Note 369 — Chapter VII · 367 THE FAMILY AND THE STATE IN ITALIAN COMMUNES.368

Translator's note to Chapter VII.—With regard to this chapter, I am greatly indebted to the kindness of my learned friend Mr. Ninian Thompson, late judge at Calcutta, since without his skilled collaboration and revision it would have been impossible to cope with the legal technicalities of the text. My thanks are also due to Signor Del Vecchio, Professor of Jurisprudence, for his valuable explanation of ancient terminology.—Linda Villari.