=IX.= _Concerning Those who Venture to Defend the Suits of Others._ =X.= _No Freeman shall Refuse to Answer the Slave of another in Court._ =FLAVIUS RECESVINTUS, KING.= =I. No One can Refuse to Answer because the Plaintiff has Never Presented his Claim to Him.= No one can interpose a defense to the action of any plaintiff by saying that the latter has no right to bring a suit, because he has not made formal demand upon him for his claim, unless he can show that the time within which the suit may be brought, has expired. =FLAVIUS CHINTASVINTUS, KING.= =II. The Court must be Disturbed by no Clamor or Tumult.= The court shall not be disturbed by any tumult or clamor whatever; those who have no interest in the case shall be compelled to withdraw; and only such as are known to be concerned in the proceedings shall come into the presence of the court. But if the judge desires spectators to be present, he can permit it, in case he should wish to confer with them about the case. But if he should be unwilling, no one shall be allowed to enter the court room, either to aid one party by improper suggestions, or to interpose objections to the conduct of the other, whereby either party may be unnecessarily annoyed. And if any one, having been admonished by the judge to be silent, should not obey, nor desist in his attempts to aid either party, and should, in defiance of this warning, continue to interfere, he shall be compelled to pay ten golden _solidi_ to the judge. And if he should still persist in his conduct, he shall be unceremoniously ejected from the court. =III. Where there are Many Litigants, Two may be Chosen who shall have Power to carry on the Suit.= If the litigants are more numerous on one side than on the other, both sides, in turn, shall select from their number, parties to carry on their case. For all ought not to participate in the conduct of the action, but, as we have said, those chosen by both sides should alone appear in court, so that all noise and confusion may be avoided. =FLAVIUS CHINTASVINTUS, KING.= =IV. Both Parties may be Compelled by the Judge, or the Bailiff, to be Present in Court on the Day when the Case is to be Heard.=