Fragment of a contract of sale TM 219349OxyrhynchitesIII

[...] [...] and that I have received on the spot from you in full, by hand, the [...] seven hundred [drachmas of silver of the imperial coinage] agreed between us as the price of these [...] [therefore from now on you are to own and have full power over them, with your descendants] and those who will succeed to your rights [...] [which I shall also guarantee to you securely forever against all persons] with every guarantee, and free from every registration [and from cultivation of royal and estate land and from] every kind of tax and every debt and from [anything else whatsoever, at my own expense, as if by] judgement. The sale, written in two copies, is valid, and whenever [you choose, I shall execute it for you through the public registry] [...] receiving nothing further from you, the taxes and scribal fees [being my responsibility] [...] [. And concerning these things] being done rightly and properly, having been asked the formal question [by you, I agreed.] [...] [...]