De iure patronatus liber singularis
Dig. 25,3,9Paulus libro singulari de iure patronatus. In bonis superstitum libertorum nullum omnino ius patroni liberive patronorum habent, nisi si tam esse infirmos tamque pauperes praesidibus probaverint, ut merito menstruis alimentis a libertis suis adiuvari debeant. idque ius ita plurimis principum constitutionibus manifestatur.
Paulus, On the Right of Patronage. Patrons and their children have no right to the property of their surviving freedmen, unless they prove to the court that they are so weak or poor that they should be assisted with monthly contributions of food by their freedmen. This rule has been established by many Imperial Constitutions.
Dig. 38,1,17Idem libro singulari de iure patronatus. nec audiendus est patronus, si poscit operas, quas vel aetas recusat vel infirmitas corporis non patiatur vel quibus institutum vel propositum vitae minuitur.
The Same, On the Right of Patronage. A patron should not be heard if he demands services which the age of the freedman does not permit, or the weakness of his body cannot endure, or by the performance of which his condition, or mode of life will be injuriously affected.
Dig. 38,1,28Paulus libro singulari de iure patronatus. Si duorum pluriumve communis liberta unius patroni voluntate nupserit, alteri patrono ius operarum manet.
Paulus, On the Right of Patronage. Where a freedwoman, who has two or more patrons, marries with the consent of one of them, the other will continue to have the right to her services.