[Footnote*:Amongtheworkswhichhavebeenrecovered，bytheperseveringandsuccessfulendeavorsofM。MaiandhisfollowerstotracetheimperfectlyerasedcharactersoftheancientwritersonthesePalimpsests，GibbonatthisperiodofhislaborswouldhavehailedwithdelighttherecoveryoftheInstitutesofGaius，andthefragmentsoftheTheodosianCode，publishedbyMKeyronofTurin。—M。]
[Footnote84:Thisexecrablepracticeprevailedfromtheviiith，andmoreespeciallyfromthexiith，century，whenitbecamealmostuniversalMontfaucon，intheMemoiresdel\'Academie，tom。
vi。p。606，&c。BibliothequeRaisonneedelaDiplomatique，tom。
i。p。176。]
[Footnote85:PomponiusPandect。l。i。tit。ii。leg。2