When he, among the rest, induced by the unspotted life of these holy men, and their delightful promises, which, by many miracles, they proved to be most certain, believed and was baptised, greater numbers began daily to flock together to hear the word, and, forsaking their heathen rites, to associate themselves, by believing, to the unity of the church of Christ. Their conversion the king so far encouraged, as that he compelled none to embrace Christianity, but only showed more affection to the believers, as to his fellow-citizens in the heavenly kingdom. For he had learned from his instructors and leaders to salvation, that the service of Christ ought to be voluntary, not by compulsion. Nor was it long before he gave his teachers a settled residence in his metropolis of Canterbury, with such possessions of different kinds as were necessary for their subsistence. ETHELBERT’S DOOMS (_circa 600_). =Source.=—Thorpe, _Ancient Laws and Institutes of England_. These are the dooms which Ethelbert the King gave forth in Augustine’s days: 1. The property of God and of the church, twelve-fold; a bishop’s property, eleven-fold; a priest’s property, nine-fold; a deacon’s property, six-fold; a clerk’s property, three-fold; right of sanctuary, two-fold. 2. If the king call his people to him, and any one there do them evil, a two-fold amends, and 50 shillings to the king. 5. If a man slay another in the king’s “tun,” let him make amends with 50 shillings. 6. If any one slay a freeman, 50 shillings to the king as a fine. 8. The king’s fine for a breach of the peace, 50 shillings. 9. If a freeman steal from a freeman, let him make three-fold amends, and let the king have the fine and all the chattels. 13. If a man slay another in an eorl’s tun, let him make amends with 12 shillings. 15. A ceorl’s fine for a breach of the peace, 6 shillings. 17. If any one be the first to break into a man’s tun, let him make amends with 6 shillings; let him who follows, with 3 shillings; afterward, each man a shilling. 19. If highway robbery be done, let the amends be 6 shillings. 20. If a man then slay a man, let him make amends with 20 shillings. 28. If any man take indoor-property, let him make a three-fold amends. 33. If there be seizing of the hair, let there be 50 sceatts for amends. 34. If there be an exposure of the bone, let amends be made with 3 shillings. 35. If there be a bite into the bone, let amends be made with 4 shillings. 38. If a shoulder be lamed, let amends be made with 30 shillings. 39. If an ear be struck off, let amends be made with 12 shillings. 43. If an eye be out, let amends be made with 50 shillings. 45. If the nose be pierced, let amends be made with 9 shillings. 50. Let him who breaks the jaw-bone pay for it with 20 shillings.