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Notes to Morgan, pp. 120-135.53 Ms.: tentlive.64 die Venus etc] crossed out, including square bracket ending interpolation.65 Coemptio, a marriage consisting in a mutual mock sale of the parties,by which the wife was freed from the tutelage of her family. Confarreatio,an ancient solemn Roman marriage. Usus, custom. (Lewis andShort, Latin Diet.).56 M s.: haeterism.57 Ms.: pune. Morgan, op. cit., p. 489, pune.58 Ms.: junger.69 “Likewise, the fratres patrueles, sorores patrueles, i.e., those who arethe children of two brothers; likewise, consobrini consobrinae, i.e.,those born of two sisters (quasi cousins); likewise, amitini amitinae,i.e., those who are the children of [separate marriages of] brother andsiter; but ordinary usage calls all of them by the common appellationof consobrinus.”60 system] crossed out.61 M s.: its point.62 constitution] crossed out.63 M s.: pulanuan.64 Ms.: fond.66 Ms.: wifes.66 Ms.: Colombian.67 influence] crossed out.68 Ms.: chord.69 Ms.: decendent.70 Ms.: civilastiv.71 Ms.: denfence.72 Ms.: to.73 Ms.: bear.74 Ms.: custom.75 Morgan, op. cit., p. 544, adds goat.76 Ms.: hands.77 Ms.: Magnaten.78 Ms.: Latine.79 Plutarch, Solon, ch. XV. B. Perrin, ed. Loeb Lib., 1914: The “ disburdenment”was a removal of all debt. In his poems Solon boaststhat from the mortgaged lands“ He took away the record stones that everywhere were planted.Before the earth was in bondage, now she is free.”80 Morgan, op. cit., p. 5 52: V, 90.81 Iliad VII, 472-475:From that time the long-haired Achaians bought wine;Some for bronze, some for bright iron,Some for ox-hides, some for whole oxenSome for slaves.400