Canon 85
The norm of secular law. On the involvement of witnesses to the act of manumission of a slave by his owner.
We accepted what was said in Scripture: by 2 and 3 witnesses every word is established (see Deut. 17:6). Therefore, we determine: slaves freed by their masters, let them accept this honor in the presence of three witnesses, who by their presence will give legitimacy to the liberation and certify this matter from themselves.
Greek original
Ἐπὶ δύο, ἢ τριῶν μαρτύρων βεβαιοῦσθαι πᾶν ῥῆμα, γραψικῶς παρελάβομεν. Τοὺς οὖν ὑπὸ τῶν οἰκείων δεσποτῶν ἐλευθερουμένους δούλους, ἐπὶ τρισὶ μάρτυσι τῆς τοιαύτης τιμῆς ἀπολαύειν διοριζόμεθα οἳ τὸ κῦρος παρόντες τῇ ἐλευθερίᾳ προσοίσουσι, καὶ τὸ πιστὸν ἐξ ἑαυτῶν τοῖς γενομένοις παρέξουσιν.
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