ANCIENT LAW.

V. The Origin of the Fifth Degree.

The fifth degree includes, in the first place, the great-great-great-grandfather and the great-great-great-grandmother; secondly, the great-great-great-grandson and the great-great-great-granddaughter, and, in the collateral line, the greatgrandsons and great-granddaughters of brothers and sisters; male and female cousins by the father’s side, the sons and daughters of cousins by the father’s side, and the children of great-uncles and aunts on both father’s and mother’s side. Next come the brothers and sisters of the paternal great-grandfather and the brothers and sisters of the maternal great-grandfather. The above-mentioned degrees of relationship we cannot define by other means, or in other words, than those in which they are here set forth.

ANCIENT LAW.

VI. The Limits of the Sixth Degree.

To the sixth degree belong, first, the great-great-great-great-grandfather and the great-great-great-great-grandmother; then the great-great-great-great-grandson and the great-great-great-great-granddaughter; next, in the collateral line, the son and the daughter of a great-grandchild of the sister; the sons of a father’s brother and the sons of a father’s sister; cousins on both sides of the house; paternal and maternal great-aunts, and the grandsons and granddaughters of paternal great-uncles and maternal great-aunts. To whom are added, in the collateral line, the children of the great-uncles and the great-aunts of both father and mother; that is to say, of the brother and the sister of the paternal great-great-grandfather, and of the brother and sister of the maternal great-great-grandmother. No better explanation of this matter can be given than we have written above.

VII. The Persons in the Seventh Degree who are not Mentioned by the Laws.

In the seventh degree those who are related in the direct line are not specifically designated by name; but the collateral line embraces the sons and daughters of great-grandchildren of brothers or sisters, and the sons and daughters of their cousins of both sexes. There exist, then, seven degrees of relationship, and no more, because, according to the nature of things, names could not be found for others, nor more heirs be begotten in the space of an ordinary lifetime.

TITLE II. CONCERNING THE LAWS OF INHERITANCE.

I.Brothers and Sisters shall Share Equally in the Inheritance of their Parents.
II.The Children shall Come First in the Order of Succession.
III.Where there are no Heirs in the Direct Line, Collateral Heirs shall Inherit the Property.
IV.Who shall Succeed to the Property of Those who have left no Written Wills, or have made no Disposition of their Possessions in the Presence of Witnesses.
V.Concerning Inheritance by Brothers and Sisters, and by such of these as are not descended from the same Parents.
VI.Where he who dies leaves Grandfathers or Grandmothers.
VII.Where he who Dies leaves Aunts.
VIII.Where he who Dies leaves Nephews.
IX.A Woman shall be entitled to a Share in an Entire Inheritance.
X.As a Woman has a Right to a Share of an Entire Inheritance, so he who is next in Succession shall Inherit the Remainder of the Property.
XI.Concerning the Inheritance of Husband and Wife, respectively.
XII.Concerning the Inheritance of Property from Clerks and Monks.
XIII.After the Death of their Mother, Children shall remain under Control of their Father; and What Disposition he shall make of their Property.
XIV.Where a Mother remains a Widow, she shall have an Equal Portion of the Inheritance with her Children; and How a Mother ought to Dispose of the Property of her Children.
XV.No Wife can lay Claim to what her Husband has Gained by the Labor of her Slaves.
XVI.Concerning such Property as the Husband and Wife, together have Accumulated during their Married Life.
XVII.In what way a Child may Inherit Property.
XVIII.How the Parents of a Child can Inherit from Him.
XIX.Concerning Posthumous Children.
XX.He who leaves no Children, has full Power to Dispose of his Property as he Pleases.