was done. Then Mord took Thorgeir
by the hand and named two witnesses to bear witness, "that Thorgeir
Thorir's son hands me over a suit for manslaughter against Flosi Thord's
son, to plead it for the slaying of Helgi Njal's son, with all those
proofs which have to follow the suit. Thou handest over to me this suit
to plead and to settle, and to enjoy all rights in it, as though I were
the rightful next of kin. Thou handest it over to me by law, and I take
it from thee by law."

A second time Mord named his witnesses, "to bear witness," said he,
"that I give notice of an assault laid down by law against Flosi Thord's
son, for that he dealt Helgi Njal's son a brain, or a body, or a marrow
wound, which proved a death wound; and from which Helgi got his death. I
give notice of this before five witnesses"--here he named them all by
name--"I give this lawful notice, I give notice of a suit which Thorgeir
Thorir's son has handed over to me."

Again he named witnesses to "bear witness that I give notice of a brain,
of a body, or a marrow wound against Flosi Thord's son, for that wound
which proved a death wound, but Helgi got his death therefrom on such
and such a spot, when Flosi Thord's son first rushed on Helgi Njal's son
with an assault laid down by law. I give notice of this before five
neighbours "--then he named them all by name--"I give this lawful
notice. I give notice of a suit which Thorgeir Thorir's son has handed
over to me."

Then Mord named his witnesses again "to bear witness," said he, "that I
summon these nine neighbours who dwell nearest the spot"--here he named
them all by name--"to ride to the Althing, and to sit on the inquest to
find whether Flosi Thord's son rushed with an assault laid down by law
on Helgi Njal's son, on that spot where Flosi Thord's son dealt Helgi
Njal's son a brain, or a body, or a marrow wound, which proved a death
wound, and from which Helgi got his death. I call on you to utter all
those words which ye are bound to find by law, and which I shall call on
you to utter before the court, and which belong to this suit; I call
upon you by a lawful summons--I call on you so that ye may yourselves
hear--I call on you in the suit which Thorgeir Thorir's son has handed
over to me."

Again Mord named his witnesses, "to bear witness, that I summon these
nine neighbours who dwell nearest to the spot to ride to the Althing,
and to sit on an inquest to find whether Flosi Thord's son wounded