Archæologiæ Græcæ, or, The antiquities of Greece by John Potter ...

CHAPTER XXII. Of the 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, and 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉.

OI 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, were Forty Men, that went their Circuits round the several Burroughs, and had Cognizance of all Controversies about Money, when the summ exceeded not ten Drachms; also, as De∣mosthenes reports (b) 1.1, had Actions of Assault and Battery brought to their hearing. Pollux tells us, that, at their first Institution, they were no more than thirty in Number; but Hesychius reports, the Magi∣strates, or Judges call'd 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, were those, that amerc'd the People for absenting themselves from the publick Assemblies.

〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, or Arbitrators, were of two sorts,

1. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, who were Fourty-four Men, above the Age of sixty, as Pollux, or fifty, as Suidas reports, drawn by Lots out of each Tribe, to determine Controversies about Money, when the summ was above ten Drachms. Their Sentence was not final, so that if either of the con∣testing parties thought himself injur'd by it, he might appeal to the su∣periour Courts of Justice (c) 1.2. At their first Institution, all Causes whatsoever that exceeded ten Drachms were heard by them, before they could be receiv'd into the other Courts (d) 1.3. They pass'd Sentence with∣out obliging themselves by any Oath, but in other things acted in the same manner with the rest of the Judges, they receiv'd a Drachm of the Plaintiff, which was call'd 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, and another of the Defen∣dant when they administred his Oath to him; and in case the Par∣ties did not appear at the appointed Time and Place, they staid ex∣pecting them till the Evening, and then laid a Fine upon them. Their Office continued a whole Year, at the end of which they gave up their Accounts, and if they were prov'd to have refus'd to give ••udg∣ment, or to have been corrupted (e) 1.4, a Writ of Outlawry was issu'd out

against them. Under them were certain Officers call'd 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, whose business it was, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, to receive the Complaints that fell under the Cognizance of the 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, and enter them into their Court (a) 1.5.

2. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, or Compromissarii, were such, as two Parties chose to determine any Controversie betwixt them; and these the Law permitted any Person to request, but oblig'd him to stand to whatever they determin'd, without any far••her appeal, and therefore, as a greater obligation to Justice, they took an Oath, that they would give Sen∣tence without Partiality (b) 1.6.

The determination of the 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, was call'd 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, and 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉▪ and to refer any thing to them, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 (c) 1.7.

Notes

• (b) 1.1

  Orat. in Pantanet.
• (c) 1.2

  De∣mosthen. Orat. in Aphobum.
• (d) 1.3

  Pollux, Ul••ian.
• (e) 1.4

  Demosthen. & Ulpian. Me∣dian. Petic. Misc. lib. VIII.
• (a) 1.5

  Pollux.
• (b) 1.6

  Demosthen.
• (c) 1.7

  Pollux.