The Visigothic code : $b (Forum Judicum) — John Shaqi
The Visigothic code : $b (Forum Judicum)
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The Visigothic code : $b (Forum Judicum)
Law, Germanic -- Sources; Law, Visigothic
IV. Where a Freedwoman, or a Freedman, Marries the
Slave of Another 85
V. Where Anyone gives in Marriage his Slave, of Either
Sex, to the Slave of Another 85
VI. Where a Woman contracts a Second Marriage in the
Absence of her Husband 86
VII. Where a Master Marries one of his Slaves to a Freewoman
declaring him to be a Freeman 86
VIII. Where a Freewoman Marries without the Consent of
her Parents 87
TITLE III.--_Concerning the Rape of Virgins, or Widows._
I. Where a Freeman carries off a Freewoman by Force,
he shall not be permitted to Marry her, if she was a
Virgin 88
II. Where Parents remove their Daughter from the Power
of a Ravisher 89
III. Where the Parents of a Girl, who has been Betrothed,
consent that she should be Carried Away by Another 90
IV. Where Brothers, either during the Life of their Father,
or after his Death, consent that Anyone should
Carry Away their Sister by Force 90
V. Where Anyone Carries Away by Violence a Woman
who was Betrothed to Another 90
VI. Where a Ravisher is Killed 91
VII. Within what Time it is Lawful to Prosecute a Ravisher;
and Whether any Marriage Contract can be entered
into with Him by the Girl or her Parents 91
VIII. Where a Slave carries off a Freewoman by Force 92
IX. Where a Slave carries off a Freedwoman by Force 92
X. Where a Slave carries off the Female Slave of Another
by Force 92
XI. Concerning those who Deceive Girls, or the Wives of
Others, or Widows; and Concerning those who
Compel by Force, and without the Royal Command,
any Freeborn Girl or Widow to take a Husband 93
XII. Concerning Freemen and Slaves who are Proved to
have been Implicated in the Crime of Rape 93
TITLE IV.--_Concerning Adultery._
I. Where a Woman Commits Adultery, with or without
the Connivance of her Husband 95
II. Where a Girl or a Woman who has been Betrothed, is
found Guilty of Adultery 95
III. Concerning the Adultery of a Wife 96
IV. Where an Adulterer, along with an Adulteress, are
Killed 96
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