 | David Balfour - Land tenure - 1860 - 140 pages
...and ultimately abolished or merged in the office of Sheriff. LAWEIGHTMAN, N. LOG-RETTA-MADR, scaUnus, An Official chosen by the Vard-Thing, and charged...Law-thing, where he acted as Assessor of the Lawman or Foud. The name was latterly given to the inferior local umpires of minor questions of Scandal, Marches,... | |
 | William Gershom Collingwood - Great Britain - 1908 - 290 pages
...(Raadmen), but all householders were required to attend the Thing. Lawrightmen (Logrdttamenn) were chosen by the Vardthing, and charged with the custody...application of the standards of weight and measure (cuttell, bismar and can) by which dues were paid, and with the general interests of the parish, especially... | |
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An Official chosen by the Vard-Thing, and charged with the custody and application of the Standards of Weight and Measure, and the general interests of the Herad or Parish, especially in the Law-thing, where he acted as Assessor of the Lawman or Foud.... 