VI. Where a Ravisher is Killed.
If any ravisher should be killed, it shall not be considered criminal homicide, because the act was committed in the defence of chastity.
FLAVIUS CHINTASVINTUS, KING.
VII. Within what Time it is Lawful to Prosecute a Ravisher; and Whether any Marriage Contract can be entered into with Him by the Girl or her Parents.
The ravisher of a virgin or a widow can only be prosecuted within thirty years after the commission of the crime. If a marriage contract should be entered into by him with the parents of the girl, or with the girl herself, or with the widow, said contract shall not be illegal. After thirty years have elapsed, as aforesaid, all prosecutions shall be barred.[17]
FLAVIUS RECESVINTUS, KING.
VIII. Where a Slave carries off a Freewoman by Force.
It is the province of equity to make laws concerning the future, where doubt exists in the present. Where slaves, with the knowledge, or under the order of their master, carry off any woman by force, the master shall be required by the judge to give the satisfaction required by law. And if slaves should perpetrate such crimes against the will of their master, they shall be arrested by the judge, and, after having been scalped, shall receive three hundred lashes with the scourge. Any slave who has violated a freeborn woman shall undergo the extreme penalty of the law.
FLAVIUS CHINTASVINTUS, KING.
IX. Where a Slave carries off a Freedwoman by Force.