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§3.3.59.pr

Authority of a General Agent to Pay Creditors

It explains that an agent with general administration is also deemed to have the mandate to pay the creditors.

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[IDEM libro decimo ad Plautium.]

[THE SAME in the tenth book on Plautius.]

§3.3.59.pr

​Sed et id quoque ei1 mandari uidetur, ut soluat2 creditoribus.

​But this also is deemed to be mandated to him, namely, that he should pay the creditors.

Syntax notes2 items
  1. 3.3.59.prei

    A dative pronoun referring back to the agent (procurator) who is the subject of the preceding chunk (§3.3.58.pr).

  2. 3.3.59.prid... ut soluat

    The demonstrative pronoun id anticipates (proleptically) the content of the following ut clause (ut soluat creditoribus) and functions as the subject of the personal construction with uidetur and the infinitive mandari.

Translated by Gemini 3.5 Flash (published 2026-07-12)urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:3.3.59.pr