort_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o action_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o which_o i_o shall_v speak_v in_o another_o place_n it_o be_v bring_v before_o the_o archon_n to_o who_o the_o plaintiff_n give_v in_o his_o accusation_n but_o be_v not_o liable_a to_o have_v any_o fine_a lay_v upon_o he_o though_o sentence_n be_v give_v against_o he_o the_o three_o be_v a_o action_n against_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d prefer_v by_o person_n that_o think_v themselves_o unjust_o deal_v with_o by_o they_o who_o run_v the_o hazard_n of_o be_v disfranchise_v and_o forfeit_v their_o freedom_n if_o they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o make_v good_a their_o accusation_n indeed_o in_o all_o the_o forementioned_a accusation_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d only_o except_v this_o penalty_n together_o with_o a_o fine_a of_o a_o thousand_o drachm_n be_v inflict_v upon_o the_o plaintiff_n if_o he_o have_v not_o the_o five_o part_n of_o the_o suffrage_n chapter_n xxiv_o of_o the_o private_a judgement_n action_n etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o action_n of_o slander_n by_o which_o the_o criminal_a be_v fine_v fivehundred_n drachm_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o action_n of_o battery_n in_o which_o case_n there_o be_v no_o set_a penalty_n inflict_v by_o the_o law_n but_o the_o judge_n take_v a_o account_n of_o the_o damage_n suffer_v by_o the_o plaintiff_n and_o compel_v the_o delinquent_n to_o make_v sufficient_a retribution_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o action_n against_o such_o as_o ravish_v woman_n or_o have_v use_v violence_n towards_o any_o man_n person_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o action_n of_o trespass_n be_v against_o those_o that_o have_v endamage_v another_o man_n estate_n land_n house_n clothes_n etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o action_n enter_v by_o heiress_n against_o their_o husband_n by_o parent_n against_o their_o child_n and_o orphan_n against_o their_o guardian_n when_o they_o be_v ill_o use_v or_o injure_v by_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o action_n of_o divorce_n when_o the_o husband_n have_v put_v away_o his_o wife_n on_o the_o contrary_a when_o the_o woman_n flee_v from_o her_o husband_n the_o action_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v against_o thief_n demosthenes_n timocâ—aâ—ea_n report_n that_o if_o any_o man_n have_v steal_v above_o fifty_o drachm_n in_o the_o daytime_n he_o be_v to_o be_v indict_v at_o the_o tribunal_n of_o the_o eleven_o but_o if_o any_o theâ—t_n be_v commit_v in_o the_o night_n it_o be_v lawful_a to_o kill_v the_o criminal_a if_o he_o be_v catch_v in_o the_o fact_n or_o to_o pursue_v he_o and_o if_o he_o make_v any_o resistance_n to_o wound_v he_o and_o so_o hale_v he_o to_o the_o eleven_o by_o who_o if_o he_o be_v convict_v of_o any_o of_o those_o crime_n that_o bear_v a_o action_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o be_v not_o not_o permit_v to_o give_v bail_n but_o immediate_o suffer_v death_n if_o any_o person_n surreptitious_o convey_v any_o thing_n of_o the_o small_a value_n out_o of_o the_o lyceum_n academy_n cynosarges_n or_o any_o of_o the_o gymnasia_fw-la or_o out_o of_o havens_n above_o the_o value_n of_o ten_o drachm_n he_o be_v adjudge_v to_o die_v if_o any_o man_n be_v convict_v of_o theft_n by_o a_o private_a judgement_n he_o be_v to_o make_v retribution_n to_o the_o person_n he_o have_v injure_v by_o pay_v he_o double_a the_o value_n of_o what_o he_o have_v deprive_v