BOOK 3, CHAPTER 23On Good Faith of Private Persons in WarI. Refutation of the opinion, which holds that private persons are not bound by a pledge given to the enemyII. It is shown that private persons are bound even to a pirate and a brigand; and to what extentIII. No exception is here made for a minorIV. Whether an error gives releaseV. Answer to the objection raised from the point of view of public advantageVI. The previous statements are applied to a pledge given of return to prisonVII. The pledge not to return to a certain place; the pledge not to serve as a soldierVIII. The pledge not to run awayIX. One who has been captured cannot surrender to anotherX. Whether private persons should be compelled by their rulers to carry out what they have promisedXI. What kind of an interpretation ought to be applied in agreements of this sortXII. In what way we are to interpret the terms life, clothing, and the arrival of aidXIII. Who ought to be said to have returned to the enemyXIV. What are adequate reinforcements in the case of a surrender made conditionally?XV. Whatever pertains to the execution of an agreement does not constitute a conditionXVI. Regarding hostages given for such agreements
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