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THE LAW OF THE WE8TG0TH8.
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PÆTTA ÆR ]pIUVÆ BOLKÆR
This is the code on theft.
A man accuses another of haying stolen a horse or other animal, and is
the animal brought back injured or sprained, the thief shall pay for it, if he
fails in his evidence, with sworn oath and full thief fine.
2.
Father and son steal, are caught in the act, father shall hang and son, if
he is of age.
1. A steward and a slave go to steal, the steward shall hang and not the
slave.
3.
Someone catches his thief and also the stolen property, bind the hands of
the thief on his back and lead him to the thing, with two witnesses, who
testify at the thing, that he is a true thief, and with twelve men go to swear at the
thing, that he is fully a thief, hence he deserves to loose his life. Thereupon he
shall be condemned to beheading and hanging, to killing and death, to turi
and to tar, without rights for heir and plaintiff, as well before the church as
before the king.
1. A thief is caught on the road and not by the one, from whom he has
stolen, then he shall lead the thief with himself home, and send a messenger to
the one, who has been robbed. Has he caught his true thief, take one mark
for thief and two ore for the stolen goods. If he, from whom property is
stolen, says, that this stolen property is not his, neither the thief, let the one
who has the thief in his possession, bring him to the thing. Let him be judged
from there to the king’s estate, l) The freeholder parts with the thief guiltless
at the thing.
2. Catches someone another man’s thief on the road, and not bis own,
lets him loose contrary to law, then he will be considered partaker in the theft.
4.
Thus it is stated in the law, that thieves are three: One is he who steals
and takes away, another brings the goods into the hands of the thief, the
third receives it. They are all guilty in the same degree.
l) Konungsgarp: King’s estate. The place where the king’s bailiff lived,
who could do what he pleased with the thief.
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