Members of the Ward
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the members of his ward · the ward
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On Behalf of Euphiletus
The local ward community to which Euphiletus was formally introduced as a child, cited as corroborating witnesses to his upbringing as Hegesippus's son.
and now, when we produce all these proofs, are they going to demand that you should believe what they say, rather than Euphiletus's father and me and my brother and the members of the ward and all our kindred?
for he is possessed of sufficient resources, and further evidence has been given you that he brought up Euphiletus and educated him from childhood and introduced him to the members of his ward—all of which represents a considerable outlay.
On the Estate of Philoctemon
The kinship body (phratry/ward) responsible for admitting new members, which refused to admit Alce's son when Euctemon attempted to introduce him.
In spite of the protests of his wife and sons, not only did he not cease to go there but eventually lived there entirely, and was reduced to such a condition by drugs or disease or some other cause, that he was persuaded by the woman to introduce the elder of the two boys to the members of his ward under his name.
When, however, his son Philoctemon refused to agree to this, and the members of the ward would not admit the boy, and the victim for the sacrifice of admission was removed from the altar, Euctemon, being enraged against his son and wishing to pay him out, announced his intention of marrying a sister of Democrates of Aphidna and recognizing any children who should be born to her and bringing them i …