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Palat Krom were ordered to promulgate the act. But in tills list, 
from a culpable feeling probably, the great officers are not specified, 
the enactment only applying in its letter to their children. Howe¬ 
ver it is known that the officers are themselves exposed to its penal¬ 
ties; the sense of justice in the judges so far counteracting the evil 
which would arise from the false delicacy shewn towards their men 
of rank,— 
Sons of, Chaangs of Silver.* 
1st. A P,hra Maha Rachak ; hro of 10,000 Naa, or 
Fields, if convicted of Criin. Con. pays, .. .. 25 
2nd. Botta Chau P,hreea of the same rank, .. 25 
3rd. The P,hra and the Lo-ung respectively of the 
rank of 5000 fields, .. .. .. .. .. 15 
4th. Do. do. of 3000 do. .. .. 12 
5th. Lo-ung Mh-ung of 2000 do. .. .. 10 
f K,hoon of 16001 
6th. < Do. of 1400 >fields, each .. .. 8 
l Do. of 1200 J 
f Mun of 10001 
6th. < Do. of 800 V Do. .J 6 
[Do, of 600 J 
8th. P,han t,harai or inferior officers and their adherents of any 
intermediate rank betwixt that of 500 and of 200 naa, 2 Chaang. 
9th. All of the rank of 5 fields, 2 Chaang. 
10th. Other subjects according to their means. 
The King professes to take one-half of a mulct and to leave the 
other half to the husband of the Adulteress. 
A judge or officer of a Court of Justice who is guilty of fornica¬ 
tion with a woman who is a party in or connected with a suit at is¬ 
sue, will be chastised by thirty stripes of the buffalo skin thong, at 
three several consecutive periods and be disgraced, besides being fined 
according to his rank. If he confesses, one half of the fine is remitted. 
* A changis 80 baat, the latter being in value nearly I£th sicca rupee. 
