Eos cum emimus domitos, stipulamur sic: illosce boves sanos esse noxisque praestari; cum emimus indomitos, sic: illosce iuvencos sanos recte deque pecore sano esse noxisque praestari spondesne? Paulo verbosius haec, qui Manili actiones secuntur lanii, qui ad cultrum bovem emunt; qui ad altaria, hostiae sanitatem non solent stipulari.
In the purchase of oxen which have been broken in, the bargain is in these terms: Do you guarantee that the said oxen are sound, and that I am protected from suits for damage? In buying them unbroken, the formula runs: Do you guarantee that the said bullocks are quite sound and of a sound herd, and that I am protected from suits for damage? Butchers use a somewhat fuller form, following the rule of Manilius, in buying for slaughter; those who buy for sacrifice do not usually demand a guarantee of soundness in the victim.
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