ean IN PHULAPPINE PREFIETORE m0 4s he who bad sent im incsed the death petal ut at ett he ee eto yang «era sivery was, i he were one of ie ce colar ty wae afited open any ma fhe 08 pe ciel Say, th bi te ei io caught fa the set If perchance ee ne inom: and or the tv families con He who commited punished ith de Who wa aught Sie Le ies me ty Tg, po wes ended oa Jone there was enmity between sn we ee we in force apc te, nasi a dation was written oy order of the governor ‘of these i) in Prien eee, Gs pce in Guild. CUSTOMS OF THE TAGALOG: fy lua de Plann, OS. 1 Fis rHOrLe always hed chief, calle by them dats, who fevered them and were captains in thet wary, and whem they obeyed and reverence, The vbject who eomnated ny offense agsinct than, or spake but 2 word 10 ther) thilden, wa severely punished ‘These chefs ruled over but few people: somines os ‘hundred houses, sometimes even ies than thirty. Ths wis ing Is called in Tagalog Barong. Tt was infeed that she reason for giving themselves this mame arose from the fact (os they are slased, by thei language, among the Maley nations) that when they tame 10 this Ind, the head of the barangay, which is ost, Called—as is discussed length in the fist chaper of th ft te fhapes—became a date. And 50, even a the prevent diy, it tscerained that this baragay in is odgin wat a Taily of parents od chile, relitons aod saves, There were many of thes baran ys in each low, or, at least, on account af wars, they did not ete far frm one ancther. "They were not, however, subject to one another, ‘excep in flendship ond relationship. The ciel, in thei various ‘wae, helped one mother with tei reapetive barangays In addition tothe chiefs, who corponded to our ries, shee were hee cases: aabls,coamoners, and aves. The nobles vrs the freeborn whom they call mahalicn ‘They did not pay tox 0° tribute t the dato, bat must acompany him in wat, at ther evn fxpene. ‘The chief offered them beforehand # feat, apd afterward they divided the spoils. Moreover, when the dato went upon the water thoee whom he summoned sowed for hi. If he bul» hove they helpad hi and ad to be fo for i. The same was ius when the whole Barangny went to clear wp his Ind for tilge. The lands ‘whih thay inhibited were divided smong the whole barn 2arr PRRMTORY peapes 1» > m 1 ech one new it On a eaate thera ole vagus, of wou fy te brary. CON divide of 9 om some oe! sod 20 8 od lags sy the Hig potn, 0d te cia to aut brsety need ee Sane Te achat oF vided, but ovoed om hig, OF tne ie ct the. tes eevee “iaough be AP ‘ase a io bans, loud eet be comments nd therefor 1 yr pe arable land, and be vin Ato rend, Bat now, sos {fot so divide. vanes tn i ‘Te hie in de vivera for market. At the ote ‘- en i Sf a ee a meee or tn ey ‘ive in. their own bowser, and are trek of ter ke 02a cae a oe A ‘eit erry tande. ‘The children, then, Sab & oat Sree Sat their own village and another village, they They would remain in their ave village, * Ste ed erage soe ad se eed eid at etn eg ac 1 rely en i. Tha tei gf uhowe brought up in the harvest feds re calle align ier, Wet van -was pred. Steps ia wat anf ‘Custos oF THE TAcaLoas 23 ‘Thos to whom a debt was owed transfered the debt 10 another thereby themeeles making a profit, and reducing the wreiched debior toa aavery whch wae nat thls saturl Jot. If any pero. among Howe whe were sue slaves (as guguli) through War, by the trade of golden, or erwite—happened 12 poses any” gold ‘yond the um that e hed to give Ais muster, he ransomed him sal becoming thus namamghay, of what we call 2 commoner The pele of tht ransom was never lee than five als, and from that upwad; and Hf he gave ten or more tal, as they might ogre, he betme wholly fre. An amusing ceremony accompanied this uso, Aer hing divided ll he tinket which dhe save poo texted, if he maintained» houte of his owa, they divided even the pots and jr, and if an oddone of thas temsined, they bake Sod Fa pce of cloth were Tele, hey parted tia she mide ‘The diference between the aliping namamshay snd the slping gual, sbould be noted: fr, by nconfsion of the 0 term tinny bave Seen clase as saves who really are not. The Indie secing thatthe slealdesrgyor do not understand this, bave ad-pe the custom of taking away the children of the aliping naromsioy making ose of them at they would of the aliping sx guiguiir, es servants in thes household, which le legal, and ifthe alpine na ‘mamahay should appeal to josie, itis proved that he is 20 alpine 1 well as his father and moser before hi and no ervation i ‘made at wheter be i aliping asmamahay or aiping se puigiir. He teat ance cazsldered an alii, without fatber desertion, Jn this way he Besomes 6 scgviuir, and is even sold. Consequently, the alcldesmayor shouldbe instructed fo ascertain, when an tks for bt lip to which clas he belongs, and 1 have th put ia the document that they lve Bim In these three clases, those who are moherlose on bot the fuber's sod mother’s side continue to be av forever, andi it bap eat that they sbould become slaves, i i though marrage, 1 Shall soon explain. If these mahsless bad chidsen ong their aves, the children and thelr mothers Became fre; i one of tet Id children by the slavewomen of another, she was compelled, ‘when pregonnt, 19 give her master half of «gold tal, ber ik of death and for her inability to aber during the prernancy In such a caso balf of the child was fee—namely, the Bal belong ing tothe fcc, who supplied the child with food, If he di not do this, he showed that be did not recopniae him. as hie child in hich care the Iter was wholly a sive. If-a tree woman had24 [ReaviNcs IN PaaFAINe Pasvustony huten by a alive, they weet all fee, provided Be were not her s 4 race, of wom ont was a mahal aod te 1 a cahay oat quai, te seen wee Sie hee wer malo ee, le ee, i eat th end tn fot 0 {She mate, apd on tar amet, if he aber wee fo, My ihore whe belonged to him were fcee; if be were sieve, all oe ee yee dive and te tae spe 0 aa iP Tnre sould tbe more thea ooe chide was hall sich cane in, cr sl wow oe. Te sho bee ty of sre wich sp cae gu Ete vere ono ai of ts, SPER eee” Fe sen ree nen oa what ee in SSUR TEMAuc, fr ch ow ed Biel nh ese Of adhe ve te rl sald eto St ant ees er cul ty Be tl See ee efeitos) by nr, et te doe ewe noes ld ct er marae, MOE sae et oe anna to sot, iho Png + (Sata fino in gold ernged among them. ‘Thi ne wae Lege 2 diego he hlaaton of te feet igs, Slag fom one to tre face and a banquet 10 he et barsogn. TELAT fr Gi aig nt ur roe Be Sey cee Oe a and be one wih he ete This wo {equally 1o men and women, except that when one marzied » women ie tag, een we er el Gay See Wo rng Tas amnogenst text hn oeciet © eee SRT we nage the eneeenae, the do ets uate igo fer ea, Him i Srene Novant wage ad oe Ga, wo eet on tb tnt dt tam aot, Th he SETS A ow pcr at Rin who an" pit to ae a ea ato frm ah ft he i we ‘Sita ad father Trveigelos mde and sees pte by the ao ms he pc int rnc of a fi bog. Tyo he gt SRS EANS Sia ee nmin oad tm ster fice and lf save ME OF THE Tacutocs 2s vilge or barangey, whether he were a dato of not snce they had fos this purpose tome persons, known a fir and just en, whe were sald give trv judgment astoding vo ther customs. Ifthe contre. veceyIny betveen two chit, when they wiebed to avoid wa, they tls canvoked judges 10 et ar arbiters; they did the sane’ fe Siepatonts belonged to two diferent bacengeys To this They always had fo dink, Oe plaintilf inving the oth ‘They had laws by which Wey condemned fo deati's man of low birth who insted the daughter or wife of chief, likewise witches sd eters of the sare cle, ‘Tey condemned no oe to slavery, unless be merited the dest penal. AB for the. witches, they killed them, and thet children and Accompices became saver ofthe chet, after he had made sow re compente to the injured person. All other offntes were punished ‘by fines in gold, which, if bot psid with prompines, expat the culprit serve, unt the payment should be made, the person wyieved to whom the monty was to be pad. This wat done in tne folowing way: Half the culdvated lands and all their protuce e Tonged tothe maser. The master provided the culprit wih fo! and clothing, thus ‘eoslaving the culprit and hit children un seen ‘ie a he might amets enough money to ay the fle. Ifthe father should by chance pay his des, the matter then elaimed that he bad fed and clothed his children, and should be pad iRereor to the ay be kept potsesion of the eilren if the payment could not be tae This lasts really the case, and they vemsined aver IF te culprit had some relntive or frend. who paid for him, he wat bled 16 render dhe later half bis eevee unl he was paid--nor, however, sevice within the house ae aliing sn gigule, but Iving independent, as alipia namanahay. Ifthe ereditcr were nor served in this wire, the culprit had to pay the double of what wat let hire In thin way slaves were made by debt: iter a2 gual, they served the mater to whom the jadgment applied; or aligng. name aha, i they served the peron who lent them wherewite ts poy In what concer loans, there was formerly, and is tol, a0 cess of usury, which is great hindrance to baptism ae well ss to enfenion; for it tums out inthe same way as T have showed inthe fats of the one under judgment, who gives half of hs cultivated lands and profits wnt he pays the debe. The debtor is condemned to file of oil: and thus borrower become slaves, snd afer the dest, of the fater the children pay the debt. Not doing so, dousle ‘unt must be paid, This stem should and can he seformedResoines 1N PHILIFPINE PREHISTORY ines, the est hen of father a moter ted egy, es hans where to ftir and ober ‘showed a slight partiality by such gifts ax ewo of three gold taels, oF « whe, inde Won he pate ie ort ay nd ws, sar en hea cent ese war ae stat th we seopsy to be divided. But any other thing that abould have been Even any som hough it ght be for some neces, was take St cosine ne ot i prin of he rope the pacts chal dele at sth « Betowal wae rade cus the inertance. If one had hed children by two or mace legitimate wes, eee shld rstined the inecasee and’ dowry of his ker, Wri vase, and that shar ofa fhe ent which fll int fe we a mand» hd by oe of Bs es, 1s al int c,h me nv se ne thee; ba the lpn cilden were Bound fe the ches, 8 {ove hin somethlog telex sve, Hf dhe fatber were a cit; fly, peo we ges # at by he aio eon ‘eat ofall beies hi elite cles, be had io ice sonacied woman, tp whom # downy was gen bot ho ost ened a i iy athe te ed eat iden, although the eh by te unmarried woman should have teen ech fee mein Such len tne na Ip vith he imate slant ont the tid par Por exam iF dee wee vo ce, te legitimate ne had two pat, ad th ne ofthe anya one pare When tere wee ro cin by 0 tS wile, ou only ie by an somamaed woman, o¢ ina sate later inte al Tf be lad a ebild by t slave woman, tho hl sees hsv ot aove tad Ifthe ere o el tanh or ster hi cy ther there wat fon cf ase woman oF 2 (panda, Dies, ear fe tthe aavcbid a sow In he cae of acid by af vest ave, the aban poise te adler this was conde 1 dowry, and che eld etred with the others ito poiton inte dohetance Pi bare egaed the pat lt bye fae, ooking ror here were no ther soe thane, the cides and te nest ‘eaves ihernd equally wit Rim But ike adulterers were aot Buried by te hunband of the woman who bad fhe cil, the Inter istives of Custos oF nite TacaLoos 227 st ot ord asl or ihe nha estou fe ued tut the efnder an ot cnidered dubooges fret aiken nlite, or aid te hubend hee Se meee, oy Pohie! of tn fther the eld was Teal sel Send, Adoped chide, of whom here we many ag tem nest the dbl of what was pld fortis adoption For are, Bol tel wa pies tate might be eaoped when ne died, th cla gies (ia bertance] fo tle Bi ha Sn ‘oui, hs lire Sot shri fom te soe re ok She amapemet pe a pt This he danger 0 which le money i expoted, a beng peed a hil On ti account th oun of seen connor among thm it cone evil Downie are given by tbe men to the women’s pace, Uf the et Wig thy eaey the eof AY he enh oles the dower bata fen osu, ie ved ke te ae oe state, equlyanong the chile, exept ce Be oe Song cut bow omen ee! pon te up. If en 4 the tne of her murlge, Bat eer tater, see wat, th ej her dowry in sch sce Elen es ster rave orci. 1 sold be noted tes women wag {a2 ova 0 pope, in lad ot dowry, for he er oat ne itor sore To the pees In th ewe ofw divorce before the bith of cide, i he wie ‘ee haba for the pup of eying sear lhe ne sad ey equal adic! snouat few the handy bee aie Bin, and did not mary anche, tbe dowry wes retuned, Whee huhu eft hs wie elo te bal of the down eed ee Sa wat returned la I be ponsed chide abe a dive, he wile dowry and ts foe wat the cen es el or sha by thie pont spose whine {hate le ten atthe: pacts fn two lage Is es, upon th det ofthe wl who ina yea’ tine had fotne so con ‘areal euned oneal the dowry to le habeed ehee ae ‘ad ded, nth ober ese, upon he death of he ant ee dove ws med oh wines ots ttn Thee ined tha hs eat general pci; for ones Iepe nes tht wha is done is done though pet nad fa ak mee 1 fhe mater f mange dots which bers teow upon alent when thy are boo fo be mane, ad ata eeSteee & fi 228 Resounas my Putipeine PReHistony sven immediately, ven when they ae aly children, cure it great Seal ove comply. Thee lav fine plated ia the sone, hat he who volutes i bal eye cet sum whieh vais accord to the practice of the vilge andthe altuece of the Sndvidua. The [nna evi if pon da fh gn en ode ‘er ehould be unling to mary becoveithaa beon arene’ By hit cr ber panes In hie sae the dowry which the parents hed resived Star retirned and nothing ore. But ifthe parents were living, they paid the fie, besauee i wae esezned that it had been their delen {> separate the chides, ‘The shove i what Ihave Been able to srontin ea lng customs o2sered among thse aatves la allthis Laguna aad the lingers, and among the eae Tagelog race. The old men sy tht 9 sto wi di sything contrary tots would not be enorme an, in relating tylannes which they had commited, some condemed hem and edjudged them wicked (Other, perchance, may offers mare extended nicaive, but le ge ielevant raters concersng goveament and jusice mong suramary of the whole this contained i the above. am sending the account in thi clear and conie form beeute T bad received 29 orev to purtoe the work further. ‘Whatever may be ecdedupon, itis cern important that I should Be gven to the Sleadesmyot, accompanied by an explanation, forthe nbs Which are be found inthe opniene ate indeed pill, May out Lord bestow ypon Your Lership His grace and spe to hat n every step good fortane may be yous; end pon every occ sior may your Lerihip dig to eorsder me your bumble sean, to be which would be te pests sttacton and favor that I cout sive, Negealan, Ostabet 2, 1588, n In all the vlapes, or la cher parts of the Flpnas sands, there ane no temples conerated 10 te performing of seit, the adoration of their idly oF the grec paste of deat. Te tue that they have the name sinbahan, whieh means tere ot plce 3 aorton, but thls ib Beau, formers, when they wished to falebrate 2 fesival, ich they eld panden or “woshin” they Selerated iin the'lnge house of a che. There they contructed, 40th purzose of sheltering the ssembled peopl, « temporary shed call iomps, cae sor: In the center of te CCustosts oF THE ThoaLoes 228 eh tof nS, v's tc a se hg est hem son he ng “Tags te ee “Sie pd ane eee ie eee eH oe tn ee toe ig opel wih es SES ee aay Riga ES pte ete {Sal ehh bat eset ole hea AE St ‘Gilly four days, During this time the whole barangay, or family, tnd nd in de wane ah Ba gap renner pent ay lcs ced Benin hy Eerie tine epee cra! ‘Getrac ang” ay ae wep ao, STS Bena, aloe wnivraly sapere! and homeed bp bene Tha ond os be mrs pie fe 2 bn tn ey hee oa, ay wea Sse teh See ots or! aan ee Oya Sia hr eee Mh he ne enn wet eek ya ‘They Kaew, too, the “seven litle goat” [the Pleides}—-as wal them, conequnty Be cane of settonn, eh cy cet ‘alo; and Balai, wich our Gteter Bee "They powsecd wey idl alee, which were iss with diferat shops, and tines they Woipped any lite tile, in which they adel, sd {he Reman, rome parla dead mao who wes Sree oan ak sowed with special acl, to vhom they commend theese for protection a the tiblatos. They bed ater el cle Diss ‘sls, who wat the paton‘of lovers end ef pnesion, ak idol calle Laape and Iunlewere he ptoat Sf ai nds and of husband. Thy pid reverence to waterinad cated by them buoy, oF exooden, om fer of bang heel by shee They were enon in be hal of feng thee animals peo What they cried in tee Bouts, By throwing i nti “even Fling 1 upon the bank They wor, moreover, ery lable Find nage in tigs tony wiped. For example if hy let thle house ste or te se 2 spe! ora ota ind eae Fmamamgu wiles sa a, nthe tes of hey ehaned upon anyone Who aneted iy red 8 oe ots ue, cesderng he incident on to cota ek ‘vl eh Deal tem i they sou Fotin ar pose aceine