Romanæ historiæ anthologia An English exposition of the Romane antiquities, wherein many Romane and English offices are paralleld and divers obscure phrases explained. By Thomas Godwyn Master of Arts: for the vse of Abingdon Schoole.
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Romanæ historiæ anthologia An English exposition of the Romane antiquities, wherein many Romane and English offices are paralleld and divers obscure phrases explained. By Thomas Godwyn Master of Arts: for the vse of Abingdon Schoole.
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Goodwin, Thomas, 1586 or 7-1642.
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At Oxford :: Printed by Joseph Barnes,
1614.
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Rome -- Civilization -- Early works to 1800.
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Laetoria lex.
This law made by Laetorius provided, that there should
be overseers appointed for those which were distracted,* 1.1 or
did prodigally wast their patrimonie. For, as it appeareth
by the common adage, Ad agnatos & Gentiles deducendus
est,
they did account al prodigals, mad men: they meaning
no more by that, then we do by our english proverb, when
we say of a spend-thrift: let him be begged for a foole. The
reason of their adage was, because if any were distracted,
by the Romane law his wardship fell Adagnatos & Gen∣tiles
.i. the next of the kinred.