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Μάρκος Πετρώνιος Μαμερτῖνος ἔπαρχος Αἰγύπτου λέγει· πρότερον μὲν ἀποχὰς ἀλλήλοις παρέχειν ἐκέλευσα περὶ τῶν ἐν γράφων διὰ τὰς ἀμφισβητήσεις τὰς ἐπʼ ἐμοῦ περὶ τούτων γενομέ νας, νυνὶνυνεὶ δὲ συνλήβδην περὶ πάν των ὁπωσοῦν διδομένων ἢ λογιζομένων εἰς τὸ δημόσιον εἴ τʼ ἐν γένεσιν εἴτʼ ἐν ἀργυρίῳ εἴτʼ ἐν σω ματικαῖς ἐργασίαις ἢ ἄλλῳ ὁτῳδήτινι τρόπῳ κελεύω παρέχειν ἀλλήλοις ἀποχὰς τούς τε διδόντας καὶ τοὺς λαμ βάνοντας, ἐπεξελευσόμενοςἐπεξιελευσόμενος ἐάν τις ἄλλα παρὰ ταῦτα ποιήσῃποιησας. ἐπεὶἐπὶ δὲ καὶ τοῦτό τινες ἐμέμψαντοἐμένψαντο ὡς αὐτοὶ μὲν τὰ βιβλία προσφέρον τες οἷς ὀφείλουσινὀφίλουσιν, ἐκείνουςἐκίνους δὲ μὴ βουλομένους παρʼ αὐτῶν λαμ βάνειν ἵνα τὴν παρολκὴν ἐξωνή σωνται τῷ τοῦ προστίμου φόβῳ, δυνήσονταιδυνήσωνται μαρτυρίαν vestiges ποιήσασθαι περὶ τῶν μὴ προσιεμένωνπροειεμένων οἱ μὴ διδόν τες ὅπως τῆς ἀπειθίαςἀποθίας ἐκεῖνοιἐκῖνοι τὴν προσήκουσαν δίκην ὑπόσχωσι. ἔτους ιη Αὐτοκράτορος Καίσαρος Τραιανοῦ Ἁ δριανοῦ Σεβαστοῦ, Φαμενὼθ κϛ.Translations (1)
Proclamation of Marcus Petronius Mamertinus, praefect of Egypt. In a previous edict I commanded that receipts should be mutually given with reference to debts secured by documents, on account of the disputes concerning them which had occurred during my office. I now give orders generally with regard to all payments to the government made in any manner either actual or by credit, whether in kind or in money or in bodily labour or any other way whatsoever, that payer and payee shall mutually give receipts; and I will punish any one who acts in any other manner than that hereby directed. Since moreover the complaint has been made by debtors that though they present their accounts to their creditors, the latter are unwilling to accept payment from them in order that they may be induced by the fear of incurring penalties to buy off the delay, those who are thus prevented from paying shall be allowed to give evidence concerning the refusal to give up the bond, so that the creditors may pay the fitting penalty for their disobedience. Date.
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