Builder’s duties and privileges, 228.
   of boats, 234 (Winckler’s tr.).

Burning, as penalty—­
   for votary, opening or entering wine shop, 110.
   man and mother in incest, 157.
   thief at fire, 25.

Business. See Agent, Merchant, Office.

Buyer of benefice must discharge duties, 40.

Calling to account, 42, 108, 112, 113, 116, 124, 133, 141, 194, 255, 265.

Capital suit, 3.

Captives, 133, 280.

Carrier’s privileges and responsibilities, 112.

Cattle, damage feasant pauperies, 57.

Changeling, foisted on parents, 194.

Charges, for warehousing, 121.
   one-sixtieth value, 121.

Children. See Custody, Mother, Remarriage, Widow.
   born of wife remarried, uuder impression her husband was dead, stay
with second husband, 135.
   not to dispute mother’s settlement, 150.
   share equally at father’s death, 165.
   reserving settlements by deed, 165.
   of second marriage to be furnished with bride-price, or portion, 166.
   of different mothers, share separately own mother’s portions, 167.
   but father’s property equally, 167.
   of bride and maid share equally, if latter acknowledged as sons in
father’s lifetime, former having preference, 170.
      otherwise, children of maid do not share, 171.
   of slave woman and free father are free, 171.
   of slave man and free mother are free, 175.
   these take half father’s goods at death, 175.

Collision, 241.

Commission, trade on, 100-105. See Agent, Merchant.

Compensation, for eviction of tenant, Y.
   for highway robbery, 23.

Composition, for loss of life, 224.
   for bride-price, 139.

Concubine, divorced, 137.
   not allowed, if wife provides maid, 144.
   allowed, if votary wife has no children, 145.
   not to rival wife, 145.
   father may give daughter as, 183.
   and give marriage portion, 183.
   if so, she has no share of his goods at his death, 183.
   otherwise, brothers must give her a portion, 184.

Conjugal rights, denial of, 142.

Conscript. See Militia.

Constable, or bailiff, runner, 36-41.
   not to depute duty, 26.
   in enforced absence on royal business, 27.
   may depute, and resume on return, 27.
   son may be deputy, 28.
   provision for child, in absence, 29.
   neglect of benefice, 30.
   three years’ limit, 30.
   one year does not forfeit, 31.
   captured abroad on king’s business, 32.
      to be ransomed, 32.
   benefice inalienable, 33.
   benefice protected, 34.
   not to be hired out, 35.
      plundered, 35.
      oppressed, 35.
   sale of benefice illegal, 35.
   benefice not to be exchanged, 41.

Contract. See Bond.