he_o of_o nor_o be_v this_o punishment_n alone_o think_v sufficient_a to_o expiate_v his_o offence_n but_o it_o lay_v in_o the_o judge_n power_n to_o keep_v he_o in_o bond_n five_o day_n and_o as_o many_o night_n and_o expose_v he_o in_o that_o condition_n to_o the_o view_n of_o all_o the_o people_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v against_o such_o as_o refuse_v to_o restore_v any_o thing_n commit_v to_o their_o charge_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o suit_n betwixt_o debtor_n and_o usurer_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o action_n against_o those_o that_o will_v not_o stand_v to_o their_o contract_n or_o bargain_n not_o much_o different_a from_o this_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d only_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v distinguish_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o this_o that_o these_o chief_o imply_v private_a contract_n about_o the_o loan_n of_o money_n division_n of_o inheritance_n and_o reference_n to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whereas_o the_o other_o be_v extend_v as_o well_o to_o public_a negotiation_n between_o city_n and_o kingdom_n as_o to_o bargain_n make_v by_o private_a person_n other_o there_o be_v that_o acknowledge_v no_o such_o difference_n betwixt_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o action_n against_o such_o person_n as_o will_v not_o consent_v to_o make_v a_o division_n of_o good_n or_o estate_n wherein_o other_o man_n be_v sharer_n with_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v about_o public_a duty_n whereby_o it_o be_v require_v that_o the_o person_n design_v to_o undertake_v they_o shall_v have_v a_o time_n appoint_v wherein_o he_o shall_v enter_v upon_o his_o charge_n it_o be_v also_o take_v for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o daughter_n inherit_v the_o estate_n of_o their_o parent_n they_o be_v oblige_v by_o law_n to_o marry_v their_o near_a relation_n this_o be_v the_o occasion_n of_o this_o suit_n which_o be_v commence_v by_o person_n of_o the_o same_o family_n each_o of_o which_o pretend_v to_o be_v more_o near_o ally_v to_o the_o heiress_n than_o the_o rest_n the_o virgin_n about_o who_o the_o relation_n contest_v be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o daughter_n that_o have_v no_o brother_n lawful_o beget_v and_o therefore_o inherit_v her_o father_n whole_a estate_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v one_o that_o have_v brother_n and_o share_v the_o estate_n with_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o suit_n commence_v by_o one_o that_o make_v pretension_n to_o the_o estate_n of_o a_o decease_a person_n as_o be_v his_o son_n either_o by_o nature_n or_o adoption_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o action_n enter_v by_o the_o relation_n of_o the_o decease_a whereby_o they_o claim_v a_o right_a to_o the_o estate_n as_o belong_v to_o they_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o consanguinity_n or_o bequeath_v by_o will._n it_o be_v so_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o the_o plaintiff_n deposit_v the_o ten_o part_n of_o the_o inheritance_n if_o the_o cause_n be_v private_a and_o the_o five_o if_o it_o be_v a_o public_a estate_n he_o contend_v for_o this_o he_o be_v to_o forfeit_v if_o he_o can_v not_o make_v his_o plea_n good_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o lawsuit_n about_o kindred_n whereby_o any_o person_n claim_v a_o relation_n to_o such_o or_o such_o a_o family_n and_o therefore_o it_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v