Minor: as incapable, with slave, 44, 7 rights reserved, 161 Miscarriage. _See_ Assault, Fine: aggravation in assault, 62, 209, 211, 213 Money. _See_ Hire, Fines: as earnest to close the bargain, 230 current coin, 253 deferred payments of, 235 letter requesting, 383 precautions in giving and receiving, 51, 105 said to belong to a god, 256 Monogamy. _See_ Marriage: in early days, 134 Mortgages: entire pledging, 266 related to pledges, 265. _See_ Pledges second, debarred, 265 second mortgage secured, 267 Mother: in charge of son’s education, 46, 29 incest with, 56, 157 power over children, 148-150 Mutilations, by order of judge, 97 Nabonidus, his place in chronology, 181 Nebuchadrezzar: his chronology, 181, 230, 291 his exploits, 194 Names: clan, from office in the temple, 214 Semitic, 279 show slave’s origin or nationality, 178 significant, 176, 177, 178 Notary, his fee for writing out a bond, 231 Nurse, her duties and responsibilities, 61, 194, 153, 155 Oath. _See_ Affidavit, Bond: about foreign slave, 67, 281 as to death of ox, 65, 249 deposit, 53, 120 depreciation, 53, 126 estimate of goods on lost boat, 64, 240 as to loss, 53, 120 by brander, that he was misled, 63, 227 disclaiming evil intention, 62, 206, 207 for confirmation of sale, 233 for purgation, taken by agent, 51, 102, 103, 106; taken by principal, 51, 107; taken by owner of corn, 53, 120 how administered, 92 its purport and where taken, 93, 94 on loss by lightning or lion, 66, 266 to clear from charge of adultery, 54, 131 Octroi duties, 206 Official. _See_ Bailiff: cannot give his benefice in exchange, 48, 40, 41 compensation of official, 76 duties and responsibilities, 46, 26, 27, 47, 30-39, 76 _sq._ duty and position considered, 76 _sq._ has his own private rights, 47, 39 holds lands by royal charter, 322 if captured on the king’s business, 47, 32 to be ransomed, 47, 32 how the ransom is to be paid, 47, 32 liable to death penalty, 46, 26 may resume use of the benefice, 46, 27 not to appropriate or alienate public property, 47, 33-38 not to be hired out, plundered, or oppressed, 47, 35 not to depute duty, 46, 26 on enforced absence, 46, 27 one year allowed, 47, 30 penalty for neglect, 47, 30, 31 provision for son in absence, 46, 29 rights as against substitutes, 46, 26-29 service of, 77 son may be deputy, 46, 28 the benefice or feoff, 76 three years’ limit, 47, 30 Old age provision: by adoption, 155, 158, 160 by son, 224 Omens and predictions, letter illustrative of, 365 _sq._ Ordeal by water: considered as a legal custom, 96, 97 for witchcraft, 44, 2 nature of, 44, 2, 54, 132, 97 to purge from slander, 54, 132 Owner’s risk in hiring. _See_ Hire: horse killed, at God’s hand, 65, 249 loss by lightning or lion, on herdsman’s oath, 66, 266 ox or ass, killed in open field, 65, 244