[18] And Boeotus, men of the jury, though he was here at the time would not contest the suit, but declared that I had not received the arbitrator’s verdict against him, for his name was not Boeotus, but Mantitheus; and thus, by quibbling about a name, he is in fact depriving me of my mother’s portion. As I was at a loss to know how one should deal with a matter like this, I instituted the same suit afresh against him as Mantitheus, and now in the eleventh year I have come to you for help.
To prove that I am speaking the truth in this also, the clerk will read the depositions dealing with these matters.
The Depositions
Against Boeotus II. Demosthenes. Augustus Taber Murray (Translator). London. 1936.
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