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A unit of the Corpus Juris Civilis (Body of Civil Law), the sixth-century codification of Roman law issued by order of the Byzantine Emperor, Justinian I.

Institutes of Justinian

The Praetorian or Magistrate’s Court, made up of three judges, dealt with civil cases. The judges came out of the eastern door of the palazzo, where the writing Pax Huic Domui (“Peace be to this House”) had been put back in the nineteenth century restoration; from there begins the Discesa dei Giudici, called before the seventeenth century “Salita della Corte del Pretore”. AC, 407.

at the Palazzo Pretorio

Natoli: causidici. Those who acted or appeared in court on behalf of a party, even though they were not actual lawyers. AC, 408.

frequented by all those advocates

Town about 20 miles from Palermo, an excellent wine producing area.

Partinico

zecchinetta … primero

Zecchinetta is an Italian version of lansquenet; primero is a sixteenth century Italian card game.

Abbazia del Parco

Abbey of Santa Maria di Altofonte, built by Frederick II of Aragon, completed March 25, 1306.