History of the Origin of Representative Government in EuropeGuizot, François
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History of the Origin of Representative Government in Europe
Guizot, François
Europe -- History; Representative government and representation
150 sol.: 1st. the _optimus_, or noble Burgundian, killed
by the man whom he had attacked; 2nd. the steward of a royal
domain, with the Burgundians; 3rd. the slave who could work
well in gold, _ibid_.
100 sol.: any man belonging to the middle classes (_mediocris
homo_) with the Burgundians, killed by the person whom he
had attacked; 2nd. the Roman possessing personal property, with
the Salian Franks; 3rd. the Roman while travelling, with the
Ripuarians; 4th. the man in the service of the king, or of a
church, _ibid_.; 5th. the planter (_lidus_) by two
charters of Charlemagne (an. 803 and 813); 6th. the steward
(_actor_) of a domain belonging to any but the king, with
the Burgundians; 7th. the slave, a worker in silver,
_ibid_.
80 sol.: those enfranchised in presence of the church, or by a
special charter, with the Germans.
75 sol.: any man of inferior condition (_minor persona_),
with the Burgundians.
55 sol.: the barbarian slave employed in the personal service
of a master, or as a bearer of messages, with the Burgundians.
50 sol.: the blacksmith (slave), with the Burgundians.
45 sol.: 1st. the serf of the church and the serf of the king,
with the Germans; 2nd. the tributary Roman, with the Salian
Franks.
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40 sol.: 1st. one merely enfranchised, with the Bavarians; 2nd.
the herdsman keeping forty swine, with the Germans; 3rd. the
shepherd over eighty sheep, _ibid_.; 4th. the seneschal of
the man who has twelve companions (_vassi_) in his house,
_ibid_.; 5th. the marshal who kept twelve horses,
_ibid_.; 6th. the cook who has an assistant
(_junior_), _ibid_.; 7th. the goldsmith,
_ibid_.; 8th. the armourer, _ibid_.; 9th. the
blacksmith, _ibid_.; 10th. the cartwright, with the
Burgundians.
36 sol.: 1st. the slave, with the Ripuarians; 2nd. the slave
who had become a tributary planter, _ibid_.
30 sol.: the keeper of swine, with the Burgundians.
20 sol.: the slave, with the Bavarians.
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