of_o the_o same_o nature_n with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o protestation_n that_o the_o decease_a person_n have_v leave_v a_o heir_n make_v to_o hinder_v the_o relation_n from_o enter_v upon_o the_o estate_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o action_n whereby_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v prove_v to_o be_v false_a and_o groundless_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v when_o any_o person_n claim_v some_o part_n of_o another_o man_n good_n which_o be_v confiscate_v and_o sell_v by_o auction_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o a_o husband_n divorce_v his_o wife_n the_o law_n oblige_v he_o to_o restore_v her_o portion_n or_o in_o case_n he_o refuse_v that_o to_o pay_v she_o for_o each_o pound_n nine_o oboli_fw-la every_o month_n upon_o the_o failure_n of_o which_o he_o be_v liable_a to_o have_v this_o action_n enter_v against_o he_o in_o the_o odeum_n by_o his_o wife_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o guardian_n whereby_o he_o be_v force_v to_o allow_v she_o a_o separate_a
〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d upon_o holiday_n they_o have_v a_o allowance_n of_o bread_n etc._n and_o beside_o other_o provision_n the_o ten_o of_o all_o the_o belly_n of_o animal_n offer_v in_o sacrifice_n be_v always_o reserve_v for_o they_o which_o if_o any_o man_n neglect_v to_o send_v he_o be_v liable_a to_o be_v punish_v by_o the_o prytanes_n as_o we_o learn_v from_o aristophanes_n equiâ—ibus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d your_o fraud_n i_o will_v to_o the_o prytanes_n disclose_v since_o you_o with_o sacrilegious_a stealth_n keep_v back_o the_o tithe_n of_o sacred_a victim_n belly_n a_o great_a deal_n more_o may_v be_v say_v about_o the_o honour_n confer_v after_o death_n upon_o such_o as_o have_v be_v eminent_o serviceable_a to_o the_o commonwealth_n in_o the_o celebration_n of_o their_o funeral_n and_o the_o pious_a care_n of_o their_o memory_n but_o this_o i_o shall_v leave_v to_o be_v speak_v of_o in_o another_o place_n i_o shall_v only_o add_v that_o not_o themselves_o only_o but_o their_o posterity_n reap_v the_o fruit_n of_o their_o virtue_n for_o if_o any_o of_o their_o child_n be_v leave_v in_o a_o poor_a condition_n they_o seldom_o fail_v of_o obtain_v a_o plentiful_a provision_n from_o the_o public_a thus_o aristides_n two_o daughter_n be_v public_o marry_v out_o of_o the_o prytaneum_n the_o city_n decree_a each_o of_o they_o three-hundred_n drachm_n for_o her_o portion_n nor_o be_v it_o to_o be_v wonder_v say_v my_o author_n that_o the_o people_n of_o athens_n shall_v take_v care_n of_o those_o that_o live_v in_o the_o city_n since_o hear_v that_o aristogiton_n granddaughter_n be_v in_o a_o low_a condition_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o lemnus_n and_o by_o mean_n of_o her_o poverty_n like_a to_o want_v husband_n they_o send_v for_o she_o to_o athens_n marry_v she_o to_o a_o person_n of_o considerable_a quality_n and_o bestow_v upon_o she_o a_o large_a farm_n as_o a_o dowry_n of_o which_o bounty_n and_o humanity_n say_v he_o this_o city_n of_o athens_n even_o in_o this_o age_n have_v give_v divers_a demonstration_n for_o which_o she_o be_v deserve_o have_v in_o great_a honour_n and_o admiration_n aristidâ—_n chapter_n xxv_o of_o the_o athenian_a law_n it_o be_v tully_n observation_n that_o most_o of_o the_o art_n and_o invention_n which_o be_v necessary_a to_o the_o management_n of_o human_a life_n owe_v their_o first_o original_a to_o the_o athenian_n from_o who_o they_o be_v derive_v into_o the_o other_o