=XII.= _Where an Enclosed Field is Ruined by Flocks._ =XIII.= _Where Fruits of any Kind are Destroyed by Animals._ =XIV.= _Where, while Anyone is Driving Cattle out of Cultivated Fields, Another Person Rescues them, or Takes Possession of them afterwards Secretly or by Force._ =XV.= _Concerning Animals Found in Vineyards, Fields of Grain, or Meadows._ =XVI.= _Where Animals Depart from Fields of Growing Grain Before they are Driven Out._ =XVII.= _Where Anyone Mutilates an Animal found in a Field of Grain._ =ANCIENT LAW.= =I. Concerning the Compensation for Cutting Down Trees.= Where anyone, without the knowledge of the owner, cuts down a tree belonging to another; if it is a fruit tree, he shall pay three _solidi_; if it is an olive, five _solidi_; if it is an oak of large size, two _solidi_; if it is an oak of small size, one _solidus_; and for a tree of any other species of considerable size, he shall pay two _solidi_. For such trees, although they do not bear fruit, are useful for many purposes. And this compensation shall be made if the trees should be only cut down; for if they should be cut down and carried away, either similar trees must be given in their stead, or double the above named sums must be paid. =ANCIENT LAW.= =II. Where Anyone Destroys the Garden of Another.= Where anyone destroys the garden of another, he shall, at once, be compelled by the judge to pay to the owner a sum equal to the amount of damage which he has caused. If a slave should be guilty of this offence, he shall, in addition to the payment of said damages, receive a hundred lashes. =ANCIENT LAW.= =III. Where Injury, or Homicide, Results from the Cutting Down of a Tree.=