=I.= _The Patron, or the Master, shall Alone be Held Guilty, if, by his Orders, a Freeman or a Slave should Commit any Unlawful Act._ =II.= _Where a Party in Possession is Expelled by Force._ =III.= _Where Many Persons Unite in Causing Bloodshed._ =IV.= _Where a Person is Shut up by Violence, Inside his Own House, or Within his Gate._ =V.= _Property, while in the Possession of Another, shall not be Seized, Except Under Legal Process._ =VI.= _Where a Person is Guilty of Asking Others to Commit Depredations._ =VII.= _A House shall not be Entered in the Absence of the Master, or while he is on a Public Expedition._ =VIII.= _Where the Slaves of a Person who is Absent on a Public Expedition Commit Unlawful Acts._ =IX.= _Concerning Those who, while on a Public Expedition, Commit Robbery or Other Depredations._ =X.= _He in whose Possession Stolen Property has been Found, shall be Compelled to Name his Associates in the Crime._ =XI.= _Concerning Those who are Guilty of Giving Directions to Others for Purposes of Robbery._ =XII.= _Concerning Those who Rob, or Inflict Annoyance upon Anyone, while he is on a Journey, or at Work in the Country._ =XIII.= _Whether a Person Caught in the Act of Robbery may be Killed._ =THE GLORIOUS FLAVIUS RECESVINTUS, KING.= =I. The Patron, or the Master, shall Alone be Held Guilty, if, by his Orders, a Freeman or a Slave should Commit any Unlawful Act.= We hereby establish as a general principle of law, that whenever a freeborn person, a freedman, or a slave, is known to have committed any unlawful act by the order of his patron or his master, said patron or master shall be held liable for all satisfaction and composition for the same; for he who obeys the orders of his superior, cannot be considered guilty, because it is evident that he did not commit the act by his own will, but under the command of one possessing authority over him. =II. Where a Party in Possession is Expelled by Force.= Whoever forcibly deprives another of property in his possession, before the ownership of said property shall have been determined by a decision of the court; shall lose his case, even though he have the better claim. He who was the victim of the violence, shall receive the property in the same condition as it was when taken from him, and shall be entitled to undisturbed enjoyment of the same. If, however, any person should forcibly seize property which he could not obtain by a decree of court, he shall not only lose his case, but shall give to the injured party property of equal value to that of which he deprived him. =ANCIENT LAW.= =III. Where Many Persons Unite in Causing Bloodshed.=