part_n of_o greece_n and_o thence_o carry_v into_o foreign_a country_n for_o the_o common_a benefit_n of_o mankind_n but_o of_o all_o the_o invention_n common_o ascribe_v to_o they_o none_o have_v be_v of_o great_a or_o more_o general_a use_n to_o the_o world_n than_o that_o of_o law_n which_o as_o aelian_a xxxviii_o and_o other_o report_n be_v first_o establish_v in_o athens_n most_o other_a ingenious_a contrivance_n respect_v the_o conveniency_n of_o human_a life_n but_o upon_o this_o depend_v the_o very_a foundation_n of_o all_o civil_a government_n and_o of_o all_o mutual_a society_n among_o man_n for_o by_o they_o the_o magistrate_n be_v direct_v how_o to_o govern_v and_o the_o people_n how_o far_o to_o obey_v the_o magistrate_n by_o they_o be_v settle_v in_o the_o possession_n of_o his_o authority_n over_o the_o people_n and_o the_o people_n too_o by_o they_o be_v secure_v from_o the_o arbitrary_a power_n and_o unreasonable_a demand_n of_o the_o magistrate_n as_o well_o as_o from_o the_o fraud_n violence_n and_o oppression_n of_o each_o other_o the_o poet_n tell_v we_o that_o ceres_n be_v the_o first_o that_o teach_v the_o athenian_n the_o use_n of_o law_n in_o memory_n of_o which_o benefit_n they_o celebrate_v the_o festival_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o which_o she_o be_v worship_v by_o the_o name_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o exact_o answer_v to_o the_o latin_a name_n of_o legifera_n in_o virgil_n 57_o mactant_fw-la lectas_fw-la de_fw-fr more_fw-it bidentes_fw-la legiferae_fw-la cereri_fw-la to_o ceres_n who_o first_o show_v the_o use_n of_o law_n they_o offer_v lamb_n cull_v out_o of_o bleat_a flock_n some_o of_o the_o law_n of_o her_o favourite_n triptolemus_n be_v still_o extant_a and_o i_o have_v speak_v of_o they_o in_o another_o place_n but_o to_o pass_v by_o poetical_a and_o groundless_a fiction_n thus_o much_o be_v certain_a and_o evident_a viz._n that_o the_o athenian_n be_v govern_v by_o law_n before_o the_o dissolution_n of_o their_o monarchy_n as_o may_v be_v observe_v from_o what_o plutarch_n relate_v of_o theseus_n viz._n that_o when_o he_o divest_v himself_o of_o sovereign_a power_n and_o establish_v a_o commonwealth_n in_o athens_n one_o of_o the_o prerogative_n that_o he_o think_v fit_a still_o to_o retain_v be_v the_o custody_n or_o protection_n of_o the_o law_n the_o first_o that_o give_v law_n to_o the_o athenian_n after_o theseus_n time_n be_v draco_n who_o be_v archon_n in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o the_o thirty-ninth_a olympiad_n his_o law_n aelian_a x._o tell_v we_o be_v proper_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o be_v remarkable_a for_o nothing_o but_o their_o unreasonable_a severity_n for_o by_o they_o every_o little_a offence_n be_v punish_v with_o death_n and_o he_o that_o steal_v a_o apple_n be_v proceed_v against_o with_o no_o less_o rigour_n than_o he_o that_o have_v betray_v his_o country_n but_o these_o extremity_n can_v not_o last_v long_o the_o people_n soon_o grow_v weary_a of_o they_o and_o therefore_o though_o they_o be_v not_o abrogate_a yet_o by_o a_o tacit_n consent_n they_o be_v lay_v asleep_a till_o solon_n the_o next_o lawgiver_n repeal_v they_o all_o except_o those_o that_o concern_v murder_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o have_v receive_v from_o the_o people_n power_n to_o make_v what_o alteration_n he_o think_v necessary_a new_a model_v the_o commonwealth_n and_o institute_v a_o great_a many_o useful_a and_o excellent_a law_n which_o to_o distinguish_v they_o from_o draco_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o