Return, of slave purchased—­
   permissible within one month, for disease, 278.
   or other undisclosed defect, 279.

Reward, for capturing fugitive slave, 17.

Risks, landlord’s, 45, 46.
   lessor’s, 244.
   warehouseman’s, 125.
   tenant’s, 45.

Robbery, 22, 23.

Runnel, 55.

Runner. See Constable.

Sacrilegious theft—­
   of first order, 6.
   of second order, 8.

Sale of, man and property, to pay fine, 54.
   wife or child, for debt, 117.
   crops to pay, according to scale, 51.

Scale damages. See King’s standard.

Scandal, 132.

Scourging, with cowhide whip, sixty strokes, 202.

Second marriage, 166, 167. See Re-marriage, Widow.

Seduction, of betrothed daughter-in-law, 155.
   of slave, from service, 15.

Self-help, forbidden, 113.

Separation, of husband and wife—­
   grounds for, on part of husband—­
      gone out, deserted home, 142.
      belittled wife, 142.
   on part of wife—­
      set to desert home, 141.
      quarrelsome, 141.
      ruinous, 141.
      belittled husband, 141.

Settlement, or pin-money, estate, or goods settled on wife—­
   by husband, in lifetime, by written deed, 150.
   children not to dispute, 150.
   wife has freedom of testamentary devise, 150.
   among her children of that marriage, 150.
   wife may not leave to brothers, 150.
   widow enjoys for life, if she remains in husband’s house, 171.
   widow bequeaths to children, 171.
   ,, resigns if she re-marries, 172.
   compare gift to favourite child.

Share, of father’s property, on his death—­
   equally by all children, 165.
   divorced wife, as one child, 137.
   with reservation apart, of gift to favourite, 165.
   ,, ,, of wife’s settlement, 150.
   ,, ,, bride-price for unmarried son, 166.
   ,, ,, portion for votary sister, 178.
   of mother’s marriage portion, on her death, 167.
   all her children equally, 167.
   children of second wife share own mother’s portion, 167.
   children of both mothers share equally in father’s property, 167.
   children of maid, if acknowledged, share equally with children of
wife, latter taking precedence, 170.

Shepherds, duties and liabilities of, 262-267.

Slander, against votary or married woman, 127.
   of wife, 132.
   of suitor, 161.
   judiciary, against referees, 3.
   of title, 11.
   liability for, passively transmitted, 12.
   seditious, 109.

Slave, one of three estates, domestic inferior—­
   not free to contract except by deed and bond, 6.
   seduction from service, penal, 15.
   fugitive, harbouring, 16.
   ,, capturing, 17.
   ,, retaining, 19.
   ,, refuses to name owner, 18.