Pazwusrony Reasinas 19 Pa bind eang, This song bad sv iferest when the sbovement i cg Mad to it ens ST wan conn fee Pans ond then they continued thee fouey. They oie tae ga mee : “fe, were ta be useful and lucky for thelr possessor whenever jon should offer ‘These natives had so eshte don of yu, pent 8d Loa, re aoe a leaned se hs dierent elec produced upon the tres when ving Fane ops all sap ten mang 9 er, nee dniguiod ws fuwine ahd WA Tae wi et oe lg in nw ees, wie re oe, oun ote a caer eae a now sive hy Bae beat Chita ee me fr Chas ee 2 ae dv te Spnis,he bra St exe, Tet ae snes av Ben gen PE sled are en ed Ino wees “hac of ling ce was © sa «fe a et thy el on to tet Som ee we prone, sch a a ee pe auc tse und ier oaoiecut oth sad to gym ay te tee et cal ee ee an te pape mae rane! fee a ok ao fro thet tae ngs ot ee ee and gee By alla reed Hea thoy all became intoxiated, In some of gre thy wee Sastre xd plo hth doled ove he i ZPSTR Str nest ing. ho wong the ety Sig Tin dev wae sotto lle et rion rt A oan, dining Be ap a Ps her wth ao gent ezogance—he being the cause of ft tod 29 en ‘are seemed 0 shut flee from ber ees et Bae tn i ene edward woh fae ata at de des, eps be mos, a nt tore Ml td nko tn eae en lr tad ete 4 te 1 a Ana! ary odes hi lo ee carol soils we ae eee ee ic we Ue, opined td id be SEU AD ate tone ene) cag ‘cuetows oF mite Tacatocs a1 of sie unl the water was evaporated, ater which they boke he ftv aad the se loft ao nut ase Wh we bee AEC dal aad all aout tt nterval, ere pce a few boer—which ia at wenped tne lah toe tf poy fos'in thee cone wel ay fed food end ie All hese thovemeatoned sre wie esta by the gost atthe fu he RED" Tot eal, ar Seng "eto hey Cason i ‘rere tote ed exe ho, : ‘The reson for ofring this eeice and adoration were, in cation t9 whatever penal mater there might be, the Tesoiry Gf 8 8k pono, te prrrerosvoyge of thw embargo the te «pod have ine sowed Int, « popious rer in re Sect dave ell tad» happy oueone in eacied lige ifs wok pce Soong pene of ene the fiir le th de Tn he cae of young gt who ft had tee meth ours, thee ej wee blsdled for ys sod four nig an im ‘esntie tw Ends sd liven wer al invite fo parte foot tod ek. At the en of ep the ctloan fk the Joung Bl tothe wate, bated Ber al wand fr end, and reed ne adage tom bree The cd un sid ta hey id tinder SS te te mh bear chic, ad hee fous in fing bende tthe a, who weal nat lene ten vite in le rest The dintns made asong the pres of the devi ware ws talons" Theft, eed catsonon at above et, wes eer t ban or s oman, Tht fice nas hononble one among te Sera, ad wat held erdnaiy by beopl of tk, tis nin elog fever fo a the flrs, Tae seond thy called mengrgusy, or wishes who secetee by pretending to heal te ek Those prs Se indeed odes 8) the chars, wich proportion tthe soph and elay of the wich capable ef ein det ie way fay sibel mene thy Si oy they coal log it for derby binding othe wai le serpent, wich as bled oe the deo et hi ses Thi fen rm gee ropa th lend The ted they sled manila Whit the saat magspusy. Thre pes bad the power of aping mich renee fevers that they would abandon and dug rove we inf could green the fom being incurs he lace, UE he woman, one bythe sans, wre sande twodischarge Sood tad mins Tl the Ind five fem hiosel at ould nat be ening ret wall dnd beh hose But i the tn ialand off the upper part of Luzon, his death. Thi ke the preceding, ‘The seventh was such wie the devil wa hen to eiferee places; an, ja sed them #0 to belive te ther eh les then did not exis, Would infuse the beat wit love, Thus di they alam, whove duty Iwas 2 (eee oF oltner tach month, Thi fr ‘not eo be tue emied cep a tie ihe ore and Ith whi fle from the houses, lied inthe haute where the pret wae wallowing in ore to emit this fie from hime fell aad dle, ‘This ofc wat The fifth was called etobun, which is anther of geste fficacy than the manggauay. Without the use of edie, tnd by spy saluting or tang tbe hand they klled ‘whan they tse to heal thave whom they Bed by their chars, they dil so by using ober charms. Moceoe, i Shey Whed to dex the house of sme Tolan hot them. they were able to do 40 without inrunens, hie wat in Catadane, ‘Let no cne, moreover, conaider this fable; beens, in Cal they