Corpus iurisprudentiae Romanae

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Digesta Iustiniani Augusti

Recognovit Mommsen (1870) et retractavit Krüger (1928)
Convertit in Anglica lingua Scott (1932)
Dig. XL10,
De iure aureorum anulorum
Liber quadragesimus
X.

De iure aureorum anulorum

(Concerning the Right to Wear a Gold Ring.)

1Pa­pi­nia­nus li­bro pri­mo re­spon­so­rum. In­ter ce­te­ros ali­men­ta li­ber­to re­lic­ta non id­cir­co non de­ben­tur, quia ius au­reo­rum anu­lo­rum ab im­pe­ra­to­re li­ber­tus ac­ce­pe­rit. 1Di­ver­sum in eo pro­ba­tur, qui iu­di­ca­tus in­ge­nuus con­lu­sio­ne per alium pa­tro­num de­tec­ta con­di­cio­ni suae red­di­tus ali­men­ta si­bi, quae ter­tius pa­tro­nus re­li­que­rat, prae­be­ri de­si­de­rat. hunc enim et­iam be­ne­fi­cium anu­lo­rum amit­te­re pla­cuit.

1Papinianus, Opinions, Book I. Where provision for support is left to a freedman along with several others, he will not cease to be entitled to it because he has obtained from the Emperor the right to wear a gold ring. 1A different opinion prevails in the case of a freedman who has been judicially declared to be freeborn, and has been returned to his former condition through the collusion of another patron, which has been exposed, and who desires to obtain for himself the support that the third patron relinquished; for, in this instance, it has been established that the freedman will forfeit the right to wear a gold ring.

2Idem li­bro quin­to de­ci­mo re­spon­so­rum. In­tra quin­que an­nos pro in­ge­nui­ta­te sen­ten­tia dic­ta re­scis­sa fue­rat: vic­tum anu­lo­rum au­reo­rum be­ne­fi­cium, quod an­te sen­ten­tiam pro in­ge­nui­ta­te dic­tam ac­ce­pe­rit ac de­po­suit, non re­ti­nuis­se re­spon­di.

2The Same, Opinions, Book XV. A decision rendered with reference to the free birth of a freedman within five years was set aside. I gave it as my opinion that he had lost his right to wear a gold ring which he had received and relinquished before the decision was rendered.

3Mar­cia­nus li­bro pri­mo in­sti­tu­tio­num. Di­vus Com­mo­dus et ius anu­lo­rum da­tum ad­emit il­lis, qui in­vi­tis aut igno­ran­ti­bus pa­tro­nis ac­ce­pe­rant.

3Marcianus, Institutes, Book I. The Divine Commodus also deprived those of the right of wearing a gold ring who had obtained it without the knowledge or consent of their patrons.

4Ul­pia­nus li­bro ter­tio ad le­gem Iu­liam et Pa­piam. Et­iam fe­mi­nae ius anu­lo­rum au­reo­rum im­pe­tra­re et na­ta­li­bus re­sti­tui pot­erunt.

4Ulpianus, On the Lex Julia et Papia, Book III. Even women can obtain the right to wear a gold ring, as well as that of being considered freeborn, and be restored to the privileges they are entitled to by their birth.

5Pau­lus li­bro no­no ad le­gem Iu­liam et Pa­piam. Is, qui ius anu­lo­rum im­pe­tra­vit, ut in­ge­nuus ha­be­tur, quam­vis in he­redi­ta­te eius pa­tro­nus non ex­clu­da­tur.

5Paulus, On the Lex Julia et Papia, Book IX. He who has obtained the right to wear a gold ring is considered as having been freeborn; even though his patron may not have been excluded from his succession.

6Ul­pia­nus li­bro pri­mo ad le­gem Iu­liam et Pa­piam. Li­ber­ti­nus si ius anu­lo­rum im­pe­tra­ve­rit, quam­vis iu­ra in­ge­nui­ta­tis sal­vo iu­re pa­tro­ni nac­tus sit, ta­men in­ge­nuus in­tel­le­gi­tur: et hoc di­vus Ha­d­ria­nus re­scrip­sit.

6Ulpianus, On the Lex Julia et Papia, Book I. A freedman who has obtained the right to wear a gold ring (although he may obtain the right attaching to the condition of being freeborn, reserving the rights of his patron), is still considered as freeborn. This the Divine Hadrian stated in a Rescript.