Any freeman who shall have been convicted of having disobeyed the royal summons, or shall have been proved to have acted in such a manner that his duplicity is apparent, and shall say contrary to the truth, that he has neither seen nor received the summons; if he is a person of noble birth, he shall pay three pounds of gold to the treasury; but, if he should not have sufficient property to pay this fine, he shall receive a hundred lashes with the scourge, without any degradation of rank. But if he should have been prevented from travelling by sickness, tempest, inundation, or snow, or by unavoidable trouble of any kind, and this should be established by the testimony of reliable witnesses, he shall not be considered guilty of disobedience to the royal order, or be liable to any punishment, as it is evident that the delay was the result of manifest necessity. =XXXII. How the Judge should Inquire into Causes by the Ordeal of Hot Water.= We are aware that many persons assert that they have received injuries at the hands of freeborn citizens; and it is our opinion that torture should be applied in such instances, where an amount exceeding three hundred solidi is involved; and we now declare this to be a salutary measure, and decree that whenever crime has been committed by any one, where a small amount of property is concerned, the ordeal by hot water be instituted by the judge; and should the accused appear to be guilty, the judge shall not hesitate to put him to the torture, and after confession has been obtained, he shall inflict upon the criminal the sentence of the law provided in such cases. If, after the test, he should prove to be innocent, his accuser shall incur no reproach whatever. This test shall also be applied to suspicious persons who present themselves in court to give testimony against others.[8] TITLE II. CONCERNING CAUSES. =I.= _No One can Refuse to Answer because the Plaintiff has Never Presented his Claim to Him._ =II.= _The Court must be Disturbed by no Clamor or Tumult._ =III.= _Where there are Many Litigants, Two may be Chosen who shall have Power to carry on the Suit._ =IV.= _Both Parties may be Compelled by the Judge, or the Bailiff, to be Present in Court on the Day when the Case is to be Heard._ =V.= _Those whose Affairs have been brought before a Tribunal for a Decision, shall, under no Circumstances, enter into a Compromise before the Case has been Decided._ =VI.= _Both Parties shall be Required to Furnish Testimony._ =VII.= _Concerning the Journey which any one Compels an Innocent Person to Make._ =VIII.= _Where any one Residing in the District of one Judge has a Cause of Action against a Party Living in the District of another Judge._