It is of some interest to this inquiry because of its peculiar position, as relating to a tribe or people under Frankish rule, and yet with customs of its own which have survived Frankish conquest.
The Notitia starts with the declaration that in ecclesiastical matters, as regards the bannus dominicus, the same laws prevail ‘as other Franks have.’
Wergeld of the Homo Francus three times that of the ingenuus.
And then it at once describes the wergeld, as follows:—
The wergelds of this law are as under. Whoever kills—
| Homo Francus | 600 | solidi et pro fredo | 200 | sol. |
| Ingenuus | 200 | ” ” | 66⅔ | ” |
| Lidus | 100 | ” ” | 33½ | ” |
| Servus | 50 | ” ” | 16⅔ | ” |
Then follows a clause (VII.) which states that if any ‘Comes’ be slain in his own ‘comitatus’ the wergeld is to be three times that according to his birth.
The Homo Francus thus has a triple wergeld, like the Comes. But the Comes may possibly be not ingenuus. He may be a lidus with official position, and so presumably, according to Clause VII., with a threefold wergeld of only 300 solidi.
In the next clause the Royal ‘Missus’ is put in the same position while on the King’s business. His wergeld is also to be trebled.