All this is exactly what might be expected in laws of somewhat different dates, some of them perhaps going back to the time of the Merovingian conquests, and others following upon the conquests of Charlemagne.
Wergelds in gold solidi under Tit. I.
Having thus so far cleared the way, we pass on to the amounts of the wergelds as stated in the Lex.
Title I. is headed Incipit lex Frisionum, et hæc est simpla compositio de homicidiis. And the wergelds of the three districts as stated in the text and glosses may be tabulated as follows:—
(1) Between the Laubach and the Weser.[155]
| Nobilis | 106 | solidi and | 2 denarii (or tremisses) |
| Liber | 53 | ” ” | 1 denarius |
| Litus | 26½ | ” ” | ½ tremissis |
(2) Between the Laubach and the Fli.[156]
| Nobilis | 80 | solidi | Payable ⅔ to the heir of the slain and ⅓ to his ‘propinqui proximi.’ |
| Liber | 53 | ” | and 1 denarius (i.e. tremissis). |
| Litus | 27 | ” | less 1 denarius (payable to his lord). |
| ” | 9 | ” | less ⅓ denarius payable to the propinqui of the slain. |
(3) Between the Fli and the Sincfal.[157]