Gesta Romanorum 64 de iniquo iudice

Erat quidam imperator, qui statuit pro lege, quod sub poena gravi quilibet iudex recte iudicaret. Accidit, quod quidam iudex muneribus corruptus falsum iudicium dedit. Imperator cum hoc audisset, servis suis praecepit, ut eum excoriarent, quod amplius falsum iudicium non daret. Et sic factum est. Pellem eius in loco, ubi iudex sedere deberet, posuit ad designandum, quilibet iudex cogitaret, quod amplius falsum iudicium non daret. ! 1 2 3

amplius " adv " again dsign #1$ " to indicate excori #1$ " to s%in, fla& pellis, is " f " s%in, hide 1. pr( l)ge " as la' quod " introduces indirect speech 2. Imperator cum " Impertor is before cum and so is in the topic position of the sentence. In other 'ords, the 'hole sentence is about Impertor. 3. aud*sset " s&ncopated form of audvisset

qu-, quae-, quidlibet " adj " 'hichever #&ou li%e$ quod " conj " that rct " adv " correctl&

serv*s su*s " 'hose slaves are these+ eum " refers to qudam idex from line 2 quod " replacing ut . )ius " referring bac% to qudam idex from line 2 !. qu*libit i,dex " not the same -udge, don.t go all /angoria on us here. 0his is a moral tale.