The illustrated London news . ii on.:, and -oi la he Vehmic Courts, carefully defined. Each district had :*~ lord, whose r-^ - - -- - Freegraff tosnppl 1 , l I i-?? the Count for investitme he .. __nominee was truly and , both by and mother, born1 tl of no open ? - 1 1-:-i pevfectly well .!.:.! to f was compose.! of ?? Frey-pt n L I i x l It* ( , . who wvie di\ided into two c!a=£0; the ordtnaiy. nnd the Wis-ere those who not yoi. beenadmitted ton knowledge of ,.ho -?.-jve^oi -Viteniity ; the ?? Wit -: hnov. big. w.,-re tiio i!.i:i??ed. who.


The illustrated London news . ii on.:, and -oi la he Vehmic Courts, carefully defined. Each district had :*~ lord, whose r-^ - - -- - Freegraff tosnppl 1 , l I i-?? the Count for investitme he .. __nominee was truly and , both by and mother, born1 tl of no open ? - 1 1-:-i pevfectly well .!.:.! to f was compose.! of ?? Frey-pt n L I i x l It* ( , . who wvie di\ided into two c!a=£0; the ordtnaiy. nnd the Wis-ere those who not yoi. beenadmitted ton knowledge of ,.ho -?.-jve^oi -Viteniity ; the ?? Wit -: hnov. big. w.,-re tiio i!.i:i??ed. who. : .-triot ;sud v.^nliu: of-?i:reov, b;ui been in-i-bt iho myitv-ri^ of the tiibuird. The mitia- ?;..?; ..? ? , ?!., ? ,>... ? ..: ?<? 1 I ;.??! ..; ?... L :. I !,..! hi! (.1 nibleicour1- —J 1 i hi i It the ans ho had then to kneel down, and. placing hi? fu:.--1, thumb on a naked sword and a halter, to ^we tr that hefrom wife and ehiid-. The Offenbare hing. or oa merely elvll i , and i I L ji i I. i .yhioii h:-= i ioeV:b;vv. and i: is tin. The criminal administration of the Vehme was as epowerful. Hardly any rank was a protectioiiih ????? ) •?-?- b i 1 u ili was sacra . ,: ., I ? . ? ..:?? . ??:? i. .? ? :>ll ii ???!??? : the im i h H 1 i, i 1 md the Ten C : criminal was taken in the factprocess. If theEchiby night and by day, Of /lilt ?? aUed Schein (looking ... .o;v;iry in the first place of any other heinous offence verfiimbt, i without mercy or delay. The halter ts a withy, and w1 the suspected should be taken in the fact, he must be proceededthe conrt with all the customary formalities. In the-^eond it was required that three Echevins at least should be present at the capture to seize, to accuse, and to execute the withott any certain ^v and v,~ the indication of life was forfeited,the tribunal thej


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