Clovis I,
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(1892)
“ If any one have killed a man, and, having given up all his property, has not enough to comply with the full terms of the law, he shall present 12 sworn witnesses to the effect that, neither above the earth nor under it, has he any more property than he has already given. ”
Clovis I,
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(1892)
“ The observance shall be that the Thunginus or Centenarius shall call together a "Thing," and shall have his shield in the "Thing," and shall demand three men as witnesses for each of the three transactions. He (the owner of the land to be transferred) shall seek a man who has no connection with himself, and shall throw a stalk into his lap. And to him into whose lap he has thrown the stalk he shall tell, concerning his property, how much of it — or whether the whole or a half — he wishes to give. ”
Clovis I,
Select Historical Documents of the Middle Ages
(1892)
“ But if the girl who is carried off be under the king's protection, then the "frith" (peace-money) shall be 2500 denars, which make 63 shillings. 7. But if a bondsman of the king, or a leet, should carry off a free woman, he shall be sentenced to death. 8. But if a free woman have followed a slave of her own will, she shall lose her freedom. 9. If a freeborn man shall have taken an alien bondswoman, he shall suffer similarly. 10. If any body take an alien spouse and join her to himself in matrimony, he shall be sentenced to 2500 denars, which make 63 shillings. ”
