;. a 1200s. wergeld man's, 30s.; a 600s.
wergeld man's, 15s.; and a ceorl's 5s.
If any one plot against the king's life, of himself, or by
harbouring of exiles, or of his men; let him be liable with his
life and in all that he has; or let him prove himself according
to his lord's wer.
If any one with a band or gang of men slays an unoffending man,
let him who acknowledges the death-blow pay wer and wite. If the
slain man had a wergeld of 200s, let every one who was of the
gang pay 30s. as gang-bot. If he had a wergeld of 600s., let
every one pay 60s. as gang-bot. If he had a wergeld of 1200s.,
let every one pay 120s. If a gang does this, and afterwards
denies it on oath, let them all be accused, and let them then
all pay the wer in common; and all, one wite, such as shall
belong to the wer.
If any one lends his weapon to another so he may kill some one
with it, they may join together if they will in the wer. If they
will not join together, let him who lent the weapon pay of the
wer a third part, and of the wite a third part.
With his lord a man may fight free of liability for homicide, if
any one attack the lord: thus may the lord fight for his man.
Likewise, a man may fight with his born kinsman, if a man attack
him wrongfully, except against his lord. And a man may fight
free of liability for homicide, if he finds another with his
lawful wife, within closed doors, or under one covering, or with
his lawfully-born daughter, or with his lawfully-born sister, or
with his mother, who was given to his father as his lawful wife.
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