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The price of the prince's head was fifteen thousand thrimsas; that of a bishop's or alderman's, eight thousand; a sheriffs four thousand; a thane's or clergyman's, two thousand; a ceorle's, two hundred and sixty-six. These prices were fixed by the laws of the Angles. Sec. 12. Wilkins, p. 29. Sec. 40. See also, LL. Ethelb. These institutions are not peculiar to the ancient Germans.
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