Evolution of Law: Sources of ancient and primitive lawLittle, Brown,, 1915 - Law |
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Page 125
... take witness . " After that they stood up and shook hands , and Mord betrothed his daughter Unna to Hrut , and the ... went with his brother , and when they reached the ship , Hrut gave his kinsman Auzur a kind and hearty welcome ...
... take witness . " After that they stood up and shook hands , and Mord betrothed his daughter Unna to Hrut , and the ... went with his brother , and when they reached the ship , Hrut gave his kinsman Auzur a kind and hearty welcome ...
Page 129
... take witness before thy husband's bed , and declare thyself sepa- rated from him by such a lawful separation as may hold good according to the judgment of the Great Thing , and the laws of the land ; and at the man's door [ the main ...
... take witness before thy husband's bed , and declare thyself sepa- rated from him by such a lawful separation as may hold good according to the judgment of the Great Thing , and the laws of the land ; and at the man's door [ the main ...
Page 130
... went to the Hill of Laws , Mord took witness and declared that he had a money - suit against Hrut for his daughter's dower , and reckoned the amount at ninety hundreds in goods , calling on Hrut at the same time to pay and hand it over ...
... went to the Hill of Laws , Mord took witness and declared that he had a money - suit against Hrut for his daughter's dower , and reckoned the amount at ninety hundreds in goods , calling on Hrut at the same time to pay and hand it over ...
Page 136
... witness how he summoned Hrut in a suit which Unna , Mord's daughter , had made over to him with her plighted hand . At night he went to sleep like other men , but as soon as ever Hrut was sound asleep , they took their clothes and arms , ...
... witness how he summoned Hrut in a suit which Unna , Mord's daughter , had made over to him with her plighted hand . At night he went to sleep like other men , but as soon as ever Hrut was sound asleep , they took their clothes and arms , ...
Page 137
... went into the house there . After that I woke . Now I wish to ask if any of you ... witness , but Hrut and his brother had it in their minds to make an ... took his oath , and declared his case . After that he brought forward his ...
... went into the house there . After that I woke . Now I wish to ask if any of you ... witness , but Hrut and his brother had it in their minds to make an ... took his oath , and declared his case . After that he brought forward his ...
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Achaians Agamemnon Althing Asgrim Athens Barachiel belong booth Brahmana brother brought called cattle cause ceremonies Cersobleptes Charidemus chief Churinga clan Clodius contract council court crime custom daughter death debt declared decree defendant denars dowry Eyjolf father Flosi galanas gave gens give given Gizur gods grain Gunnar hand hath Hauskuld Hebrew Hrut husband judge Kafir Kari kill kine king land lord Magistrates manehs marriage matter Milo Mord mother murder Njal Njal's Nomarch oath Odysseus owner party person pledge Point Barrow possession priest Publius Clodius punishment Pylos Rameses II Scribe Shamash shekels shillings ships silver Skarphedinn slain slave slaying sons spake suit summoned surety tablet Telemachus thee theft things Thord's Thorgeir Thorhall thou shalt tion took witness totem translation trial tribe Urabunna Valgard's wife wives woman women words Zeus
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Page 393 - And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.
Page 392 - For all manner of trespass, whether it be for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, or for any manner of lost thing, which another challengeth to be his, the cause of both parties shall come before the judges; and whom the judges shall condemn, he shall pay double unto his neighbour.
Page 414 - When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house.
Page 439 - If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.
Page 435 - They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge.
Page 403 - If a man shall cause a field or vineyard to be eaten, and shall put in his beast, and shall feed in another man's field ; of the best of his own field, and of the best of his own vineyard, shall he make restitution.
Page 401 - If thou lend money to any of my people with thee that is poor, thou shalt not be to him as a creditor; neither shall ye lay upon him usury.
Page 410 - And it shall be, if thou have no delight in her, then thou shalt let her go whither she will ; but thou shalt not sell her at all for money, thou shalt not make merchandise of her, because thou hast humbled her.
Page 389 - Then both the men between whom the controversy is shall stand before the Lord, before the priests and the judges, which shall be in those days...
Page 437 - But if the ox were wont to push with his horn in time past, and it hath been testified to his owner, and he hath not kept him in, but that he hath killed a man or a woman; the ox shall be stoned, and his owner also shall be put to death.