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After that I recited the
edict, which expressly forbade the owner to be driven off his by which it was plain that
Naevius had not taken possession according to the edict, as he confessed that Quinctius
had been driven off his farm by force. But I thoroughly proved that the goods had
actually not been taken possession of, because such a seizure of goods is looked at not
as to part but with respect to everything which can be seized or taken possession of. I
said that he had a house at Rome which that
fellow never even made an attempt on; that he had many slaves, of which he neither took
possession of any, and did not even touch any; that there was one whom he attempted to
touch; that he was forbidden to, and that he remained quiet.
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