Dominium non potest esse in pendenti.
Dominion cannot be over a thing depending.
Dominus omnium in regno terrarum rex habendus, et ab eo omnes tenent, ita tamen ut suum cuique sit.
The king is to be reckoned the lord of all the lands in the kingdom; and all hold of him, yet so as that every one has his own.
Dominus vel causam servi vel personam inculpato defendet; etiam ubi alii non liceret.
The master may without blame defend the cause or person of his servant, even where it is not lawful for another.
Domum suam unicuique reficere licet, dum non officiat invito alteri, in quo jus non habet.
It is lawful for every one to repair his own house, provided he does it not against the will of another over whom he has no right.
Dona clandestina semper sunt suspiciosa.
Clandestine gifts are always suspicious.