Europe, Common law, Anglo-Saxons, Christianity and law, Great Britain, 450-1100, Manuscripts, Law of Æthelberht, Kentish law, English Law 

Toronto medieval texts and translations 

"Annotated edition of 7th century Kentish laws, with facing page translation and commentary. Updates previous works with current scholarship in the fields of linguistics and social and legal history to present new editions and translations of these three Kentish pre-Alfredian laws, each situated within its historical, literary, and legal context." - Voila 

Contents:
1. Background -- 2. The laws of Æthelberht -- 3. The laws of Hloþhere & Eadric -- 4. The laws of Wihtred -- App I. Diplomatic transcription -- App II. Comparison of restitution according to amoung in Æthelberht -- App III. Comparison of restitution according to status in Æthelberht -- App IV. Payment to the King for disturbance of the peace.

1. An outline of the history leading up to Æthelberht's reign -- Historical background to Æthelberht's laws -- Æthelberht, Augustine, and the conversion of Kent -- The role of kingship and Christianity in the promulgation of law -- The manuscript -- Archaic traces in the language of the laws -- Orthography -- Phonology -- Morphology -- Syntax -- Word division -- The question of dating -- Remnants of oral transmission Chronological layering of Æthelberht's laws
2. The Laws of Æthelberht -- Notes on the edition -- Editorial conventions -- Edition and translation -- Commentary -- Monetary system -- Rubric -- The church and the public assembly -- The king -- Fines payable to an eorl -- Fines payable to a freeman -- Freedmen -- Theft -- Killing -- Rihthamscyld -- Personal injury -- Women and children -- Servants -- Slaves
3. The Laws of HloÃ?here & Eadric -- Historical background -- Some notes on the language -- Archaisms -- Modernizations Dialect features Abbreviations -- Edition and translation -- Commentary -- Rubric and prologue -- Fines -- Legal responsibilities in hospitality -- The process of bringing a charge -- The regulation of commerce -- Oath supporters --
4. The Laws of Wihtred -- Historical background -- Some notes on the language -- Archaisms -- Modernizations -- Dialect features -- Edition and translation -- Commentary -- Rubric and prologue -- Rights of the church -- Unlawful matrimony -- Abuses by ecclesiastics -- Manumission Transgressing the laws of the church Exculpation -- Theft -- Conclusion --
Appendix I: Diplomatic Transcription --
Appendix II: Comparison of Restitution According to Amount in Æthelberht --
Appendix III: Comparison of Restitution According to Status in Æthelberht -- Appendix IV: Payment to the King for Disturbance of the Peace 

Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-275) and index.