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THE LAW OF THE WESTGOTHS.
59
9.
On the Sunday after the day of Martin’s Mass in the evening the lawful
alefeasti) is held.
1. A freeholder keeps some ones betrothed, then bridemen shall be sent to
to him at the alefeast, two men shall be sent to his house to ask safe conduct.
Then shall each grant- the other safe conduct to house and fro. The clothes
shall be appraised and then the marriage ceremony performed.
2. Thus shall the marriage act be performed. As soon as they come both
on the same mattress and under the same quilt, then she owns a third in the
property and three marks as a morning gift of his part.
* *3. If he refuses him his bethrothed on three legal alefeasts, then he is
Sable to a fine of nine marks to the plaintiff, the same to the king and the
came to all men.
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I 4. Thus a freeholder shall lawfully offer’the bethrothed woman at three
jalefests, in the same manner, that he asks for her.
5. That is legal hindrance for a man or a woman, if they are sick or the
’bridal clothes destroyed by fire. That is legal hindrance for both, if theft and
•robbery has gone over them. If he brings the matter to the thing, then he
shall let two men state the hindrance. If he is not satisfied therewith, then
i he shall on oneday with twelfth-oath and two witnesses, ask the gods so to
help him and his witnesses that "he had legal hindrance and for this reason I
can not give her to thee in legal marriage".
6. If he wants to defend her against him, then he shall step forth with
two twelfths, ask so the gods to help him and his witnesses that "their
relationship by blood or by marriage is such, that they cannot live together
according to God’s law".
7. He says nay to this, claims not to have betrothed her, then he shall
step forth with two twelfths, ask the gods so to help him and his witnesses,
that "he did not betroth her in such a manner as law demands in this land".
1) Mungate tipir: Alefeast. A festival celebrated in every parish a certain
day of the year, when the parishioners gathered to drink ale and perform some
religious ceremonies, and where it was also decided, at what time during the
year wedding feasts should be held.
Schlyter thinks that "mungats tipa daghi" has been erroneously written
for "brullops daghi", wedding day.
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