consenses

Updated: August 17, 2026

The obligatio literis was a written acknowledgment of debt chiefly employed when money was borrowed, but the creditor could not sue upon the note within two years from its date, without being called upon also to prove that the money was in fact paid to the debtor. Contracts perfected by consent consenses had reference to sale, hiring, partnership, and mandate.

John Lord - The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization.