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Message: <blockquote data-quote="gamerprinter" data-source="post: 5234933" data-attributes="member: 50895">More Brehon LawsThe Second Brehon Law: HospitalityUnder Brehon Law all households had obligations to give hospitality to any free persons. The Hospitality Law requires households to offer food, drink, a place to sleep, and minimal medical care as may be provided and required to any free person who knocks on your door. This law allowed traders and travelers to move great distances in commerce and to private obligations. They are not required to offer their name, or the business on the road, however it is generally considered impolite not to share news, story or song for entertaining the household.The appointed Ri had the responsibility to ensure the existence, support and appointment of a Briugu to ensure the tribes responsibility to hospitality in lands, herds and a built location to serve as a Burgh (hostelery). In most cases the burgh also served as a hospital of sorts. Appointment is usually a noble caste member, though sometimesa wealthy non-noble of appropriate abilities and characteristics. The position seems to be a prized non-noble position as a means to elevate oneself to nemedh status as well as being lucrative in material terms.The Third Brehon Law: Property RightsThe land held by a clan or tribe was divided into holdings of lesser groups (family and sept) in a basically permanent arrangement. Each smaller groups holdings was considered separate and did not interfere with any other group of the tribe.1. The King or clan chief has mensal lands for the duration he or she holds office, meaning land set aside for additional responsibilities for rulership.2. The portion of land held by an individual clansman or tuath.3. The portion of clan holdings assigned to a tenant, usually 7 year contracts and could be sublet to another tenant, however the original tenant holds responsibility to the land owner.4. The larger part of arable territory is held in trust, although subdivided between the various septs, every freeman was entitled to a share of land, though not on a fixed term and could be reassigned at any time. However individual rights were guaranteed, being allowed to stay until a predetermined termination date is set, and as long as remaining a law-abiding citizen is entitled to land elsewhere.5. Non-arable or wasteland such as bogs, forest or mountain were considered common land. It cannot be appropriated by individuals, but was available to all free citizens for grazing, hunting, procuring food and firewood, etc. All cattle graze at will.Buildings had laws dealing with loss, damage, or trespass willful or non willful was a major offense. To look into a house without invitation costs a fine of 1 cow. To cross a person's courtyard or open a door without permission costs a fine of 2 cows.The Fourth Brehon Law: ContractsThe most common legal act is to perform a verbal contract or Cor Bel, which means "putting it to the lips". Contracts are an exchange of obligation and a matter of honor. The amount should not exceed the honor- price of both parties. If such a contract was desired, permission from kin would be required who would be responsible to pay in default.Contracts become invalid under duress, in fear, in ignorance or while affected by drunkeness.In cases of non-valid contracts, they can become non-valid if unfair to one of the contracting parties, contractees has 10 days to realize the non-valid issue at which time the contract may be adjusted for fairness.A pledge is something of value given by its owner for a fixed period held in custody by another. Giving the pledge signified the giver's williness to accept the claim of another - or in the event of dispute - submit the issue to arbitration.The Fifth Brehon Law: Arbitration by Neutral PartiesIn every legal dispute from trespass to war between to tribes or tribe and a foreign nation, arbitrators may be called upon to help make a settlement and to serve as ambassadors to non-Celtic nations. These arbitrators must remain neutral parties to the conflicted parties and cannot be kin or fellow clan member to prevent collusion between one of the parties and the arbitrators.The Sixth Brehon Law: Payment and RestitutionCattle is the primary medium of exchange. The basic unit was the milk cow accompanied by her calf. A three year old dry heifer was half the value of a milk cow. A two year old heifer a third, a yearling heifer one fourth, a yearling bullocks one-eighth.Cumal - which literally means "female slave", was less a means of exchange as much as a unit of measurement valued at 3 sets, 6 milk cows or 6 ounces of silver.Set - a unit of value for honor-price. Honor-price varies with social standing, The honor-price for a clan ruler is 42 sets (21 cows), down to a female calf for a fer midboth (a youth living on his father's land). The value of a set was 1/3 a cumal, half a milk cow, or 2 ounces of silver.[I have to try and deliniate this into a reliable economy/money system relying on cattle as a means of payment, compared to and perhaps alternately paid in silver ounces - or a silver piece rate.]GP</blockquote>

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