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§2.13.5.pr

Time Allowance for the Delivery of Account Books

It rules that a reasonable period of time must be granted for conveying the accounts or their copies to another location.

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[PAULUS libro tertio ad edictum.]

[PAULUS, on the Edict, book 3]

§2.13.5.pr

​spatiumque1 ad perferendas eas2 tribuendum est.

​And a period of time must be granted for conveying them.

Syntax notes2 items
  1. 2.13.5.prspatium

    While originally denoting spatial or temporal extent, here it refers to the 'interval of time' or 'period' allowed for transporting or sending the accounts or copies, taking physical distance into account.

  2. 2.13.5.prad perferendas eas

    A purpose construction featuring the preposition ad with the gerundive perferendas agreeing in gender, number, and case with the pronoun eas (feminine accusative plural). Contextually, eas refers to the accounts (rationes, feminine plural) to be disclosed.

Translated by Gemini 3.5 Flash (published 2026-07-12)urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:2.13.5.pr