>>15796586heathen practices can often be inferred through the laws that were imposed against them
>What folk/people must not eat>No Christian man shall eat bloody meat or meat from carcasses. The man who eats bloody or carcass meat is guilty and must pay 3 marks of silver.>The homeowners fine is taken from his wife, children, and all his farmhands/slaves. If the husband has a child 18 winters old, or older, then he shall pay a secondary fine.>Likewise, if a daughter is on the property, she who is a widow(?), she shall pay a tertiary fine for her and her children.>If the homeowner feeds his guests carcass meat, then he is guilty and must pay a fine of 3 marks of silver for each of the guests.>It is commonly known that 'carcass meat' is that which does not die by human hands. If husbandry is found dead in the village,>it is the duty of the owner to call every neighbor to witness and judge if the animal should be considered carcass or not. The owner shall heed his neighbors advice.>And if a man still chooses to use such meat, the bishops agent may call him to take an oath of denial. If the oath is performed successfully to him, then he is free of prosecution.>If the oath fails, he is guilty and must pay 3 marks of silver.1 mark is approx. 200 grams of silver
