κεν.

καὶ γὰρ τὸ πρότερον πείσας τὸν ἀνεψιόν ἀμφισβητεῖν μοι τοῦ χωρίου συνθήκας οὐ γενομένας ἀπήνεγκε, καὶ νῦν αὐτὸς ἐρήμην μου καταδεδιῄτηται τοιαύτην ἑτέραν δίκην, Κάλλαρον ἐπιγραψάμενος τῶν ἐμῶν δούλων. πρὸς γὰρ τοῖς ἄλλοις κακοῖς καὶ τοῦτο εὕρηνται σόφισμα Καλλάρῳ τὴν αὐτὴν δίκην 32 δικάζονται. καίτοι τίς ἂν οἰκέτης τὸ τοῦ δεσπότου χωρίον περιοικοδομήσειε μὴ προστάξαντος τοῦ δεσπότου ; Καλλάρῳ δ ̓ ἕτερον ἐγκαλεῖν οὐδὲν ἔχοντες, ὑπὲρ ὧν ὁ πατὴρ πλέον ἢ πεντεκαίδεκα ἔτη φράξας ἐπεβίω δικάζονται. κἂν μὲν ἐγὼ τῶν χωρίων ἀποστῶ τούτοις ἀποδόμενος ἢ πρὸς ἕτερα χωρία ἀλλαξάμενος, οὐδὲν ἀδικεῖ Κάλλαρος· ἂν δ ̓ ἐγὼ μὴ βούλωμαι τἀμαυτοῦ 1281 τούτοις προέσθαι, πάντα τὰ δεινότατα ὑπὸ Καλλάρου πάσχουσιν οὗτοι, καὶ ζητοῦσι καὶ διαιτητὴν ὅστις αὐτοῖς τὰ χωρία προσκαταγνώσεται, καὶ διαλύσεις 33 τοιαύτας ἐξ ὧν τὰ χωρία ἔξουσιν. εἰ μὲν οὖν, ὦ ἄνδρες δικασταὶ, τοὺς ἐπιβουλεύοντας καὶ συκοφαντοῦν τας δεῖ πλέον ἔχειν, οὐδὲν ἂν ὄφελος εἴη τῶν εἰρημένων εἰ δ ̓ ὑμεῖς τοὺς μὲν τοιούτους μισεῖτε, τὰ δὲ δίκαια συνθήκας οὐ γενομένας ἀπήνεγ κε.] 'put in (or, made a return of ') false documents, forged contracts that had never been really made.' This is the σκευωρία alluded to in § 2.

45 § 27, ὢν διεφθαρκει and § 68,
ἃ πέπλασται.

διαιτητὴν ὅστις ... προσκατα-
γνώσεται]an arbitrator who shall
actually (go so far as to) ad-
judge their property to them;
give a verdict of condemnation
adjudging the property to them.
διαλύσεις.] 'compromises,'

. 'settlements.'

§§ 33, 34. Now if conspiracy and paltry persecution are to win the day, my words are merely wasted; but if you detest such conduct and intend to give a just verdict on the ground that neither my father normy servant has done any damage or wrong to the plaintiff, then I have already said enough.

ψηφίζεσθε, μήτ' ἀπολωλεκότος Καλλικλέους μηδὲν μήτ' ἠδικημένου μήθ ̓ ὑπὸ Καλλάρου μήθ ̓ ὑπὸ τοῦ 34 πατρὸς, οὐκ οἶδ' ὅ τι δεῖ πλείω λέγειν. ἵνα δ ̓ εἰδῆτε

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ὅτι καὶ πρότερον ἐπιβουλεύων μου τοῖς χωρίοις τὸν ἀνεψιὸν κατεσκεύασε, καὶ νῦν τὴν ἑτέραν αὐτὸς κατεδιῃτήσατο Καλλάρου ταύτην τὴν δίκην, ἐπηρεάζων ἐμοὶ διότι τὸν ἄνθρωπον περὶ πολλοῦ ποιοῦμαι, καὶ Καλλάρῳ πάλιν εἴληχεν ἑτέραν, ἁπάντων ὑμῖν ἀναγνώσεται τὰς μαρτυρίας.

ΜΑΡΤΥΡΙΑΙ.

Μὴ οὖν πρὸς Διὸς καὶ θεῶν, ὦ ἄνδρες δικασταὶ, προῆσθέ με τούτοις μηδὲν ἀδικοῦντα. οὐ γὰρ τῆς ζημίας τοσοῦτόν τί μοι μέλει, χαλεπὸν ὂν πᾶσι τοῖς μικρὰν οὐσίαν ἔχουσιν· ἀλλ ̓ ἐκβάλλουσιν ὅλως ἐκ τοῦ δήμου με ἐλαύνοντες καὶ συκοφαντοῦντες. ὅτι δ' οὐκ ἀδικοῦμεν οὐδὲν, ἕτοιμοι μὲν ἦμεν ἐπιτρέπειν τοῖς εἰδόσιν, ἴσοις καὶ κοινοῖς, ἕτοιμοι δ ̓ ὀμνύναι τὸν νόμιμον ὅρκον· ταῦτα γὰρ ᾠόμεθα ἰσχυρότατα παρα

§ 35. Lastly, I entreat the jury not to sacrifice me to my opponents, when I have done them no wrong. It is not so much the penalty that I care for, hard though that is for a poor man to pay; but they want to turn me out of the parish by their petty persecution. To prove we were in the right, we were ready to submit to a fair arbitration, and to swear the customary oath; for we felt that that would be the strongest argument with you, gentlemen, who are yourselves upon your solemn oath.

35. χαλεπὸν ὂν] SC. τὸ ζημιούσθαι. Hard though it falls on those whose property is but small.

ἐλαυνόντες καὶ συκοφαντοῦντες] by their persecution and petty litigation.

ἕτοιμοι μὲνἕτοιμοι δέ.] § 20 ἔβλαψε μὲν ἔβλαψε δέ.

τοῖς εἰδύσιν, ἴσοις καὶ κοινοῖς.] ‘impartial, fair and unbiassed persons, acquainted with the facts.” ς 9 τοῖς εἰδόσι τοῖς ἴσοις.

τὸν νόμιμον ὅρκον.] The defendant appears to have offered to take an oath in the αντωμοσία at the ανάκρισις, or preliminary examination. Such an oath might be taken by either of the parties, with a view to decide the cause, or some particular point in dispute. But it was only taken by the consent of the adversary, upon a challenge

σχέσθαι τοῖς αὐτοῖς ὑμῖν ὀμωμοκόσιν. καὶ μοι λαβὲ τήν τε πρόκλησιν καὶ τὰς ὑπολοίπους ἔτι μαρτυρίας.

GREEK INDEX.

N.B. The first figure refers to the number of the Speech, the
second to the Section.