 The general laws of a later date than the "Decree" of Gratian have been called "Extravagantes", i. e. laws not contained in Gratian's "Decretum" ("Vagantes extra Decretum").These were soon brought together in new collections, five of which (Quinque compilationes antiquæ) possessed a special authority.Two of them, namely the third and the fifth, are the most ancient official compilations of the Roman Church (see Papal Decretals).