on of Comes to his Principes, vii. 25, 28.

COMES DOMESTICORUM (VACANS), FORMULA OF, vi. 11;
Arator receives the rank of, viii. 12.

Comes Domorum, his functions, 88.

COMES FORMARUM, FORMULA OF, vii. 6.

COMES GOTHORUM, FORMULA OF, vii. 3;
servants of, have oppressed Provincials of Suavia, v. 14;
his dignity almost the only one peculiar to the Gothic state, 320.

COMES NEAPOLITANUS, FORMULA OF, vi. 23;
reference to, vi. 24.

COMES PATRIMONII, FORMULA OF, vi. 9;
references to, iv. 3, 15;
Bergantinus as, ordered to transfer property to Theodahad, viii. 23;
ordered to commence gold-mining in Bruttii, ix. 3;
Willias (Comes Patrimonii) ordered to increase the pay of the
Domestici, ix. 13.

COMES PORTUS URBIS ROMAE, FORMULA OF, vii. 9.

COMES PRIMI ORDINIS, FORMULA OF, vi. 12, 13;
letter addressed to, ii. 28.

COMES PRINCIPIS MILITUM (?), FORMULA OF, vi. 25.

COMES PROVINCIAE, FORMULA OF, vii. 1.

COMES RAVENNAS, FORMULA OF, vii. 14.

COMES RERUM PRIVATARUM, FORMULA OF, vi. 8;
an Illustris, 86; iv. 7;
his functions, 89;
office of, held by father of Argolicus, iii. 12;
held by Senarius (510), iv. 13.

COMES ROMANUS, FORMULA OF, vii. 13.

Comes Sacrae Vestis, Keeper of the Wardrobe, 88.

COMES SACRARUM LARGITIONUM, FORMULA OF, vi. 7;
an Illustris, 86;
his functions, 88;
orders given to, ii. 31;
reports remissness of Venantius, iii. 8;
office of, held by grandfather of Argolicus, iii. 12;
Bina and Terna to be collected under his superintendence, vii. 21;
Ambrosius held office of, viii. 13;
Opilio, father and son, held office of, viii. 16;
Cyprian held office of, v. 40.

COMES SECUNDI ORDINIS, FORMULA OF, vii. 26.

COMES SYRACUSANUS, FORMULA OF, vi. 22 (_see_ also ix. 11, 14).

Comitatus of the King,
litigants summoned to, i. 7; iv. 44, 45; v. 12, 32;
presence of in Liguria requires extraordinary supply of provisions,
ii. 20;
the place 'ubi et innocentia perfugium et calumniatores jus possunt
invenire districtum,' iv. 9;
meant to be a blessing to his subjects, iv. 40;
recourse to it by a distant suitor not compulsory, iv. 40;
journey of the Heruli to, iv. 45;
always ready for redress of grievances, v. 15;
Nimfadius journeying to, viii. 32.

Comites of Pavia, iv. 45.

COMITIACUS (officer of the law courts),
FORMULA BESTOWING HONORARY RANK ON, vi. 13;
Stabularius, Comitiacus, v. 6;
Florentinus, Vir Devotus, Comitiac