This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1832 Excerpt: ... spot a separate fine was prescribed. The were, in some reigns, depended much upon the rank or property of the deceased; the wite upon the place where the misadventure occurred; but in others, the were seems to have been uniform, and the wite variable, according to place, wealth, or quality (c) We call it misadventure, ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1832 Excerpt: ... spot a separate fine was prescribed. The were, in some reigns, depended much upon the rank or property of the deceased; the wite upon the place where the misadventure occurred; but in others, the were seems to have been uniform, and the wite variable, according to place, wealth, or quality (c) We call it misadventure, because the distinction between murder, manslaughter, homicide per infortunium, and justifiable slaying, were not as yet established. And it is well understood, that the word "murdrum" was, for some time, taken to mean the fine imposed upon the vill, or hundred in default of the vill, rather than the deep deed with malice prepense, as we hold it at the present day. This being the case, we will take a very cursory view of the fines above alluded to, and then proceed with our history. Thus, if one slew another in the king's city, he was to pay 50s. (d); if in an earl's, 12s. (e); ostensibly, because of the breach of the peace. If the death were at an open grave, 20s. were payable, (f) Then, as to persons: The death of a freeman was redeemable by 50s. (g); of a guest, according to circumstances--80s., 60s., or 40s. (A); a ceorl, 6s. (i) These were the wites in the time of Ethelbert. The weres seem to have been uniform, namely, 100s., --at least in this reign, (k) But if a slave should kill another, he was to forfeit all which he had. (I) In the reign, however, of the Kings of Canterbury, the servile class were treated with less regard; for homicide by a slave was punished by the delivery of the slave, which (a) Hallam, Mid. A. i. 104. See, as to the more ancient punishment for murder, Henry's Great Britain, i. 214. (6) See Turner's Anglo-Saxons, 4to. ii. pp. 240, 241, &c. (c) Id. p. 241. (d) Wilkins, p. 2. pi. 5. (e) Id. pi. 13, p. ...
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