Ad edictum praetoris libri
Ex libro XLIII
Paulus, On the Edict, Book XLIII. If a soldier should bequeath a dotal estate to anyone, the legacy will not be valid, according to the Lex Julia.
Paulus, On the Edict, Book XLIII. The illegitimate children of a patroness can also obtain prætorian possession of the estate of a freedman of their mother, but children cannot be admitted to the succession of the estate of a freedman of their father unless they are legitimate.
Paulus, On the Edict, Book XLIII. Hence, generally speaking, it should be remembered that every time that a law or a Decree of the Senate grants an estate to anyone, prætorian possession of the same must be demanded under this Section of the Edict. If the law directs prætorian possession of an estate to be granted it can be demanded, and this can either be done under the Section of the Edict relating to special enactments, or under that Section which is the subject of discussion at present.