Scævola, Digest, Book XVII. A testator, having appointed his son his heir, by a codicil charged him with the payment of ten aurei to Seia, and provided for a foster-child as follows: “I desire forty aurei to be given to my foster-child, Mævius, which sum I ask Seia to take charge of, and to pay to Mævius the interest on the same at the rate of five per cent per annum, until he reaches the age of twenty years; and I also ask her to take charge of him, and rear him.” The question arose, if Seia, after having received her legacy, should refuse or neglect to take charge of the money left for the benefit of the foster-child, whether she would be compelled to assume the obligation of furnishing support for him from the time of the death of the testator. The answer was that, according to the facts stated, she would be compelled to provide support, as she had been charged with the execution of the trust. It was also asked whether the heir of Seia would be required to furnish Mævius support until he reached his twentieth year? The answer was that he would be required to do so. 1A testator bequeathed to his concubine eight slaves belonging to his country seat, and directed her to provide them with food as follows: “I wish the said slaves whom I have bequeathed, as above stated, to be furnished with food by my heirs, just as they were during my lifetime.” As the slaves during the life of the testator were always employed in farm labor during harvest, and when the grain was threshed, and, with the exception of the steward in charge of the land at that time, never received any food provided by their master; the question arose whether the heir would be obliged to furnish the concubine, at that time also, that is to say during the season of harvest and threshing, with provisions for the said slaves belonging to the farm. The answer was that this must be left to the court having jurisdiction of the case. Claudius: This is reasonable, for if the slaves were to be employed in the same way by a concubine, as they had been by the testator, it would not be necessary for food to be furnished them during the time in question. If, however, they had been bequeathed for service in the city, food must be furnished them. 2Titia, at the time of her death, provided as follows in her will: “I wish the food and clothing which I have been accustomed to furnish them during my lifetime to be given to all my freedmen and freed-women.” As during her lifetime she only furnished food and clothing to three of them, which was shown by her accounts, the question arose whether her heir could be sued by the remaining freedmen, or whether he would only be liable to the three who were found by the accounts of the testatrix to have previously received food and clothing. The answer was that he would be liable to all.