ἑτέρως ἠδύνατο βέλτιον ἢ ὡς νῦν ἔχει κατεσκευάσθαι → otherwise they could have been constructed better than they are now (Galen, On the use of parts of the body 4.143.1 Kühn)
Schuldbuch, tabulae; codex. – Sch. des Staates, tabulaepublicae. – Schuldbürge, praes – einen Sch. stellen, praedem dare.