Æmilius Macer, On the Five Per Cent Law Respecting Inheritances, Book I. It is not lawful for an Imperial Procurator to make a compromise without the authority of the Emperor.

Macer, On the Law of the Twentieth Relating to Successions, Book I. Under the head of “funeral expenses” must be understood whatever is disbursed on account of the body; for instance, in the purchase of ointments, as well as the price of the place where the deceased is buried, and where any rent that is to be paid, together with the cost of the sarcophagus, the hire of vehicles, and anything else which is consumed on account of the body before it is buried; I think should be included in the funeral expenses. 1The Divine Hadrian stated in a Rescript that a sepulchral monument is anything which is erected as a monument, that is to say, for the protection of the place where the body is laid; and therefore, if the testator ordered a large building to be constructed, for example, a number of porticos in a circular form, these expenses are not incurred on account of the funeral.

Æmilius Macer, On the Twenty Per Cent Law of Inheritance, Book I. Where a person who is dumb or deaf obtains permission from the Emperor to make a will, it will be valid.

Macer, On the Law Relating to the Twentieth. The thousand paces constituting a mile are not reckoned from the milestone of the City of Rome, but from the houses contiguous thereto.