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THE LAW OF" THE WE8TGOTH8.
61
3.
The lawman shall be the son of a freeholder. That all freeholders shall
have power over by the Grace of God.
1. The king shall appoint a jury for himself and the lawman at the
thing, i)
2. That is always called the thing of all Goths, where the lawman is.
There people may be adopted into families and settlements and reconciliations
announced.
4.
Someone takes another man’s property before he is found guilty, that is a
case of three ninemarks. The plaintiff is entitled to nine marks, and pay for
his property with sworn oath, the king nine marks and all men nine marks.
1. If someone hews down a man’s house, against whom there is no lawful
complaint, that is three ninemarks. The plaintiff is entitled to nine marks,
and likewise the king and likewise all men.
5.
One man calls another a son-of-a-bitch. "Who is that" he says. "Thou"
quoth he. "I leave this into the hands of witnesses, that thou addressed me
with insulting words," that is a case of one sixteenörtug in each part. He
shall call him to the thing and bring forth reference testimony on oneday and
prove with twelfth-oath, ask the gods so to help him and his witnesses "that
thou calledst me insulting names and thou art guilty of that, for which I bring
complaint against thee." Thus shall insults and calumnies be dealt with.
1. Someone calls a freeborn man a freedman, or says: "I saw thee
running in front of one, and having thy spear on thy back", that is insulting
word, a three sixteenortug’s case.
2. "I saw someone have intercourse with thee." "Who is it?" "Thou"
quoth he. ’<1 refer to witnesses, that thou insulted me and calumniated me,"
that is a sixteenortug’s case in each third.
3. "I saw that you had your pleasure with a cow or a mare, that is
calumny and a three sixteenortug’s case. One shall bring accusation against
him. There is no denial in that case.
4. "I saw that you had your mother," that is calumny, and a three
six-teenörtug’s case in each third, and no denial.
X) This parapraph is much discussed by scholars. It is the expression a
pingi, that is variously read. Schwartz-Noreen have a pingæ. J. S. Carlson
favors Vendell and reads thus: "Konung skall sätta nämd för sig och lagman
skall sätta nämd å ting", which is followed above.
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