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THE LAW OF THE WESTGOTHS.
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3.
I! a man’s bethrothed woman is taken from him, then a fine of nine marks
is due the nearest of kin, the same to the groom, the same to the king, and the
same to all men. l) Live never with her. They shall have power over his
freedom. He shall never regain his freedom unless they wish, who are plaintiffs in
the case.
4.
A freedman gets a freeborn wife, then one mark is a friendgift and one
mark morninggift. Their children are freebom.
1. Wherever there is a morninggift there is a division into thirds of
their prpperty. If morninggift is not given, then she shall have the right to
one third and three marks.
2. A freedman takes a slavewoman raised at home for a wife, is neither
friendgift nor morninggift given, then she marries to one half.
3. A slave wishes a slavewoman for a wife, pay two ore to the one, who
owns her. A slave, having an illegitimate child with a slave woman, has no
right to that child.
5.
A man accuses another of that he has lain with his slavewoman, then he
shall furnish a twelfth-oath or pay six ore.
1. A wife has committed adultery, and the husband brings accusation
against her, then she shall defend herself with seven men of the jury. 2) If she
is cleared, pay to her a fine of three marks. These she shall add to the common
property.
They are hers, whatever may separate them, divorce or death. If she is
not cleared, then she shall go away from home and property rights in her
everyday clothes.
6.
A man betroths a widow and brings her home and begets children with
her, in that case no one has right to fine. Thereupon a child is born, has the
wedding feast been held, that is a freeborn child, because wooed widow is
called caught.
1. Wooes somebody a maiden, has secret intercourse with her, he is
liable to a fine of six marks to her father.
1) i. e. the county.
2) Mæp siu mannum of næmdinni: With seven men of the jury. That is a
majority of the neemd (jury), which consisted of twelve men.
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