with his signature, authorizing the slave to appear for him, by the latter as messenger to the judge. If the slave, acting on behalf of his master, should cause him any injury, either through fraud or neglect, or should lose the case, it shall be lawful for the master to have it reviewed, either upon his own application, or upon that of a lawful representative, and have it justly decided by the testimony of such witnesses as he may be able to produce. TITLE III. CONCERNING COMMISSIONERS AND COMMISSIONS. =I.= _Princes and Bishops should not Conduct their Cases in Court in Person, but through their Subjects or Subordinates._ =II.= _The Judge must inquire of a Litigant, whether the Suit brought by Him is his Own, or that of Another._ =III.= _He who cannot Conduct his Cause Himself must give Written Authority to his Attorney._ =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._ =V.= _If He who has Appointed an Attorney Suffers Delay, he can Revoke his Commission._ =VI.= _It shall not be Lawful for a Woman to Act as an Attorney, but She may Conduct Her Own Case in Court._ =VII.= _The Constituent shall receive the Benefit, and bear the Loss, resulting from Proceedings Instituted by his Attorney._ =VIII.= _If a Representative should die, his Heirs shall be entitled to his Fees._ =IX.= _What Persons those in Power, and those that are Poor, may appoint to Conduct their Cases._ =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._ =FLAVIUS RECESVINTUS, KING.= =I. Princes and Bishops should not Conduct their Cases in Court in Person, but through their Subjects or Subordinates.= As it is the office of persons in power to decide questions of law, and as, in many instances, they should not be needlessly subjected to the annoyances resulting from litigation; therefore, if either the king or a bishop should have a lawsuit with any one, he may select a personal representative to whom the transaction of the business shall be intrusted; for the reason that it would seem an insult to the dignity of persons of such high rank, if those of a lower class should contradict their evidence in court. And again, if the king should choose to personally assume the conduct of his case in any matter, who is there who would dare to contradict him? Therefore, lest the fear of royal power should suppress the truth, the case should be conducted, not by the king, but by some of his subjects.