ngs. If he lie with
her, let him make bot with 60 shillings. If another man had before
lain with her, then let the bot be half that. ... If this befall a
woman more nobly born, let the bot increase according to the wer."

"If any one, with libidinous intent, seize a nun either by her
raiment or by her breast without her leave, let the bot be
twofold, as we have before ordained concerning a laywoman."

"If a man commit a rape upon a ceorl's female slave, he must pay
bot to the ceorl of 5 shillings and a wite [fine to the King] of
60 shillings. If a male theow rape a female theow, let him make
bot with his testicles."

For the first dog bite, the owner pays 6 shillings, for the
second, 12 shillings, for the third, 30 shillings.

An ox which gores someone to death shall be stoned.

If one steals or slays another's ox, he must give two oxen for it.

The man who has land left to him by his kindred must not give it
away from his kindred, if there is a writing or witness that
such was forbidden by those men who at first acquired it, and by
those who gave it to him; and then let that be declared in the
presence of the king and of the bishop, before his kinsmen.

- Judicial Procedure -

Cases were held at monthly meetings of the hundred court. The king
or one of his reeves, conducted the trial by compurgation.

In compurgation, the one complaining, called the "plaintiff", and
the one defending, called the "defendant", each told their story
and put his hand on the Bible and swore "By God this oath is clean
and true". A slip or a stammer would mean he lost the case.
Otherwise, community members would stand up to swear on behalf of
the plaintiff or the defendant as to their reputation for
veracity. The value of a man's oath was commensurate with his
value or wergeld. A man's brothers were usually his compurgators.
If these "compurgators" were too few, usually twelve in number, or
recited poorly, their party lost. If this process was
inconclusive, the parties could bring witnesses to declare such
knowledge as they had as neighbors. These witnesses, male and
female, swore to particular points determined by the court.

If the witnesses failed, the defendant was told to go to church
and to take the sacrament only if he or she were innocent. If he
or she took the sacrament, he or she was tried by the process of
"ordeal", which was administered by the church. In the ordeal by
cold water, he was g