The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-10
od welsh Laws mud su.tom,.

~" laws and customs Of Wales il
IN" tenth century are described n,
Hilbert STONE in Ndirs: U,r Oriyiux
Str"p1ics u Later Hisiory. U,stitu
ioHS ddd Manners ,St kes): laws ia,
the most part admirably fair. cust,m.
rough ANA rude Formal marriage wa,
~ "c'fo'hal and church ceremony
nut a "~deductlo in domum" was
enough +" establish wifchood Eithc,
husband or wife could cave the ,thor
AZ any time. and rcmarriasc cnnsii-
tutcd a divorce. The woman's d,Xer
Was hers 10 the end Of the s.yontb
year; then II they separated the pr,n.
erty was divided. If they had sheen
n goats the husband took tho
sheep, the wife got the goats. II there
were three children the husband took
tAc t!deSt ana i youngest. All the
mixing vessels except one pail and
an the dishes but one became the
property of the departing wife; and
10 her was allotted the car and woke.
10 facilitate her departure. OF the
quern she took the neither stone. leay-
ing the upper one To her man" To
h"r went the sieve. to him the riddle
IN" upper bedclothes We're hers. the
wcr his; but II he married again his
share Of them had to ho
l" MS former partner. or a fine maid
vi the!r money the wife tool the on
per "hi,c the silver and gold were d.
'Id"i; 50 were the debts.
To ;hr wife went the pan. ,riy,,.
hroadaN", hedge biz. .%lougl share Mas
.ln>ced, wool and the money bag. ia
the husband AL the drinking vessels
a.! tAe cows, all the poultry and ore
81 the cats. In tn" Welsh household
as Il her.iag" perhaps from Semitic
ancestry IN" cat held "a Very spec.al
pace Nnen a cat was sold war
'ahtN might he given against a cater
Wauling disposition. The husband coull
N"' defeat his w.fe's right of success
sion by willing her share of his pron-
erty 10 another. For three reasons he
might beat her: one of them Vas ho,
VOCATION OF that law which listed tho
WINGS mel II was permissible for
her to give away.
Everything had its price In money
murder and lesser crimes were MN
by fine. Prices were fixed H.,
code; a stallion, pound: "A palfr,,
on" mark: a rouncy, rhwnsi. Eosi-
mantle, 10 pence: "A sumpter horse. 80
pence, " draught mare zone COW" a
brood mare 100 pence. Do the anno.
'"tofs 81 'hauccr seize the opportunity
To point out the fitness of his mour--
or II "Outridere . = . In h.ap
IN ahbot able" upon a palfrev. the
on a iouncy and the plough.
t1Eln nllDn "a lnntap S.la. H.
made in specified places and i'm IN.
presence of Witnesses, Credit was
'ustomarily given only on security or
pledge. The seller OF an animal WAS
supposed To guarantee II free from
disease IN infirmity: Whoever shall
a horse is To- insure its dl'vsrwvdd
.titlel until death; and against the
.'ti@gcrs, Tor three dcwrlIls: arains,
ne ~strangleS, FOR ,hrce moons; against
ne farcy Tor glandersl Il year; and
u addition. h" is to insure il against
my inward disorder" If the specified
'ele"tS appeared within the periods
iam,d, the buyer could return m.
lorse n get his money back. II
uisSpec!iied, defects became an
parent the seller had To give up a
'ortion of the purchase price.
'itiH"ns wer" under many jurisdic-
IONS, tribal and feudal. Opportunity
or arbitration preceded court trial. /,
the surcry's duty To bring the de-
debtor To Justice. Mr.. Stone
u"tcs Ancuriu owen:
II he lthr d'h'url W.lrth fn dru, .
lrci> j. &" b" thu, dcuicI. IT,, the tyn
'riirs' ana ia" surety, come before thu