DES ESCLAVES

Lcg. Wall. T. Il, n. 72, p. 119.

A serving bondman is one wbo shall be in the house of an uchelwr who goes net to spade nor quern : such is a domestic bondman one who shall remain by invitation without buyjng with an uchelwr his worth is the same as the worth of a bought bondman.

Ibid.f n. 111, p. 83.

An adventitious bondman is one who shall be in the house of an uchelwr at spade an fork and such a one is a domestic bondman who shall remain with an uchelwr unbougbt uninvited : and the worth of such a one is twice as much as that of a boodman wbo shall be bought.

Ibid., n. 113, p. 83.

If an adventitious bondman corne to the house of an uchelwr and take land of him and hold a house and pay tune and gwestva to his lord, his worth is to be half the worth of the klng*s altud from that time forth, as the altud of a priviledge uchelwr.

Ibid., n. % p. 403»

Conventional bondmen an altuds can be sold by their lord and given by law and amends are not to be made for them if they unlawfuUy killed because they bave no kindred who can demand It.

ibid,, cod. Gwent. T. I, n. 35, p. 696.

Whoever shall cause the pregnancy of a bond female that shall be upon hire let him give another in her place to her lord until she be delivered ; and afterwards let him cause the issue to be nursed and let the bond female return to her lord , and if the bond female die in child birlh let him who cause her pregnancy pay her lawful worth to (he lord.

Ibid., cod. Dimet. T. I, n. 53, p. 531.

Two women whose privilège does not progress with the privilège of their husband thèse are a bond woman although they may hâve children by a kymro or may be laken clandestinely by a kymro the owner of the bond woman can recover her when he wlH, as he may his animal ; and therefore the privilège of bondage is slronger than that of concubinage : If the man who shall havc taken her should marry her without (he consent of the uchelwr the privilège of mariage is stronger than thatof bondage.