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When a man by accident killed one of his bro- 

 ther sportsmen in hunting, it was customary for the 

 party to carry the body to the village, where the 

 relations of the deceased, having declared the party 

 had no right to slay their kinsman, set out and im- 

 plored the assistance of a neighbouring Maungy 

 with his adherents, to obtain justice : having suc- 

 ceeded, they returned in force to plunder the homi- 

 cide's houses, and took eatables from every house in 

 the village : at the conclusion of this violence, the 

 serdars of the village assembled to sit in judgment 

 on the part of the hunters, whilst those of the assail- 

 ants met them on the part of the kinsmen of the 

 deceased. The sentences on such occasions were seldom 

 less than ten or twelve scores of rupees, as a com- 

 mutation for the blood of the manslayer, two-thirds 

 of which ransom he had to pay, and the remainder 

 was recovered from the party of hunters. When the 

 above fine was realized, another complaint was made 

 by the relations of the deceased to the Maungy of 

 the village to which he belonged, claiming some 

 consideration for the children which he might 

 have begotten had he lived. Judges being appoint- 

 ed to examine the second demand, the fine was 

 about two or three scores of rupees from the homi- 

 cide. 



When a woman had poisoned her husband, and 

 confessed the fact, judges were appointed to settle 

 a just retribution ; ten or twelve scores of rupees 

 were commonly adjudged, and the sum was recovered 



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