TITLE III. CONCERNING THOSE WHO SEEK SANCTUARY IN A CHURCH. =I.= _No One, Claiming the Privilege of Sanctuary in a Church, shall be Taken from Thence by Force, Unless he Defends himself with Arms._ =II.= _Where a Person Seeks Sanctuary in a Church, and is Killed, while Defending himself with Arms._ =III.= _Concerning the Penalty for Removing a Man from a Church by Force._ =IV.= _A Debtor, or a Criminal, Cannot be Forcibly Removed from a Church, and must Pay such Debts, or Penalties, as are Due._ =I. No One, Claiming the Privilege of Sanctuary in a Church, shall be Taken from Thence by Force, Unless he Defends himself with Arms.= No one shall dare to remove, by force, any person who has sought sanctuary in a church unless said person should attempt to defend himself with arms. =II. Where a Person Seeks Sanctuary in a Church, and is Killed, while Defending himself with Arms.= Where anyone takes refuge at the door of a church, and does not lay down his arms, and is killed; the person who struck him shall be liable to no penalty or reproach therefor. =III. Concerning the Penalty for Removing a Man from a Church by Force.= Where anyone removes his slave or a debtor from a church, or the altar where he sought sanctuary, without the consent of a priest, or of some other ecclesiastic who has charge of said church; as soon as the fact has been brought to the notice of the judge, if he is a person of high rank, said offender shall be compelled to pay a hundred _solidi_ to the church which sustained the injury. A person of inferior station shall pay thirty _solidi_, and if he should not have the means to do so, he shall be arrested by the judge, and receive a hundred lashes in public. The master shall then regain possession of his slave, and the debtor shall be surrendered to his creditor. =IV. A Debtor, or a Criminal, Cannot be Forcibly Removed from a Church, and must Pay such Debts, or Penalties, as are Due.=