offender shall be either put to death or fined in the sum of ten tahils and one paha, at the discretion of the Magistrate.

If a commander kidnap the slave of the intendant of the port he shall be put to death, and all his property confiscated or pay a fine of one catty and five tahils.

Offences against the Marriage Contract.

If a man pay his addresses to a betrothed woman (to whom a marriage token has been given) with the knowledge of her parents, the person to whom she was betrothed shall make complaint to the Magistrate, who shall fine the parents in double the value of deposit or earnest betrothing, and the person so paying his addresses to the amount of ten tahils and one paha, or, if poor, five tahils and one paha.

If the person so paying his addresses be ignorant the woman is betrothed, he shall not be subject to fine, but such fine shall be levied threefold on the parents for having encouraged his addresses.

If the person so paying his addresses be ignorant of any previous engagement and the parents do not encourage his addresses, neither party shall be considered to have offended.

The cases in which it shall be lawful to return the deposit or earnest of bethrothing, without incurring a penalty, are four; viz. 1st, when the parents have discovered after receiving the marriage portion that the intended bridegroom is a mean person; 2nd, when they have discovered he is insane; 3rd, that he is tame and spiritless; 4th, that is labouring under some grievous bodily disorder, such as impotence. And 5th, that he has already another wife of which he had not informed the parents.

And the cases in which it shall be lawful for a man to require his deposit or earnest of betrothing to be returned, are three;—viz. When the person paying his addresses has discovered that his betrothed bride is a slave; 2nd, that she is subject to some infirmity of body or mind; 3rd, that she is liable to some loathsome complaint, such as an obstruction of blood or leprosy, and lastly that she is insane.

If a slave pay his addresses to a betrothed person of his own condition he shall be fined ten mas and no more.

Adultery.

If a man attempt to seduce a married woman, and the husband

complain to the Magistrate, the Magistrate shall cause the offender to humble himself before the offended husband by making him an obeisance in open Court. If he refuse to make the obeisance he shall be fined ten tahils and one paha at the discretion of the Magistrate.

If a man attempt to seduce a married woman and the husband kill him, the slayer shall be fined five tahils and one paha, became the offender only attempted seduction, which is not a justifiable cause of homicide, excepting always however in the case of men of very high rank.

If a man attempt to seduce an unmarried woman and the parents complain to the Magistrate, the offender shall be fined two tahils and one paha, and if the parties appear a suitable match he shall cause them to be married, the offender paying to the parents the customary pecuniary marriage consideration.

If a man attempt to seduce a female slave the property of another, he shall be fined five mas, but should he actually have cohabited with her, he shall be fined double that amount.

If a man deflower the slave of another, he shall be fined ten mas, for he has committed violence.

If a man deflower a free woman, the magistrate shall call the offender before him and direct him to marry her, which if he refuse he shall be fined three tahils and one paha and pay the customary marriage consideration.

By the law of God should the woman upon whom the rape has been committed, be a married female, the offender shall be stoned to death, and if unmarried he shall receive eight stripes.

If a man falsely accuse another of adultery, by the law of God he shall receive 80 stripes, but by the custom of the country he shall be punished, if a free man by a fine of ten tahils, and if a slave of 2 tahils and one paha, or one-half of his own price.

If free persons being on board a vessel and either of the parties being married are detected in criminal conversation, the com mander shall direct the whole crew to fall upon them and put them to death. This is the custom.

If the offenders be free persons and unmarried, they shall each receive a hundred blows and the commander shall cause them to be married.

And if they decline to comply, they shall be fined one tahil and one paha and also be forced to marry, that the stain may depart from the woman.

If a free man have criminal conversation with the slave of another, such free man shall be thrown upon his hands and be made to pay the master the slave's price twofold.

If however in this case the slave have been pregnant by the master, the offenders shall both of them be put to death.

Even if the slave have not been pregnant but have long lived with her master as if she were his wife, it shall also be proper that the offenders be put to death.

If a free man have criminal conversation with the wife of one of the crew, the husband may put him to death without incurring any penalty, but neither shall the woman be spared and she shall also be put to death.

