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THE LAW OP THE WESTGOTHS.
11.
Does someone kill a man in bed with his wife, or in some other place,
lawfully taken in presence of witnesses, take the mattress and the sheet, bring to
the thing. Cause to be seen blood and sign of murder, accuse the dead, and
testify with two twelfths jurymen’s testimony, the county judge administering
the oath, and then declare him without rights at the thing.
12.
Holds someone in his weapon, runs another against it, receives death,
wound therefrom, pay for him a fine of nine marks.
1. Fells someone a tree on someone, receives he deathwound therefrom,
pay for him a fine of nine marks.
2. Shoots someone up into the air, comes the shot down upon the head of
someone, receives he deathwound therefrom, pay for it a fine of nine marks.
13.
Kills a man someone in an alehouse l), they 2) shall bring forward the
murderer, or pay for the murder a fine of nine marks.
1. There are three festivities at which the fine for the murder of a slave
shall be equal to that for a free man, one is the betrothal feast, second the
marriage feast, third the inheritance feast.
34.
If anyone is killed outside the garden fence, then the neighbors shall pay
for him a fine of nine marks, or bring forward the murderer. Then shall the
murderer be brought to the thing and safe conduct to and fro the thing be
asked for him. He shall admit the accusation of murder. Have then one
day’s and one night’s freedom to the woods.
1. If someone is killed between three villages, does each of them claim not
to own the land, then they shall defend themselves with two twelfths. If
anyone of them is found guilty, that one shall pay the fine. Are they all found
guilty, then they shall pay a fine of nine marks or bring forward the
murderer. Then they shall divide the land among themselves.
2 If à corpse is carried in upon somebody’s land, can one track the blood
and sign of murder in the direction, where the crime had been committed, then
he shall pay the fine, who owns that land.
1) A house or room where a feast or festival was celebrated and where ale
was served.
2) I. e. those who conducted or were present at the festival.
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