[ULPIANUS libro uicesimo ad Sabinum. ] §33.7.12.11Ea uero, quae solo continentur, instrumenti fundi non esse Cassius scribit, ueluti harundineta et salicta, antequam caesa sint, quia fundus fundi instrumentum esse non potest: sed si caesa sint, puto contineri, quia quaerendo fructui deseruiunt.
Cassius writes that those things which are attached to the soil are not part of the equipment of the land, such as reed-beds and willow-copses before they are cut, because land cannot be the equipment of land; but if they have been cut, I think they are contained, because they serve the purpose of obtaining the produce.
idem et in palis erit dicendum.
The same must be said of poles.
§33.7.12.12Si in agro uenationes sint, puto uenatores quoque et uestigatores et canes et cetera quae ad uenationem sunt necessaria instrumento contineri, maxime si ager et ex hoc reditum habuit.
If there are hunts on the land, I think that hunters, trackers, dogs, and other things necessary for hunting are contained in the equipment, especially if the land also derived income from this.
§33.7.12.13Et si ab aucupio reditus fuit, aucupes et plagae et huius rei instrumentum agri instrumento continebitur: nec mirum, cum et aues instrumento exemplo apium contineri Sabinus et Cassius putauerunt.
And if there was income from fowling, fowlers, nets, and the equipment for this purpose will be contained in the equipment of the land; nor is this surprising, since Sabinus and Cassius thought that birds also were contained in the equipment, following the example of bees.
§33.7.12.14Si quis eodem instrumento in plurimis agris utatur, cuius agri sit instrumentum, quaeritur.
If anyone uses the same equipment on several estates, it is asked to which estate the equipment belongs.
et ego arbitror, si quidem apparet uoluntas patris familiae, cui potius agro destinauerat, eius esse instrumentum: ceteri enim agri ab hoc agro ueluti mutuantur: si non appareat, nullius instrumento cedet: neque enim pro parte diuidemus instrumentum.
And I think that if indeed the intention of the father of the family appears, to which estate he had rather destined it, it belongs to that estate; for the other estates borrow, as it were, from this estate. If it does not appear, it will cede to the equipment of none of them; for we shall not divide the equipment proportionally.
§33.7.12.15Supellex ceteraque, si qua in agro fuerunt, quo instructior esset pater familias, instrumento fundi non continentur.
Furniture and other things, if there were any on the land, for the purpose of the father of the family being better equipped to live there, are not contained in the equipment of the land.
§33.7.12.16Si domus sit instrumentum legatum, uidendum quid contineatur.
If the equipment of a house is bequeathed, we must see what is contained.
et Pegasus ait instrumentum domus id esse, quod tempestatis arcendae aut incendii causa paratur, non quod uoluptatis gratia: itaque neque specularia neque uela quae frigoris causa uel umbrae in domo sunt deberi.
And Pegasus says that the equipment of a house is that which is prepared for the purpose of warding off the weather or fire, and not what is for the sake of pleasure; and therefore neither window-panes nor curtains which are in the house for the sake of cold or shade are due.
quae sententia Cassii fuit, qui dicebat inter instrumentum et ornamentum multum interesse: instrumenti enim ea esse, quae ad tutelam domus pertinent, ornamenti, quae ad uoluptatem, sicuti tabulas pictas.
This was the opinion of Cassius, who said that there is a great difference between equipment and ornament; for those things belong to equipment which pertain to the protection of the house, and to ornament those which are for pleasure, such as paintings.
§33.7.12.17Uela autem Cilicia instrumenti esse Cassius, quae ideo parantur, ne aedificia uento uel pluuia laborent.
But Cassius thinks that Cilician curtains belong to the equipment, which are prepared for the purpose that buildings should not suffer from wind or rain.
§33.7.12.18Acetum quoque, quod exstinguendi incendii causa paratur, item centones sifones, perticae quoque et scalae, et formiones et spongias et amas et scopas contineri plerique et Pegasus aiunt.
Most jurists and Pegasus say that vinegar also, which is prepared for the purpose of extinguishing fire, and likewise patchwork blankets, siphons, poles also and ladders, and mats, sponges, buckets, and brooms are contained.
§33.7.12.19Tegulam autem et tignum eius rei causa paratum instrumento contineri, si ad huiusmodi causam habeat tigna parata ad alios usus non deseruientia.
But tiles and timber prepared for this purpose are contained in the equipment, if he has timber prepared for such a purpose and not serving other uses.
proinde et fulcimenta si qua habebat huic rei necessaria, etiam ea instrumento domus continebuntur.
Likewise, if he had any props necessary for this purpose, these also will be contained in the equipment of the house.
§33.7.12.20De uelis, quae in hypaethris extenduntur, item de his, quae sunt circa columnas, Celsus scribit magis suppellectili adnumeranda et ita Sabinum et Cassium putare.
Concerning curtains which are spread out in the open air, and likewise concerning those which are around columns, Celsus writes that they are rather to be numbered among furniture, and that Sabinus and Cassius think so.
§33.7.12.21Canales autem et harpagones et amas instrumento contineri constat.
But it is clear that gutters, hooks, and buckets are contained in the equipment.
§33.7.12.22Item perticae, quibus araneae detergantur, item spongiae, quibus columnae pauimenta podia extergantur, scalae, quae ad lacunaria admoueantur, instrumenti sunt, quia mundiorem domum reddunt.
Likewise, poles with which cobwebs are cleared away, likewise sponges with which columns, pavements, and pedestals are wiped, and ladders which are applied to paneled ceilings, belong to the equipment, because they make the house cleaner.
§33.7.12.23Papinianus quoque libro septimo responsorum ait: sigilla et statuae adfixae instrumento domus non continentur, sed domus portio sunt: quae uero non sunt adfixa, instrumento non continentur, inquit: suppellectili enim adnumerantur, excepto horologio aereo, quod non est adfixum: nam et hoc instrumento domus putat contineri, sicut prothyrum domus, si uelamen est, inquit, instrumento domus continetur.
Papinian also, in the seventh book of his Opinions, says: statuettes and statues attached to the building are not contained in the equipment of the house, but are part of the house; but those which are not attached are not contained in the equipment, he says, for they are numbered among the furniture, with the exception of a bronze clock, which is not attached; for he thinks that this also is contained in the equipment of the house, just as the porch curtain of the house, if it is a covering, he says, is contained in the equipment of the house.
§33.7.12.24Fistulae autem et canales et crateres et si qua sunt alia ad aquas salientes necessaria, item serae et claues magis domus portio quam domus instrumentum sunt.
But pipes, gutters, basins, and other things necessary for spurting water, likewise bolts and keys, are part of the house rather than the equipment of the house.