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3. “ Tarfine, co tri feratbh déc, ni heiride acht cethramhain di 
cin no somhaine, di orba,na di saetur.” “ Tarfine to thirteen, they 
“ obtain but one fourth of the inheritance of wealth, or land or 
“ labour” (@. e. the fruits of industry). The Commentator says, 
« with athghabhail, to the two tribes above mentioned, for three 
“ quarters of four belong to the Geilfine.” 
4. “ Indfine co sect firu déc, conranda cadesin finteda di neoch 
“ diba uaide, amail bes coir; duthaigh duine otha sin, is ann 
scarait fintedha.” ‘ Indfine to seventeen men, they divide be- 
“* tween them the inheritance of such as die from amongst them, in 
“ the manner that is just ; from this out it is a country, or district, of 
“ people, for in this the tribes divide.” The Commentator explains 
the latter part of this by saying, “ from this out it is not a landed 
property of Finés, or tribes, but a land of “ people,” 7. e. in com- 
mon to the people. 
5. Derg fine, isside cruies, ni diba huaide, ni cobranarde finnted, 
“ issedh icaid cinta comoccuis. * Dergfine are those who spill 
*« blood (%. e. who commit murder) they receive no inheritance, they 
“ are not coparceners with the tribes, they pay the forfeits of their 
“ relations.” 
None of the other Finés, above mentioned, appear to have had 
right to any proportion of the property gavelled; but they had a 
common right to the land for their support. 
From the Monarch down to the chief of a district, each had lands 
allotted in proportion to his rank and dignity ; and, in addition to 
these lands, the law provided for them other sources of revenue, 
which amply supplied them with all things necessary to support their 
state. These were furnished to each by their respective followers or 
dependents. They consisted not in money, but in articles of all de- 
scriptions necessary for the supply of the table; in clothing of the 
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