ception of the assessments of tribute which occur, as a rule,
at intervals of five years. (11)

(7) Adopting the emendation of Kirchhoff, who inserts the sentence in
brackets. For the festivals in question, see "Dict. of Antiq."
"Lampadephoria"; C. R. Kenney, "Demosth. against Leptines," etc.,
App. vi.

(8) For the institution called the {dokimasia}, see Aristot.
"Constitution of Athens," ch. lv.

(9) See Dem. "against Midias," 565, 17; "against Apholus" (1), 814,
20.

(10) See Lys. "Or." xiv. and xv.

(11) See Grote, "H. G." vi. p. 48; Thuc. vii. 78; i. 96; Arist.
"Wasps," 707; Aristot. "Pol." v. 8.

I put it to you, then: can any one suppose that all, or any, of these
may dispense with adjudication? (12) If so, will any one say which
ought, and which ought not, to be adjudicated on, there and then? If, on
the other hand, we are forced to admit that these are all fair cases for
adjudication, it follows of necessity that they should be decided during
the twelve-month; since even now the boards of judges sitting right
through the year are powerless to stay the tide of evildoing by reason
of the multitude of the people.

(12) Reading with Kirchhoff. Cf. for {oiesthai khre}, "Hell." VI. iv.
23; "Cyr." IV. ii. 28.

So far so good. (13) "But," some one will say, "try the cases you
certainly must, but lessen the number of the judges." But if so, it
follows of necessity that unless the number of courts themselves are
diminished in number there will only be a few judges sitting in each
court, (14) with the further consequence that in dealing with so small
a body of judges it will be easier for a litigant to present an
invulnerable front (15) to the court, and to bribe (16) the whole body,
to the great detriment of justice. (17)

(13) See Grote, "H. G." v. 514, 520; Machiavelli, "Disc. s. Livio," i.
7.

(14) Reading with Sauppe, {anagke toinun, ean me} (for the vulgate
{ean men oliga k.t.l.}) {oliga poiontai dikasteria, oligoi en
ekasto esontai to dikasterio}. Or, adopting Weiske's emendation,
{ean men polla poiontai dikasteria k.t.l.} Translate, "Then, if by
so doing they manage to multiply the law courts, there will be
only a few judges sitting," etc.

(15) Or, as Liddell and Scott, "to prepare all his tricks."

(16) {sundekasoi}, "to bribe in the lump." This is Schneider's happy
emendation of the MS. {sundikasai}; see Demosthenes, 1137, 1.