tore out in thls way through the anu all the ines of Spanish notary, who war buried in Calaya by fatber Frey Juan de Meg, Rescines iw PRuLIpNE Paetisrony snd oa scount of te desertion she would as also general toouphout ind of wie, ‘The snth wae called slogan, whose ole t was, i they aw anyone clothed in whit, to tar out bi iver and eat i thus eusing ‘nthe laland of Catanduanes, rapotngal, ad bie purpose waste show himself tight to many persens, without his head or entels. In od shout cated, or pretended 10 cacy, ht oriag, Yluraed i 0 his body —tersining an befor, lv. This een fo me fo bea fal, aldough he natives affirm that ter have seen i, because the devil probably This oscuted in Catandvane. ‘The eighth they called asane, which is equivalent 10 "sorcerer ‘hoy say tha they have seen hit fy, and that he murdered men apd ‘his was among the Vieeys llsods, anions he Te The inh was another cass of witches calle? mongogayome ‘They made chame for lovers cut of herb, stones, and wood, when the people, ‘ Custons oF Tie Tacatoos a alto semttine, tough he intervention of ie dev sit te atecvemon of he dev, they ye The tah wi knowo a tona, which is eguvatnt 4 wat Bi lcs 0 bap oe to dia while hy eee stan or ondenstion of he slr wus nt ear ee oto tlle be le bye reer ee ig, 9 MeO Of the ee In whch nes ee as al throughout the islands, fe ‘Ths slereath,pargcahjan, was + sothayen nd a ‘ute This office wat gene inal the nana PSS the Tie ewe, bayou, slid « ‘ur inclined toward that of an, Thr manner of buying the deed was a follows 1 2a ae imide i ou ae were se pe Sead ‘beneath «| house oF porch which they constructs for thi ‘Pose, Before inteering him, they @ him for fot an 4 man whote acta ae tm, it Sy aia cr Sa a ‘sting and drinking. This was 2 custom of the Tagalogs, ued vegrillo = shad died. To this end they conspired together, h ng 7 deenttin token on thelr necks until some pohine| es flO ete tn om vr ereaince IN PHILIPPINE PasvsTeRY bay! the other fife and. mortality, ‘there was 1 place of punis 7 {, and affliction, called casanan, ‘whish was “a place hell, which they called, as 1 have ‘nid, catansans they ‘t went to that lace, and there dwelt the wo te placa the ost ond sles hat othe wike Semon, whom they called it. rs wer heefore 38 vas He of nial mini wer ST san On etn, at (aha a Ee rdened prises ‘afore hon at elore ou which the that if any woman ied 12 iat, 8 tinge, Mey the hone On free called Poe among ll he To ho we now marryinB preaching of the Poly CUSTOMS OF THE PAMPANGANS IN THEIR LAWSUITS By Juan de Plasencia, OS. ror Naven bad anyoae whom ehiy all ge ‘rcep that aly a each barangay they obeyed thal cit, hase people ae called dimoguss. Among the chiefs, lords Patiey, he who was most powerful tyannized over the others creettengh they were brothers, bocnuse they were all intent upo= thai own tere, dom what concerat regulation in zegad to supplies for the ‘county, they had pope, and everyone Bought and sold 25 be cou (yond ihe each che who ruled tarengy ordered is people to oat the proper tine, and made them esst him ime and harvest. 5, The simaguas, or common people, came before their chic vith thle sus, and be ated tm is chis way. Whatever pation Jar ade before the, the chef summoned the party on whom doe Tele wee made, aod asked him if he would come to an egzeemen Sith other and opposite pary. Tf the two parties made suck Apeement, there yas 10 lt, If Shey would aot ape, be exacted 22 ‘he from the Hat they would eubmit to bis jodgment. Thea Gmbedtly asked for a viva voce examination of bot, beets ‘nog thee people there were mo Writings In any suis Tf both tes gave like testimony, wit the sare numberof witnesses, they Part ibe diferece of the amount of the su. If the number of ‘Bineses was not equal on either side, such and such 2 ove was endemed to the wiole nous, orrlesed from the lnm. 1 th ‘ated: party wocld not pay eceording <0 the wentenes, the other any and the judge procesded against im with the armed had End Torced hi fo eouly with it, ‘The witnesses were paid aezordng 1D ite maak end the je aio, The payment of the judge end soiteenes was so exces, that they shared equally with hi who ‘won in the sult. The witness of the condemped purty were pid 235