If in such a case the woman runs for protection to the commander, he ought, if a just man, to put her to death, or on consultation with the crew, do what may be necessary to give general satisfaction.

If a man jest or toy with the concubine of another before witnesses, he shall be thrown upon his face and shall make good her price to her master.

If a slave is caught in criminal conversation with another slave, the whole crew shall fall upon them and beat them. This matter rests with the chief of the midship.

Affrays.

If there be a quarrel or altercation between two persons and stabbing ensues between them, and a third party assist them by blows, stabbing or cutting, or in any other manner, and such third party be stabbed, struck or killed, no redress shall be given by the magistrate, for he is guilty of the offence of interfering in a strangers quarrel.

Thus also in quarrels arising in unlawful connexion between the

sexes.

The cases in which it shall be lawful to interfere in a quarrel, are in assisting a husband against an adulterer; an intimate friend engaged in a just quarrel, and the object of oppression, and a single person overpowered by numbers when he is unable to make

his way for protection to the prince or chiefs, or is ignorant and unskilful in representing his case and unable to contend with his adversary.

If a man invite another to an entertainment and the guest becomes intoxicated, and in this situation kills, stabs, wounds, or inflicts blows, and the host regarding his own safety alone makes no attempt to secure him, such host shall be fined two tahils and one paha, or if poor, shall receive correctional punishment, consisting in being carried in mock procession through the town to the beat of the public gong.

If the host in this case have secured the intoxicated person, he shall pay only a fine of one tahil and one paha or correctional punishment if unable to pay.

With respect to the guest so offending, it shall not be lawful to inflict punishment on him when in a state of inebriety or madness, but when he comes to his senses, punishment shall be inflicted. Assaults.

If a slave cut and wound a free man, he shall be forfeited as a slave for life to the king.

If a freeman cut and wound a slave, he shall be fined half the slave's value, or if very poor ten mas.

If a slave give a free man a slap on the face his hand shall be cut off.

If a free man give a slave a slap on the face, without offence on the part of the latter, he shall be fined, if poor five mas, if rich ten mas. But if the slave should have been insolent, the free man shall not be considered in fault.

If a slave give abusive language to a free person, he shall receive a blow in his face, or have a tooth extracted.

If any person break the peace, by attempting to assassinate, by wounding, or by beating another, the offender shall unquestionably be fined according to his offence, the highest rate of fine being five tahils and one paha, the second two tahils and one paha and the lowest one tahil and one paha.

If any one, although unpremeditatedly, aid or assist in such offence, he shall be fined one third of the mulct inflicted on the principal.

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If a slave, whether male or female, hit another slave a slap on the face, the offender shall be fined to the extent of half the price of the slave assaulted. By the law of God he who strikes shall be struck again, and this is the law of retaliation and is named justice.

Homicide.

If a man kill even a criminal without the knowledge of the prince or chiefs, he shall be fined ten tahils and one paha; even if such criminal resist and be secured after such resistance still it shall not be justifiable to put him to death.

It shall be justifiable to slay a person caught in adultery with one's wife, an insolent scoffer, a thief that cannot be apprehended and one who offers another a grievous affront, as giving him a slap on the face or other such insult.

Even in these cases, however, if the injured person slay the offender after complaint made to the magistrate, he shall be fined ten tahils and one paha.

If an injured husband pursue an adulterer into the enclosure of a third party, with violence, and be killed by such third party endeavouring to preserve the peace, such killing shall be deemed no offence.

If a person conveying a royal mandate takes the wife of another, it shall not be lawful for the husband to put him to death, and any person so doing shall suffer death or be fined one catty and five tahils.

If a slave or debtor run amock in the city it shall be lawful to kill him, but when once apprehended, should he be put to death, the slayer shall be fined ten tahils and one paha.

If such persons run amock in the villages or distant places, the fine shall be only five tahils and one paha.

If a person running amock is wounded and being apprehended is then put to death, the slayer shall be fined one tahil and one paha.

If a person running amock be mortally wounded and afterwards put to death, the slayer shall pay merely the charges of the funeral.

The crimes which are to be pardoned by the prince alone and not by the Magistrates, are killing, taking married women and