Правило 109
On the need to petition the state authorities for the appointment of ecdyks to protect both church interests and the interests of the poor.
It was also destined that the envoys sent on behalf of all the dioceses, Vincent and Furtunatian, asked the glorious kings to be allowed to establish learned ekdiks, who would have as their duty to act in defense of cases: and who, like the priests of the dioceses, who have taken upon themselves to intercede on the affairs of the churches, could freely, when need requires, enter the presence of the courts to refute objections, and for presenting what is needed. (This position of ekdik partially corresponds to the current position of a spiritual deputy in office work in a secular department).
Greek original
Ἤρεσεν ἔτι μήν, ἵνα ἐξ ὀνόματος πασῶν τῶν ἐπαρχιῶν οἱ πορευθησόμενοι πρεσβευταὶ Βικέντιος καὶ Φορτουνατιανός, αἰτήσωσιν ἀπὸ τῶν ἐνδοξοτάτων βασιλέων ὥστε δοθῆναι ἄδειαν τοῦ καταστῆσαι ἐκδίκους σχολαστικούς, οἵτινες αὐτὸ τοῦτο τὸ λειτούργημα, τοῦ ἐκδικεῖν τὰ πράγματα, ἐπιτήδευμα ἔχουσι· καὶ ἵνα ὡς ἱερεῖς τοῖς τῆς ἐπαρχίας οἱ αὐτοί, οἱ τὴν ἐκδίκησιν τῶν ἐκκλησιῶν ἀναδεξάμενοι, εὐχερῶς δυνηθῶσιν ὑπὲρ τῶν τῆς ἐκκλησίας πραγμάτων, ὁσάκις ἀνάγκη ἀπαιτήσει, πρὸς τὸ ἀντιστῆναι τοῖς ἀνακύπτουσι, καὶ ἀναφέρειν τὰ ἀναγκαῖα, καὶ εἰς τὰ σήκρητα τῶν δικαστηρίων εἰσιέναι.[1]