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and sick, and he beats him cruelly and mercilessly, and, spitting upon him, turns him out of 

 doors, he shall be punished with 72 blows. 



Art. 47. 



If a brother of the Hung-league sees that the fields, lands, houses, dwellings, goods and 

 implements of a deceased brother, are stolen from his son by rapacious nobles, or are con- 

 fiscated by powerful families, and that this son is illtreated or insulted by them, and if he 

 is not the first to avenge him forcibly, he shall be punished with 108 heavy blows. 



Art. 48. 



If a brother of the Hung-league, at the time that there are public affairs, has promised 

 to come, with the whole brotherhood, at a certain time and a certain day to a certain place, 

 in order to unite themselves and set to work; and if he remains then at home out of a desire 

 for his own comfort and fear of death, and dares not come out of his house and go thither, 

 he shall be punished with 108 heavy blows. 



Art. 49. 



If a brother of the ïïung-league knows that the brethern are going on a naval expedition, 

 and he betrays traitorously the secret, and causes the brethern to be caught by other people, 

 he shall be punished with the loss of his life. 



Art. 50. 



If a brother of the Hung-league has found out that another brother will pass, with much 

 gold, silver or goods, along a certain place, and he conspires secretly with other people or with 

 the police to rob him of it, he shall be put to death. 



Art. 51. 



If a brother of the Hung-league is partner in a business with another brother, and they 

 have made much money, and if he then falsely conceals and hoards his gains, and goes to 

 another place with them, in order to profit himself by them, he shall be punished with 108 

 heavy blows and the loss of one ear. 



Art. 52. 



If a brother of the Hung-league crosses the sea with another brother, and he, seeing that 



this brother has much money, throws greedy eyes upon it, and kills this brother by some 



villainous plot, and appropriates to himself his gold and silver, he shall be punished with the 



loss of his life. 



Art. 53. 



If a brother of the Hung-league, seeing that the wife or concubine of another brother is young 



and good-looking, and, relying upon his power, (so that the other brother dares not withstand 



him) appropriates her to himself, and takes her as his wife, he shall be put to death. 



Art. 54. 



If a brother of the Hung-league, coveting illicit things, seduces, with specious words and se- 



