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whose duty it is to purchase and administer the 
“ pickled tea” necessary to the ceremony of closing 
the transaction.* 
In the case of abusive and provoking language, 
the following are the charges : fifteen ticals, as a 
mulct, to the person aggrieved ; seven and a half 
as Kombo; one and a half as Ti-wun; two ticals 
each for the scribes and messengers, and two and 
a half for pickled tea.f 
In the case of assault where no blood is shed, 
the offender pays to the aggrieved party thirty 
ticals as damages; he pays fifteen ticals in the 
name of Kombo, three in the name of Ti-wun, 
two ticals each to the writers and messengers of 
the court, and two and a half ticals for pickled 
tea, and its administrators.^ 
In cases of adultery, the offender pays to the 
husband and public officers, exactly the same fine 
and fees as in a case of common assault where no 
blood is shed. If a party sue for a divorce, and is 
unable to substantiate the suite, he or she will pay 
the following charges :—ten ticals as Kombo ; two 
as Ti-wun; and for writers, messengers, and pic¬ 
kled tea, as in other cases .§ 
If a person sue for a debt, and the justice of his 
claim be denied, he will pay, under the name of 
Kombo, twenty in one hundred on the amount of 
his claim ; four ticals as Ti-wun ; and for writers, 
messengers, and pickled tea, as in the other in- 
* Captain Alves’ Report. f Ibid. £ Ibid. § Ibid. 
