Paulus, On Adultery, Book III. Where a woman, who was about to marry Titius, transferred to Mævius, with the consent of her husband, the land which she had given as dowry; the dowry will be in the same condition as if she had transferred it to Titius herself. 1If anyone should give a tract of land as dowry for a woman, it becomes dotal; for it is considered to have come into the hands of the husband on account of his wife. 2Where a husband owes his wife land belonging to another, and she promises it to him by way of dowry, it will be in suspense, and will become dotal when it comes into his hands. 3If a woman rejects land which has been devised to her by way of dowry, or even if she fails to accept an estate or a legacy, where her husband was substituted, the land will become dotal.

Paulus, On Adultery, Book V. If a slave is manumitted before the sixty days have elapsed, he will be conditionally free.

Paulus, On Adultery, Book III. Nor is it held to be forbidden for payment to be made by the accused party to his creditor.

Paulus, On Adultery, Book III. The following is the form of an accusation, by inscription: “The Consul, and the date. Before So-and-So, Prætor and Proconsul, Lucius Titius declared that he accused Mævia under the Lex Julia de Adulteriis; and alleged that she committed adultery with Gaius Seius, in such-and-such a house, on such-and-such a month, during such-and-such a consulate.” It is first necessary to designate the place in which the adultery occurred, as well as the person with whom it is alleged to have been committed, and the month; for this is provided by the Julian Law relating to public prosecutions, and generally speaking, it applies to all who bring an accusation against anyone. If the prosecutor is unwilling, he need not include the day or the hour. 1Where inscriptions are not drawn up according to law, the name of the defendant is erased, and the prosecutor has power to renew the accusation. 2He who presents the inscription must sign what he has stated, or another can do so for him if he does not know how to write. 3But if he makes an accusation of another crime, as for instance, that of having lent a house in order that a matron might use it for the purpose of debauchery, or that of having released a man caught with her in adultery, or that of having received money after having surprised the guilty parties in the act, or anything else of this description, it must be included in the document. 4If the accuser should die, or, for some other reason, be prevented from making the accusation, or anything of this kind occurs, the name of the defendant will be erased, if he requests this to be done. This is provided by the Julian Law relating to force, as well as by the Decree of the Senate, so that another can again begin the prosecution of the defendant. Let us see within what time this can take place. It can be done within thirty available days.

Paulus, On Adultery, Book III. We understand a person to have desisted who has entirely abandoned the intention of prosecuting, and not he who has only postponed the accusation. 1Anyone who, by permission of the Emperor, desists from prosecuting a criminal charge, is not liable to punishment.