The law of Eádweard the elder (about A.D. 900 to 915), regulates the mode of proceeding when both parties are willing to forego the feud, upon the established principles of compensation. He says[509]: “The wergyld of a twelfhynde man is twelve hundred shillings. The wergyld of a twýhynde man is two hundred shillings. If any one be slain, let him be paid for according to his birth. And it is the law, that, after the slayer has given pledge for the wergyld, he should find in addition a _werborh_, according to the circumstances of the case; that is, for the wergyld of a twelfhynde man, the werborh must consist of twelve men, eight by the father’s, four by the mother’s side. When that is done, let the king’s protection be set up; that is, all, of either kindred, laying their hands together upon one weapon, shall pledge themselves to the mediator, that the king’s protection shall stand. In twenty-one days from that day let one hundred and twenty shillings be paid as _healsfang_, at a twelfhynde man’s wergyld. The healsfang belongs to the children, brothers and paternal uncles: that money belongs to no kinsman except such as are within the degrees of blood. Twenty-one days after the healsfang is paid, let the _manbót_ be paid; twenty-one days later, the _fight-fine_; in twenty-one days from this, the _frumgyld_ or first instalment of the wergyld; and so forth until the whole sum be discharged at such fixed time as the Witan have agreed. After this they may depart with love, if they desire to have full friendship. And with respect to the wergyld of a ceorl, all that belongs in his condition shall be done in like manner as we have said respecting the twelfhynde man.” ----- Footnote 509: Eád. and Guð. § 13. Thorpe, i. 174. ----- The law of Eádmund contains similar provisions[510]. “The Witan shall appease feud. First, according to folkright, the slayer shall give pledge to his advocate, and the advocate to the kindred of the slain, that the slayer will make compensation to the kin. Then it is necessary that security be given to the slayer’s advocate, that the slayer may draw nigh in peace, and himself give pledge for the wergyld. When he has given his wed for this, let him further find a werborh, or security for the payment of the wer. When that is done let the king’s protection be set up: within twenty-one days from that, let the healsfang be paid; within other twenty-one days, the manbót; and twenty-one days from that, the first instalment of the wergyld.” ----- Footnote 510: Eádm. Sec. Leg. § 7. Thorpe, i. 250. -----