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Arson
This is a felony; the penalty is burning at the stake

Assault
There are two kinds of assault and they are treated differently

Assault with intent to do bodily harm
For an assault to be considered an assault with intent to do bodily harm there must be deliberate bloodshed, maiming or if there is a wrongful threat of maiming or death used to intimidate the victim. This crime is treated as a felony and punished with death by hanging.

Assault
An assault is when the assailant didn’t intend to do permanent damage or kill. The crime is treated as a third common assault and punished accordingly.

Black Sorcery
Felony resulting in being burned at the stake and the burial of ashes on cursed ground for the foul crime of using magic to do wrongful harm to others, their property or goods.

Breaking the Peace
This is a misdemeanour that results time in the stocks. The crime is a catch all including a variety of disruptive offences (public brawling, drunk and disorderly etc) Sometimes a fine may be levied as well.

Brigandage
This is a felony resulting in death by hanging.

Burglary
This is a felony with punishment as per Grand Theft. The actual theft need not be proved; illegal entry is proof of intent to burglarise. Any attack whatsoever made by the accused on any persons on the premises is Robbery with Violence

Cannibalism
This is a felony resulting in being torn apart by wild dogs in a pit.

Cattle Lifting or Sheep Stealing
This is a misdemeanour.
For the first offence the punishment is:
Restitution, 20 lashes and time in the stocks

For a second offence the punishment is:
Restitution, branding, 40 lashes, time in the stocks and 60 days hard labour.

A third offence means the crime becomes a felony and is punishable with death by hanging.

Common Assault
This is a misdemeanour with the following punishments:
For a first offence
A fine of 100 crowns or 10 lashes and time in the stocks
For a
second offence
A fine of 100 crowns, 20 lashes and time in the stocks
For every
subsequent offence
A fine of 200 crowns, 20 lashes and time in the stocks

Conspiracy
This is a felony resulting in the culprit suffering hanging, drawing, disembowelling and quartering

Grand Theft
This is felony and is defined as stealing money or goods of more than 500 crowns in value. It’s punished as follows:
For a first offence:
Restitution, branding, 20 lashes and 60 days hard labour

For a second offence:
Restitution, 40 lashes and loss of hand

For a Third offence:
Death by hanging:

Horse Theft
This is Felony resulting in death by hanging if a war horse, otherwise treat as theft of a beast of burden.

Incitement to Riot

This is a felony resulting in 40 lashes ad 90 days hard labour, but death by hanging if the intent was to forment actual rebellion.

Murder
A felony resulting in death by hanging

Perjury
A felony resulting in the same punishment as the one falsely accused. This crime covers bearing false witness as well as false accusation

Petty Theft
A misdemeanour for stealing money or items of less than 500 crowns in value. Punished as per Picking pockets and cutting purses

Picking Pockets and cutting purses
This crime is a misdemeanour and is punished as follows:
For a
first offence:
Restitution and time in the stocks
For a second offence:
Restitution, 20 lashes and time in the stocks
For a third offence
Restitution, 40 lashes and time in the stocks
For a fourth offence
As per third offence but included loss of a hand
For a fifth offence
Death by hanging

Piracy
A felony resulting in death by hanging or 1000 lashes

Poaching
This is a misdemeanour with the following penalties:
For a first offence:
20 Lashes
For a second & third offences
20 lashes and time in the stocks
Fourth offence
40 lashes and loss of a hand
Fifth offence
Death by hanging

Poaching a Deer
A felony resulting in death by flaying alive or by being sewn up in the wet rawhide of the deer and hung head down over hot coals.

Poisoning
A felony resulting in burning at the stake.

Carrying Poisons
Anyone found carrying poisons will be fined 20 crowns per level of the poison. Anyone found with the recipes to make poisons will be fined 200 crowns per level of the poison. Licensed individuals may make and use poison for legitimate purposes.

Rebellion
A felony resulting in the culprits suffering hanging, drawing, disembowelling and quartering.

Robbery with Violence
This is a felony involving any form of armed robbery. Any use of a lethal weapon or the shedding of blood makes it a robbery with violence and is punished as follows:
For a first offence:
Restitution, 40 lashes, branding and cutting off the hand.
For a second offence
Death by hanging

Smuggling
This is misdemeanour and is punished as follows:
For a first offence:
A fine of equal value to the smuggled goods, time in the stocks and confiscation of goods.
For a second and third offences:
Fine, stocks, confiscation 40 lashes
For a fourth offence
Fine, confiscation and death by hanging

Spying
A felony as per rebellion

Theft of a beast of burden
A misdemeanour as per Cattle lifting and sheep stealing

Theft of valuable property
A felony punished by branding, 60 lashes, 3 days in the stocks, restitution and 60 days hard labour. If the restitution cannot be paid the penalty is death by the cutting of the throat or strangulation with garrotte. This is a charge reserved for thieves who steal from nobles.

Treason
A felony punished as per rebellion.

Slavery
Slavery is punishable with death by hanging. However there are 2 occasions when slavery is legal. Firstly when the slave is someone who was unable to pay restitution, secondly is if the slaves are outlaws.

 

Worship of an un-sanctioned Deity
A felony punished as per rebellion


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