188 
Again, in another place, the same law provides, that “ who- 
*€ ever has killed a chief baron, or an earl or graff, who had been 
« one of the king’s household, shall be condemned to pay a fine of 
* 300 gold pence.* 
The law of the Ripuarians, another tribe of the Franks, in like 
manner decides, that, “ if a freeborn man has killed a Ripuarian 
* citizen, he is to be condemned to the payment of 200 gold sols or 
“pence.” 4; 
In like manner, “ if a Ripuarian kills a Salian Frank, he must 
‘ pay 200 gold pence. Thesum of 160 gold pence must be paid 
* for killing an Alleman or German, a Frisian, a Bavarian, a 
‘ Saxon, &c. Ifhe has killed a Burgundian, he shall be, in like 
“ manner, fined in 160 such pence. If he has killed a Roman, 
« who is not a subject of the Ripuarian king, he shall pay a fine of 
* 100 gold pence.”’t 
The ancient Frisiones, in like manner, punished murder by a 
fine. ‘The laws of that people, in the compilation of Lindembroc, 
decree, that, “ ifa nobleman hath killed another noble, he shall pay 
* 80 gold sols or pence; but, if hath killed a simple citizen, he must 
* pay only 54 gold sols and one denier. The noble that kills a 
« franked servant, shall pay 27 gold pence, wanting one denier, 
to his master, and nine pence to his nearest relations. A citizen 
who had killed a nobleman was to be fined 80 gold sols; and only 
53 and one denier, if he kill another citizen of the same rank 
« with himself. If a freed servant has killed a nobleman, he shall 
** pay 80 gold sols; and only 53 and one denier for killing a simple 
© citizen.” 
By the laws of Athelstan, king of the West Saxons from the year 
924 to 940, all sorts of homicide, and even parricide, were 
a 
a 
a 
a 
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oe 
. 
* Leg. Sal. Tit 57. pars secunda. + Lex Ripuar: Tit. 7. ‘{ Ibid. Tit 36. 
