des Romains, Vol. ii, 2nd edn, p. 248, quoted by de Labriolle, Latin Christianity, ETr., p. 84.) If any person claimed such property, the defendant could have inserted in the written statement of the points on which judgement was requested, a restraint setting forth that, ‘if the defendant had in reality possessed the property for the legal space of time the plaint brought against him would be non suited a priori’, (de Labriolle, op. cit., p. 84.) rule of faith: here sacramentum, with the implication