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THE LAW OF THE WESTGOTHS.
77
11.
Legal securities are three: The first is road security to home and to house.
The second is sequestration security with him, on whom they both agree.
The third is law security, l) before land and lawman. That one freeholder
cannot refuse another without incriminating himself.
12.
A man places his animal in sequestration, says he, who has it in his
possession, that he bought it from a foreigner, and is the salesman 2) a
countryman, then he shall set a seventh-night-thing for him, who has the animal in
his possession. He shall notify his seller. He arrives, wishes to prove it
homeborn, that he has a right to. Comes he not, then shall he prove it to be
his by twelfthoath and two men’s testimony.
1. Are they both foreigners, who have contracted a sale with each other,
then they shall arrange a fortnight meeting. Let all come to that landboarder,
which is nearest the seller, the salesman and he, who has the animal in his
possession, and the plaintiff, there it shall be defended as homeborn or legally
redeemed.
2. If one from our land and another from beyond Kiægglan s) or from
Denmark trade with each other, then shall a month meeting be announced, the
animal be led to the landboarder, and one of two things be done: redeem it
according to law, or defend it he, who has it in his possession. Such law and
right as foreigners make for us, such will we make for them.
13.
A man loses his animal, buys it back and recognizes it not then, does so
later, then he shall inform his salesman. Bring the animal to him, who sold
it to him, and bring complaint in regard to the animal, which was paid for by
mistake, and then lead it to the third seller. There he shall take the oath for
homeborn or redeem it according to law. One of our countrymen recognizes
his animal in another country, or a foreigner in our country, then a
seventh-night-thing shall be set and redeem his animal with three men. One shall be
he, who brings complaint in regard to the animal, another from his country
1) Skiælæ tak: Law security. Security for something, the ownership of
which was disputed, while the case was referred to the lawman for
investigation.
2) Vin: Mediator at a marriage or a sale, hence in the second instance
salesman. A third person, who should be present at certain business
transactions.
3) Kiægglan: A forest between Nftrike and Västmanland.
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