[Footnote 140: For the intelligence of this obscure and
obsolete jurisprudence (c. 80 - 111) I am deeply indebted to
the friendship of a learned lord, who, with an accurate and
discerning eye, has surveyed the philosophic history of law.
By his studies, posterity might be enriched: the merit of
the orator and the judge can be felt only by his
contemporaries.]