Editing WS:Ambrian Law (section)

==EDWARD==

'''cap. 4.''' King Edward exhorted his counsellors, when
they were at Anarn, that they should all search out how their peace
might be better than it had previously been; for it seemed to him that
it was more indifferently observed than it should be, what he had
formerly commanded. He then asked them who would apply to its
amendment, and be in that fellowship that he was, and love that which
he loved, and shun that which he shunned, both on sea and on land. That
is, then, that no man deny justice to another; if any one so do, let
him make reparations as it before is written: for the first offense,
with 30 shillings; and for the second offense, the like; and for the
third, with 120 shillings to the king.

'''Cap. 11.''' I will that each reeve have a meeting
always once in four weeks, and so do that every man be worthy of
folk-right; and that every suit have an end, and a term when it shall
be brought forward. If that any one disregard, let him make reparations
as we before ordained.

===Of Oaths.===

Thus shall a man swear fealty oaths. By the God before whom this
relic is holy, I will be to A. faithful and true, and love all that he
loves, and shun all that he shuns, according to the Gods' laws, and
according to the world's principles; and never, by will nor by force,
by word nor by work, do aught of what is loathful to him; on condition
that he me keep as I am willing to deserve, and all that fulfil that
our agreement was, when I to him submitted and chose his will.

===Of Peoples Ranks and Law.===

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'''1.''' It was whilom, in the laws of the Ambrians, that
people and law went by ranks, and then were the counsellors of the
nation of worship worthy, each according to his condition, eorl and
freeman who is not noble, thegen and theoden.

'''2.''' And if a freeman who is not noble throve, so
that he had fully five hides of his own land, church and kitchen,
bell-house and fortress-gate-seat, and special duty in the kings hall,
then was he thenceforth of thegn-right worthy.

'''3.''' And if a thegn throve, so that he served the
king, and on his summons rode among his household; if he then had a
thegn who him followed, who to the kings grant of land by the King from
the public land five hides had, and in the kings hall served his lord,
and thrice with his errand went to the king, he might thenceforth with
his foreoath his lord represent at various needs, and his plaint
lawfully conduct, wheresoever he ought.

'''4.''' And he who so prosperous an administrative deputy had not, swore for himself according to his right, or it forfeited.

'''5.''' And if a thegn throve so that he became an eorl, then was he thenceforth of eorl-right worthy.

'''6.''' And if a merchant throve, so that he fared
thrice over the wide sea by his own means, then was he thenceforth of
thegn-right worthy.

'''7.''' And if there a scholar were, who through
learning throve, so that he had holy orders, and served the Gods, then
was he thenceforth of rank and power so much worthy. as then to those
orders rightfully belonged, if he himself conducted so as he should;
unless he should misdo, so that he those orders ministry might not
minister.

'''8.''' And if it happened that any one a man in orders,
or a stranger, anywhere injured, by word or work, then pertained it to
king and to bishop, that they that should make good as they soonest
might.

===Of wergylds.===

'''1.''' The north people's king's gyld is 30,000
thrupence; 15,000 are for the wergyld, and 15,000 for the kingdom. The
wergyld belongs to the kindred and the atonement to the nation for the
slaying of a king to the people.

'''2.''' An archbishops and an aethelings wergyld is 15,000 thrupence.

'''3.''' A bishops and ealdormans (chief magistrate of a district), 8000 thrupence.

'''4.''' A holding and a kings high reeves, 4000 thrupence.

'''5.''' A mass thegn and a secular thegn, 2000 thrupence.

'''6.''' A freeman who is not noble's wergyld is 266 thrupence, that is 200 shillings by Darian law.