least_o through_o the_o connivance_n of_o the_o magistrate_n they_o shall_v in_o time_n be_v neglect_v like_o those_o of_o his_o predecessor_n he_o cause_v the_o senate_n to_o take_v a_o solemn_a oath_n to_o observe_v they_o and_o every_o one_o of_o the_o thesmothetae_n vow_v that_o if_o he_o violate_v any_o of_o the_o statute_n he_o will_v dedicate_v a_o golden_a statue_n as_o big_a as_o himself_o to_o the_o delphian_a apollo_n and_o the_o people_n he_o oblige_v to_o observe_v they_o for_o a_o hundred_o year_n cit_fw-la but_o all_o this_o care_n be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o preserve_v his_o law_n from_o the_o innovation_n of_o lawless_a and_o ambitious_a man_n for_o short_o after_o pisistratus_n so_o far_o insinuate_v himself_o into_o the_o people_n favour_n that_o the_o democracy_n institute_v by_o solon_n be_v dissolve_v and_o himself_o invest_v with_o sovereign_a power_n which_o at_o his_o death_n he_o leave_v in_o the_o possession_n of_o his_o son_n who_o maintain_v it_o for_o some_o year_n and_o though_o pisistratus_n himself_o as_o plutarch_n report_v solone_o and_o his_o son_n after_o he_o in_o a_o great_a measure_n govern_v according_a to_o solon_n direction_n yet_o they_o follow_v they_o not_o as_o law_n to_o which_o they_o be_v oblige_v to_o conform_v their_o action_n but_o rather_o seem_v to_o have_v use_v they_o as_o wise_a and_o prudent_a counsel_n and_o vary_v from_o they_o whenever_o they_o find_v they_o interfere_v with_o their_o interest_n or_o inclination_n pisistratus_n family_n be_v drive_v out_o of_o attica_n clisthenes_n take_v upon_o he_o to_o restore_v solon_n constitution_n and_o enact_v many_o new_a law_n areopag_fw-mi which_o continue_v in_o force_n till_o the_o peloponnesian_a war_n in_o which_o the_o form_n of_o government_n be_v change_v first_o by_o the_o four-hundred_n and_o then_o by_o the_o thirty_o tyrant_n these_o storm_n be_v over_o the_o ancient_a law_n be_v again_o restore_v in_o the_o archonship_n of_o euclides_n and_o other_o establish_v at_o the_o instance_n of_o diocles_n aristophon_n and_o other_o lead_a man_n of_o the_o city_n last_o of_o all_o demetrius_z the_o phalerean_a be_v entrust_v with_o the_o government_n of_o athens_n by_o the_o macedonian_n be_v the_o author_n of_o a_o great_a many_o new_a but_o very_o beneficial_a and_o laudable_a constitution_n aristide_n these_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v the_o chief_a legislator_n of_o athens_n before_o they_o submit_v to_o the_o roman_a yoke_n two_o other_o be_v mention_v by_o suidas_n viz._n thales_n and_o aeschylus_n but_o be_v not_o take_v notice_n of_o in_o other_o author_n beside_o these_o the_o athenian_n have_v a_o great_a many_o other_o law_n enact_v upon_o particular_a occasion_n and_o exigency_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n by_o the_o suffrage_n of_o the_o
demetrius_n the_o phalerean_n time_n they_o restore_v always_o what_o be_v decay_v and_o change_v the_o old_a and_o rot_a plank_n for_o those_o that_o be_v new_a and_o entire_a insomuch_o that_o it_o furnish_v the_o philosopher_n with_o matter_n of_o dispute_n whether_o after_o so_o many_o reparation_n and_o alteration_n it_o may_v still_o be_v call_v the_o same_o individual_a ship_n and_o serve_v as_o a_o instance_n to_o illustrate_v the_o opinion_n of_o those_o that_o hold_v the_o body_n still_o remain_v the_o same_o numerical_a substance_n notwithstanding_o the_o continual_a decay_n of_o old_a part_n and_o acquisition_n of_o new_a one_o through_o the_o several_a age_n of_o life_n for_o which_o reason_n callimachus_n belum_fw-la call_v its_o tackle_n