Institutionum libri
Ex libro III
Dig. 23,1,1Florentinus libro tertio institutionum. Sponsalia sunt mentio et repromissio nuptiarum futurarum.
Florentinus, Institutes, Book III. A betrothal is the mention and promise of a marriage to be celebrated hereafter.
Dig. 23,1,3Florentinus libro tertio institutionum. unde et sponsi sponsaeque appellatio nata est.
Florentinus, Institutes, Book III. From this source the term betrothed, applicable to both sexes, is derived.
Dig. 23,4,24Florentinus libro tertio institutionum. Si inter virum et uxorem pactum est, ut certa pars dotis vel tota ob unum vel plures liberos intervenientes retineatur, etiam eorum liberorum nomine, qui ante nati sunt, quam dos daretur aut amplietur, conventio rata est: nam sufficit eos ex eo matrimonio nasci, in quo dos data est.
Florentinus, Institutes, Book III. Where it was agreed between husband and wife that a certain portion of the dowry, or all of it, should be retained in case of the birth of one or more children; the agreement must be carried into effect, even on account of children who had been born before the dowry was given or increased, for it is sufficient for them to be born during the marriage with reference to which the dowry was bestowed.