[Footnote23:Saserna，inGaul，andColumella，inItalyorSpain，allowtwoyokeofoxen，twodrivers，andsixlaborers，fortwohundredjugera125Englishacresofarableland，andthreemoremenmustbeaddediftherebemuchunderwood，ColumelladeReRustica，l。ii。c。13，p441，edit。Gesner。]
[Footnote24:Inthisenumerationl。iii。c。30theFrenchtranslationofthepresidentCousinisblottedwiththreepalpableandessentialerrors。1。Heomitsthe1000yokeofworkingoxen。2。Heinterpretsbythenumberoffifteenhundred。
3。Heconfoundsmyriadswithchiliads，andgivesCantacuzenenomorethan5000hogs。Putnotyourtrustintranslations!]
Note:Thereseemstobeanotherreading。Niebuhr\'sedit。inlos。—M。]
Hadtheregentfoundasuitablereturnofobedienceandgratitude，perhapshewouldhaveactedwithpureandzealousfidelityintheserviceofhispupil。^25Aguardoffivehundredsoldierswatchedoverhispersonandthepalace；thefuneralofthelateemperorwasdecentlyperformed；thecapitalwassilentandsubmissive；andfivehundredletters，whichCantacuzenedespatchedinthefirstmonth，informedtheprovincesoftheirlossandtheirduty。TheprospectofatranquilminoritywasblastedbythegreatdukeoradmiralApocaucus，andtoexaggeratehisperfidy，theImperialhistorianispleasedtomagnifyhisownimprudence，inraisinghimtothatofficeagainsttheadviceofhismoresagacioussovereign。Boldandsubtle，rapaciousandprofuse，theavariceandambitionofApocaucuswerebyturnssubservienttoeachother；andhistalentswereappliedtotheruinofhiscountry。Hisarrogancewasheightenedbythecommandofanavalforceandanimpregnablecastle，andunderthemaskofoathsandflatteryhesecretlyconspiredagainsthisbenefactor。