V. Those whose Affairs have been brought before a
Tribunal for a Decision, shall under no Circumstances
enter into a Compromise before the Case
has been Decided 40
VI. Both Parties shall be Required to Furnish Testimony 41
VII. Concerning the Journey which Anyone Compels an
Innocent Person to Make 42
VIII. Where Anyone Residing in the District of one Judge
has a Cause of Action against a Party Living in the
District of another Judge 42
IX. Concerning Those who Venture to Defend the Suits of
Others 44
X. No Freeman shall Refuse to Answer the Slave of
another in Court 45
TITLE III.--_Concerning Constituents and Commissions._
I. Princes and Bishops should not Conduct their Cases
in Court in Person, but through their Subjects or
Subordinates 47
II. The Judge must inquire of a Litigant, whether the
Suit brought by Him is his Own, or that of Another 48
III. He who cannot conduct his Cause Himself must give
Written Authority to his Attorney 48
IV. Torture shall in no Case be inflicted upon Persons of
Noble Birth who are acting as Representatives of
Others; and, In what way, a Freeman of the Lower
Class, or a Slave, may be subjected to Torture 49
V. If He who has Appointed an Attorney Suffers Delay,
He can revoke his Commission 50
VI. It shall not be Lawful for a Woman to Act as an
Attorney, but She may Conduct her Own Case in
Court 50
VII. The Constituent shall receive the Benefit, and bear the
Loss, resulting from Proceedings Instituted by his
Attorney 51
VIII. If an Attorney should die, his Heirs shall be entitled
to his Fees 51
IX. What Persons those in Power, and those that are
Poor, may appoint to Conduct their Cases 52
X. Those who have Charge of the Royal Treasury, when
the Suit is brought for its Benefit, have authority
to appoint whom they wish to represent them 52
TITLE IV.--_Concerning Witnesses and Evidence._
I. Concerning Persons who are not Permitted to Testify 54
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