everliving_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o great_a apollo_n temple_n every_o year_n the_o sturdy_a theoris_n the_o athenian_n send_v yet_o spite_n of_o envious_a time_n and_o angry_a sea_n the_o vessel_n ever_o whole_a will_v be_v mr._n dechair_n the_o beginning_n of_o the_o voyage_n be_v compute_v from_o the_o time_n that_o apollo_n priest_n first_o adorn_v the_o stern_a of_o the_o ship_n with_o garland_n say_v plato_n phaedone_n and_o from_o that_o time_n they_o begin_v to_o cleanse_v and_o lustrate_v the_o city_n and_o it_o be_v hold_v unlawful_a to_o put_v any_o malefactor_n to_o death_n till_o its_o return_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o socrates_n be_v reprieve_v thirty_o day_n after_o his_o condemnation_n as_o we_o learn_v from_o xenophon_n iu._n the_o theori_n wear_v garland_n of_o laurel_n upon_o their_o head_n and_o be_v accompany_v by_o two_o of_o the_o family_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o be_v appoint_v to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d at_o delos_n for_o that_o year_n of_o which_o office_n i_o have_v already_o treat_v before_o they_o go_v certain_a man_n with_o axe_n in_o their_o hand_n in_o show_n as_o if_o they_o design_v to_o clear_v the_o way_n of_o robber_n in_o memory_n that_o theseus_n in_o his_o journey_n from_o troezen_n to_o athens_n free_v the_o country_n from_o all_o the_o robber_n that_o infest_a those_o part_n to_o this_o custom_n aeschylus_n initio_fw-la seem_v to_o allude_v when_o he_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d move_v with_o a_o sense_n of_o piety_n to_o he_o the_o athenian_n do_v repair_v still_o as_o they_o on_o their_o journey_n go_v whatever_o part_v infest_a be_v with_o robber_n cruel_a outrage_n set_v they_o free_a mr._n dechair_n when_o they_o go_v thither_o they_o be_v say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o ascend_v when_o they_o return_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o descend_v when_o they_o arrive_v they_o offer_v sacrifice_n and_o celebrate_v a_o festival_n in_o honour_n of_o apollo_n this_o do_v they_o repair_v to_o their_o ship_n and_o sail_v homeward_o at_o their_o return_n all_o the_o people_n run_v forth_o to_o meet_v they_o open_v their_o door_n and_o make_v obeisance_n as_o they_o pass_v by_o the_o neglect_n of_o which_o respect_n make_v theseus_n complain_v in_o euripides_n hippolyto_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d my_o scornful_a citizen_n i_o find_v neglect_n rush_v to_o crow_v about_o the_o open_a door_n and_o pay_v i_o that_o respect_n which_o be_v decree_v for_o one_o that_o from_o the_o embassy_n return_v mr._n dechair_n the_o next_o oracle_n i_o shall_v speak_v of_o be_v that_o of_o apollo_n didymaeus_n so_o name_v xvii_o from_o the_o double_a light_n impart_v by_o he_o to_o mankind_n the_o one_o direct_o and_o immediate_o from_o his_o own_o body_n which_o cause_v the_o day_n the_o other_o mediate_o and_o by_o reflection_n from_o the_o moon_n which_o enlighten_v the_o night_n the_o place_n of_o it_o be_v also_o call_v didyma_n and_o belong_v to_o the_o milesian_n it_o be_v also_o call_v the_o oracle_n of_o the_o branchidae_n and_o apollo_n himself_o be_v call_v branchides_n from_o branchus_n who_o be_v repute_v the_o son_n of_o machareus_n but_o beget_v by_o apollo_n for_o it_o be_v no_o unusual_a thing_n for_o the_o ancient_a hero_n to_o be_v call_v the_o son_n of_o two_o father_n the_o one_o mortal_a who_o be_v always_o their_o mother_n husband_n the_o other_o some_o lascivious_a deity_n that_o have_v fall_v in_o love_n with_o she_o so_o hercules_n be_v