Our Legal Heritage, King AEthelbert, 596 to King George III, 1775Reilly, S. A.
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Our Legal Heritage, King AEthelbert, 596 to King George III, 1775
Reilly, S. A.
Law -- England -- History
If any one fights in a ceorlish man's dwelling, let him make bot
of 6s. to the ceorl. If he draws his weapon but doesn't fight,
let it be half of that. If, however, either of these happens to
a man with a wergeld of 600s., let it increase threefold of the
ceorlish bot; and if to a man with a wergeld of 1200s., let it
increase twofold of the bot of the man with a wergeld of 600s.
Breach of the king's dwelling [breaking and entering] shall be
120s.; an archbishop's, 90s.; any other bishop's, and an
ealdorman's, 60s.;. a 1200s. wergeld man's, 30s.; a 600s.
wergeld man's, 15s.; and a ceorl's 5s.
If any one plot against the king's life, of himself, or by
harboring of exiles, or of his men; let him be liable with his
life and in all that he has; or let him prove himself according
to his lord's wer.
If any one with a band or gang of men slays an unoffending man,
let him who acknowledges the deathblow pay wer and wite. If the
slain man had a wergeld of 200s, let every one who was of the
gang pay 30s. as gangbot. If he had a wergeld of 600s., let
every one pay 60s. as gangbot. If he had a wergeld of 1200s.,
let every one pay 120s. If a gang does this, and afterwards
denies it on oath, let them all be accused, and let them then
all pay the wer in common; and all, one wite, such as shall
belong to the wer.
If any one lends his weapon to another so he may kill some one
with it, they may join together if they will in the wer. If they
will not join together, let him who lent the weapon pay of the
wer a third part, and of the wite a third part.
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