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"Dominorum, ex jurè Quintio, est jus utendi et abutendi quatenus naturalis ratio patitur." As this sapient precept dropped oracularly from his lips, a word at a time, his figure faded and turned pale. With the last word he had passed out of existence. What more shall I tell you, my dear friends?
He was also given to the form of usury, which is considered most odious, in traffic by sea; and that thus: he desired that those whom he put out his money to, should have many partners; and when the number of them and their ships came to be fifty, he himself took one share through Quintio his freedman, who therefore was to sail with the adventurers, and take a part in all their proceedings; so that thus there was no danger of losing his whole stock, but only a little part, and that with a prospect of great profit.
For the sake of security he made those who wished to borrow money form themselves into an association of fifty persons, representing as many ships, and held one share in the undertaking himself, which was managed by his freedman Quintio, who himself used to sail in the ships of the association and transact their mercantile business. He used to lend money to his slaves, if they desired it.
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