ANCIENT LAW.
XI. Concerning the Stealing of Bells from Cattle.
If anyone should steal a bell from a mare or an ox, he shall pay one solidus; from a cow, two tremisæ; from a ram or other cattle, one tremisa.
XII. Concerning the Theft of Mill Machinery.
If anyone should steal any of the parts of a mill, he shall return what was stolen; shall also pay the fine provided by law as punishment for other thefts; and shall receive, in addition, a hundred lashes.
FLAVIUS CHINTASVINTUS, KING.
XIII. Concerning the Punishment of a Thief.
A freeman who steals the property of another, shall pay to the owner nine times the value, and a slave six times the value, of the property stolen; and each shall receive a hundred lashes with the scourge. If the freeman has not sufficient pecuniary resources to pay said fine; or if the master should refuse to render satisfaction for the act of his slave; he who was guilty of the theft shall become forever the slave of the owner of the stolen property.
ANCIENT LAW.
XIV. A Thief, when Taken, shall be Brought Before the Judge; and Where a Freeman Commits a Theft in Company with a Slave, Both shall Undergo the Same Penalty.