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88
THE LAW OF" THE WE8TGOTH8. 88
plaintiff sixteen örtugs and out with the tithe. Is some one accused of, that
he keeps back a part of the tithe either to the bishop, or the priest, or the
church, or the hospital, or the dean’s fee, or the Falköping’s bushel l), then
defend himself with himself 2) and his neighbor and his jurymen. Fails he in
this, then pay to the plaintiff eight örtugs and that part of the tithe, which he
kept back. And this same kind of defence do we understand to apply to all
kinds of tithes, except the poor people’s share, which the freeholder shall keep
and give to the poor.
Is it so that no part of the tithe is paid before Easter Eve, then pay to all
plaintiffs one sixteenörtug, and out with the whole tithe.
2. With reference to headtithe it is thus decreed, that whatever man, who
does inherit after his father or mother a whole farm, he shall give headtithe
after the third crop. Inherit several a whole farm and wish to live together,
then they may remain there in three years, and then give headtithe. If anyone
of them wishes to leave before the three years are out, then give headtithe of
his property, as soon as there is a division. Do they all wish to part, then
give headtithe, except a young girl. Tithe not before she is married.
Some one inherits personal property, then give headtithe as soon as he
inherits, and not again from that property except if the church is to be
consecrated ten years thereafter.
By this we mean the men, who are landowners, and not tenants, who are
not asked to tithe at church consecration. A woman shall give headtithe,
when she marries, and a male person not before he is fifteen years old.
A man takes himself a lawful wife, they shall give headtithe after the third
crop from the property they then possess. Do they inherit after father or
mother, then pay tithe as above said.
3. Whatsoever man, who injures or kills at these assemblages: in Skara
on Moundy Thursday, at the clerical meeting on our Lady’s birthday, in
Falköping at Botulf’s mass or Pankrat’s mass, in Sköfde 3) at Hellen’s mass, on
the true church road, whether on home journey or departure on that day, on
which the church is consecrated in the church village, then pay as fine ten
marks to the bishop.
Whosoever wounds or slays in the church yard because of his illwill, pay a
fine to the bishop of three marks. Does he do it in the church, pay the bishop
1) Falköpings bushel: A bushel of oats or barley, which should be
contributed by each freeholder yearly to the church of the city of Falköping.
2) Være sik med sik: A construction found nowhere else in this law, and
which shows, that this code is of considerably later date, than the law proper.
3) Sköfde: A city in Västergötland.
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