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Els, Gerlach von · 1581

...however, in personal actions, the execution must take place within four months from the time the sentence was rendered.
XLIII.
Once this time has elapsed, if the condemned party does not obey the sentence, he is held liable for the destruction of the property and its accessories, and also for interest at the rate of one percent.
XLIV.
Although the one who judges pro tribunali in an official judicial capacity can sometimes shorten or extend the time for a judgment for good reason.
XLV.
No formality is needed to obtain an execution, but merely imploring the office of the judge is sufficient.
XLVI.
Even though it has been said that a sentence must be rendered against the procurator, the action of the judged matter the right to enforce the decision is not given against him, unless he offered himself to the lawsuit or was appointed as a representative in his own interest.
XLVII.
A judge must observe this order: in executing the judgment, he should begin with movable and self-moving goods. If these are not sufficient, he should proceed to immovable property, and from those, to debts and rights.
XLVIII.
Although it does not seem absurd that an executor may neglect this order if the execution can be achieved more promptly by other means.
XLIX.
But what if the condemned party is prepared not to pay in currency, but to satisfy the judgment in other ways? Ulpian a Roman jurist believes, contrary to Labeo a Roman jurist, that he must nevertheless be compelled to make payment, unless a suitable cause exists.
L. Coro-