It is entitled the '_Rectitudines Singularum Personarum_,' which may be translated '_the services due from various persons_.' It commences with two general sections, the first relating to the services of the '_thane_,' and the second to those of the '_geneat_.' «Thane's services.» «Geneat's or villein's services.» ÐEGENES LAGU. Degenes lagu is ꝥ he sy his boc-rihtes wyrðe. ⁊ ꝥ he ðreo ðinc of his lande do. fyrd-færeld. ⁊ burhbote ⁊ bryc-geweorc. Eac of manegum landum mare land-riht arist to cyniges gebanne. swilce is deorhege to cyniges hame. ⁊ scorp to frið-scipe. ⁊ sæ-weard. ⁊ heafod-weard. ⁊ fyrd-weard. ælmes-feoh. ⁊ cyric-sceat. ⁊ mænige oðeremistliceðingc. ► TAINI LEX. Taini lex est, ut sit dignus rectitudine testamenti sui, et ut ita faciat pro terra sua, scilicet, expeditionem, burh-botam et brig-botam. Et de multis terris majus landirectum exurgit ad bannum regis, sicut est deorhege ad mansionem regiam et sceorpum inhosticum, et custodiam maris et capitis, et pacis, et elmesfeoh, id est pecunia elemosine et ciricsceatum, et alie res multimode. THANE'S LAW. _The thane's law is that he be worthy of his_ boc-rights, _and that he do three things for his land_, fyrd-færeld, burh-bot, _and_ brig-bot. _Also from many lands more land-services are due at the king's bann, as deer-hedging at the king's_ ham, _and apparel for the guard, and_ sea-ward _and_ head-ward _and_ fyrd-ward _and_ almsfee _and_ kirkshot, _and many other various things_. [p130] GENEATES RIHT. Geneat-riht is mistlic be ðam ðe on lande stænt. On sumon he sceal land-gafol syllan ⁊ gærsswyn on geare. ⁊ ridan ⁊ auerian ⁊ lade lædan. wyrcan ⁊ hlaford feormian. ⁊ ripan ⁊ mawan. deorhege heawan. ⁊ sæte haldan. bytlian. ⁊ burh hegegian nige faran to tune feccan. cyric-sceat syllan ⁊ ælmes-feoh. heafod-wearde. healdan ⁊ hors-wearde. ærendian. fyr swa nyr. swa hwyder swa him mon to-tæcð. ► VILLANI RECTUM. Villani rectum est varium et multiplex, secundum quod in terra statutum est. In quibusdam terris debet dare landgablum et gærsswin, id est, porcum herbagii, et equitare vel averiare, et summagium ducere, operari, et dominum suum firmare, metere et falcare, deorhege cedere, et stabilitatem observare, edificare et circumsepire, novam faram adducere, ciricsceatum dare et almesfeoh, id est, pecuniam elemosine, heafod-wardam custodire et horswardam, in nuncium ire, longe vel prope, quocunque dicetur ei. GENEAT'S SERVICES. _The geneat's services are various as on the land is fixed. On some he shall pay_ land-gafol _and_ grass-swine _yearly, and ride, and carry, and lead loads; work and support his lord, and reap and mow, cut deer-hedge and keep it up, build, and hedge the_ burh, _make new roads for the_ tun: _pay_ kirkshot _and_ almsfee: _keep_ head-ward _and_ horse-ward: _go errands far or near wherever he is directed_.