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CHAPTER I.
THE CURRENCY IN WHICH WERGELDS WERE RECKONED AND PAID. |
| I. | CONNECTION BETWEEN THE WERGELD OF 100 HEAD OF CATTLE AND THE MINA OF 100 GOLD STATERS | 1 |
| II. | THE SAME EQUATION REPEATED BETWEEN THE WERGELDS OF WESTERN TRIBES AND 200 GOLD SOLIDI OF CONSTANTINE | 5 |
| III. | THE FRANKISH CURRENCY | 9 |
| IV. | THE NORMAN AND ANGLO-SAXON CURRENCY | 12 |
| V. | THE MINAS WHICH SURVIVED IN USE SIDE BY SIDE WITH THE ROMAN POUND | 13 |
| VI. | THE USE OF GOLD TORQUES AND ARMLETS, ETC., INSTEAD OF COINS | 17 |
CHAPTER II.
SUMMARY OF THE CYMRIC EVIDENCE. |
| I. | THE UNIT OF CYMRIC TRIBAL SOCIETY | 21 |
| II. | THE CONSTITUTION AND WORKING OF THE GWELY | 23 |
| III. | THE LIABILITY OF THE WIDER KINDRED FOR GALANAS IN CASE OF HOMICIDE | 30 |
| IV. | THE FISCAL UNIT FOR THE PURPOSE OF FOOD-RENTS TO THE CHIEFTAINS | 33 |
| V. | THE METHOD OF PAYMENT OF GALANAS BETWEEN KINDREDS | 42 |
| VI. | THE AMOUNT OF THE CYMRIC GALANAS | 46 |
| VII. | THE METHODS OF TREATMENT OF STRANGERS OR NON-TRIBESMEN | 50 |
| CHAPTER III. |
| THE EVIDENCE OF BEOWULF ON TRIBAL CUSTOM REGULATING FEUDS &c., | 56 |
CHAPTER IV.
TRIBAL CUSTOM OF THE IRISH TRIBES. |
| I. | THE ERIC FINE OF THE BREHON LAWS | 73 |
| II. | THE HONOUR-PRICE (ENECLANN) | 80 |
| III. | THE GRADATIONS IN RANK UNDER THE BREHON LAWS | 83 |
| IV. | THE CURRENCY IN WHICH THE BREHON FINES WERE PAID | 97 |
| V. | THE IRISH COIRP-DIRE AND HONOUR-PRICE TRACED FURTHER BACK THAN THE BREHON LAWS | 100 |
| VI. | THE BRETON OR GALLIC WERGELD OF THE SO-CALLED ‘CANONES WALLICI’ | 105 |
| VII. | THE WERGELD OF ANCIENT GAELIC CUSTOM. THE EVIDENCE OF CÆSAR | 115 |
CHAPTER V.
THE WERGELDS OF THE BURGUNDIAN AND WISIGOTHIC LAWS. |
| I. | THE BURGUNDIAN WERGELDS | 121 |
| II. | THE WERGELDS OF THE LEX WISIGOTHORUM | 126 |
CHAPTER VI.
TRIBAL CUSTOMS OF FRANKS AND OF THE TRIBES CONQUERED BY THE MEROVINGIAN KINGS. |
| I. | THE WERGELDS OF THE LEX SALICA | 131 |
| II. | THE DIVISION OF CLASSES AS SHOWN BY THE AMOUNT OF THE WERGELD | 147 |
| III. | TRIBAL RULES OF SUCCESSION IN ‘TERRA SALICA’ | 150 |
| IV. | THE WERGELDS AND DIVISION OF CLASSES IN THE ‘LEX RIPUARIORUM’ | 163 |
| V. | THE ALAMANNIC AND BAVARIAN LAWS | 172 |
CHAPTER VII.
TRIBAL CUSTOMS OF THE TRIBES CONQUERED BY CHARLEMAGNE. |
| I. | THE EFFECT UPON WERGELDS OF THE NOVA MONETA | 179 |
| II. | THE LEX FRISIONUM | 194 |
| III. | THE LEX SAXONUM | Decorative header
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