The speeches of Isaeus in causes concerning the law of succession to property at Athens . therefore, the legitimacy of thefechildren, as each of you can demonftrate his own : for this isnot proved by mentioning the mothers name, but by de-claring the truth, by producing the relations, and thofe whoknow that fhe was married to Euctemon ; by examining themembers of the fame borough and ward, if they have at anytime heard, or can fay from their own knowledge, that hewas at any publick expenfe on her account ; by informingyou where file was buried, where her monument ftands,and where her children,
The speeches of Isaeus in causes concerning the law of succession to property at Athens . therefore, the legitimacy of thefechildren, as each of you can demonftrate his own : for this isnot proved by mentioning the mothers name, but by de-claring the truth, by producing the relations, and thofe whoknow that fhe was married to Euctemon ; by examining themembers of the fame borough and ward, if they have at anytime heard, or can fay from their own knowledge, that hewas at any publick expenfe on her account ; by informingyou where file was buried, where her monument ftands,and where her children, who furvived her, ftill performfacred rites; by fhowing, laftly, who law fuch rites per-formed by Eudlemon, and who, either among the fervantsor among the citizens in general, knows any of thefe tran-factions. All this would be a proof, but mere invective is 72 ON THE ESTATE is none ; and, if you compel my antagonift, judges, to provethe very fads, which he has averred to be true, you will makea pious decree according to the laws, and my clients will obtainfubitantial jultice. SPEECH. OF APOLLODORUS- 73 SPEECH THE SIXTH. On the Eitate of Apollodorus. THE ARGUMENT. THERE were three brothers, Eupolis, Thrafyllus, and Mnefon; theyoungeft of whom died without iffue ; the fecond left a fori named Apol-lodorus. Eupolis, the furviving brother, was appointed guardian to hisnephew, and had two daughters living, one of whom was married to iEf-chines, the other to Pronapis, the complainant in this caufe. The widow of Thrafyllus married Archedamus, who, perceiving thatApollodorus, his wifes fon, was injured by his guardian, affiited him in ap-plying to a court of juftice, and obtained redrefs for him in two Archedamus had a daughter by the mother of Apollodorus, and thatdaughter, who married Lacratides, had a fon, whom Apollodorus, on thedeath of his own fon, adopted in his lifetime and caufed to be regiftered inthe books of his kindred and ward by the name of Thrafyllus. APO
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