86. If one esne slay another unoffending, let him pay for him at his full worth.
87. If an esne's eye and foot be struck out or off, let him be paid for at his full worth.
88. If any one bind another man's esne, let him make bot with 6 shillings.
89. Let [compensation for] weg reaf [highway robbery] of a theow [slave] be 3 shillings.
90. If a theow steal, let him make twofold bot [twice the value of the stolen goods]."
- Judicial Procedure -
The King and his freemen would hear and decide cases of wrongful behavior such as breach of the peace. Punishment would be given to the offender by the community.
There were occasional meetings of "hundreds", which were 100 households, to settle widespread disputes. The chief officer was "hundreder" or "constable". He was responsible for keeping the peace of the hundred.
The Druid priests decided all disputes of the Celts.
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