repute_v the_o son_n of_o jupiter_n and_o amphitryon_n hector_n of_o priamus_n and_o apollo_n with_o many_o other_o this_o branchus_n have_v on_o a_o certain_a time_n kiss_v apollo_n receive_v from_o he_o a_o crown_n and_o sceptre_n together_o with_o the_o gift_n of_o prophecy_n and_o present_o after_o disappear_v some_o time_n after_o a_o magnificent_a temple_n be_v erect_v in_o honour_n of_o he_o and_o dedicate_v to_o he_o and_o apollo_n whence_o statius_n say_v he_o be_v patrioque_fw-la aequalis_fw-la honori_fw-la in_o honour_n equal_a to_o his_o father_n phoebus_n iii_o other_o derive_v the_o name_n from_o branchus_n a_o thessalian_a youth_n belove_v by_o apollo_n who_o receive_v he_o into_o his_o own_o temple_n and_o command_v that_o divine_a honour_n shall_v be_v pay_v he_o after_o death_n but_o stephanus_n the_o byzantian_n 〈◊〉_d tell_v we_o that_o this_o oracle_n be_v sacred_a to_o jupiter_n and_o apollo_n and_o perhaps_o it_o may_v belong_v to_o all_o three_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o persian_a war_n 〈◊〉_d this_o temple_n be_v spoil_v and_o burn_v be_v betray_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o barbarian_n by_o the_o branchidae_n or_o priest_n that_o have_v the_o care_n of_o it_o but_o they_o conscious_a of_o their_o own_o wickedness_n and_o fear_v lest_o they_o shall_v meet_v with_o condign_a punishment_n desire_v of_o xerxes_n that_o as_o a_o requital_n of_o their_o service_n he_o will_v grant_v they_o a_o habitation_n in_o some_o remote_a part_n of_o asia_n whence_o they_o may_v never_o return_v into_o greece_n but_o live_v secure_a be_v place_v beyond_o the_o reach_n of_o justice_n xerxes_n grant_v their_o request_n whereupon_o notwithstanding_o a_o great_a many_o unlucky_a omen_n appear_v to_o they_o they_o found_v a_o city_n and_o call_v it_o after_o their_o ancient_a name_n branchidae_n but_o for_o all_o this_o they_o can_v not_o escape_v divine_a vengeance_n which_o be_v inflict_v on_o their_o child_n by_o alexander_n the_o great_a who_o have_v conquer_v darius_n and_o possess_v himself_o of_o asia_n utter_o demolish_v their_o city_n and_o put_v all_o its_o inhabitant_n to_o the_o sword_n as_o detest_a the_o very_a posterity_n of_o such_o impious_a wretch_n the_o persian_n be_v vanquish_v and_o peace_n restore_v to_o greece_n cit_fw-la the_o temple_n be_v rebuilt_a by_o the_o milesian_n with_o such_o magnificence_n that_o it_o surpass_v all_o the_o other_o grecian_a temple_n in_o bigness_n be_v raise_v to_o such_o a_o bulk_n that_o they_o be_v force_v to_o let_v it_o remain_v uncover_v for_o the_o compass_n of_o it_o be_v no_o less_o than_o that_o of_o a_o village_n and_o contain_v at_o least_o four_z or_o five_o stadia_fw-la another_o of_o apollo_n oracle_n we_o read_v of_o in_o abae_n a_o city_n of_o phocis_n mention_v by_o herodotus_n xlvi_o and_o stephanus_n the_o byzantian_a phavorinuâ—_n by_o the_o latter_a of_o which_o we_o be_v tell_v it_o be_v more_o ancient_a than_o the_o delphiaen_n sophocles_n 908._o also_o have_v take_v notice_n of_o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hence_o all_o religion_n now_o i_o will_v no_o more_o trouble_v that_o hallow_a fane_n which_o equal_o part_v the_o divide_a earth_n no_o journey_n make_v to_o abae_n for_o the_o answer_n of_o a_o god_n in_o vain_a it_o be_v to_o be_v good_a mr._n dechair_n the_o scholiast_n on_o this_o place_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o abae_n be_v a_o city_n in_o lycia_n but_o be_v sufficient_o refute_v by_o the_o testimony_n already_o cite_v at_o clarâ—s_n a_o city_n of_o 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