| Keywords |
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| ID |
5120 |
| Text |
Edictus Rothari (643 - 643) Rothari, Rothair |
| Quotation |
Si quis scamaras intra provincia caelaverit aut anonam dederit, animae suae incurrat periculum, aut certe conponat regi solidos noningentos |
| Translation |
If anyone hides a scamaras [spy] within the land or gives him provisions he shall either be killed or shall pay 900 solidi as composition to the king.
(K. Fischer-Drew, trans., The Lombard Laws (1973), p. 53) |
| Summary |
Rothari No. 5 sets a death penalty for any person who introduces a scamaras [spy] into the provincia [country] or gives them provisions. However, the death penalty here is emendable, and may be commuted with a composition of 900 solidi paid to the king. |
| Quotation source |
MGH, LL 4, 1868 (F. Bluhme), p. 13 |
| Temporal Coverage |
643 - 643 |
| Associated use case(s) |
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| Comment |
The Edictus Rothari forms part of the collected Edictus Langobardorum [Text, ID:984]. |
