=VI.= _Concerning Those who give False Testimony._ =VII.= _Concerning Those who are Proved to have given False Testimony; and Concerning the Space of Six Months in which a Witness may be Declared Infamous. It shall not be Lawful to give Testimony concerning One who is Dead._ =VIII.= _Concerning Those who Induce Others to give False Testimony; or Encourage the Slaves of Others to Seek their Liberty._ =IX.= _In what Causes Slaves can Testify._ =X.= _Concerning Those who Bind themselves in Writing, not to give True Testimony in the Causes of Others._ =XI.= _At what Age Minors can Testify._ =XII.= _A Near Relative, or a Kinsman, of a Party to a Suit, cannot give Testimony against a Stranger._ =FLAVIUS CHINTASVINTUS, KING.= =I. Concerning Persons who are not Permitted to Testify.= Murderers, malefactors, thieves, criminals, poisoners, ravishers, perjurors, or those who are addicted to the practice of sorcery or divination, shall under no circumstances be permitted to testify. =II. Witnesses shall not Testify except under Oath; Where both parties offer Witnesses which should be Believed; and Where a Witness Testifies Falsely.= The judge, as soon as the cause is heard, the witnesses having been sworn according to law, shall render judgment. No witnesses shall be permitted to testify without having first been sworn. If evidence should be offered by both sides, its weight shall be duly considered, and the judge shall determine on which side it preponderates. If any one, after having been warned by the judge, should refuse to testify concerning any matter within his knowledge; and should either say that he does not know the facts, and hesitates to take the oath, or should suppress the truth through favor to any one, or through bribery; if he is a person of noble rank, he shall not be permitted to give testimony afterwards in any cause in court, nor shall his testimony be taken in any proceeding whatever. But if he who refuses to testify, should be an ordinary citizen, or a person of inferior rank, he shall be considered infamous, and shall receive a hundred lashes; because it is no less criminal to suppress the truth, than to commit perjury. =FLAVIUS CHINTASVINTUS, KING.= =III. Where a Witness Testifies Orally, and Written Evidence Contradicts Him.=