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Title L. Concerning Promises to Pay
1.If any freeman or feet have made to another a promise to pay，then he to whom the promise was made shall，within 40 days or within such term as was agreed when he made the promise，go to the house of that man with witnesses，or with appraisers. And if he （the debtor） be unwilling to make the promised payment，he shall be sentenced to 15 shillings above the debt which he had promised.
2.If he then be unwilling to pay，he （the creditor） shall summon him before the “Thing”；and thus accuse him：“I ask thee，‘Thunginus，’ to bann my opponent who made me a promise to pay and owes me a debt.” And he shall state how much he owes and promised to pay. Then the “Thunginus” shall say：“I bann thy opponent to what the Salic law decrees.” Then he to whom the promise was made shall warn him （the debtor） to make no payment or pledge of payment to any body else until he have fulfilled his promise to him （the creditor）. And straightway on that same day before the sun sets，he shall go to the house of that man with witnesses，and shall ask if he will pay that debt. If he will not，he （the creditor） shall wait until after sunset；then，if he have waited until after sunset，120 denars，which make 3 shillings shall be added on to the debt. And this shall be done up to 3 times in 3 weeks. And if at the third time he will not pay all this，it （the sum） shall increase to 360 denars，or 9 shillings：so，namely，that，after each admonition or waiting until after sunset，3 shillings shall be added to the debt.
3.If any one be unwilling to fulfil his promise in the regular assembly，-then he to whom the promise was made shall go the count of that place，in whose district he lives，and shall take the stalk and shall say：oh count，that man made me a promise to pay，and I have lawfully summoned him before the court according to the Salic law on this matter；I pledge thee myself and my fortune that thou may’st safely seize his property. And he shall state the case to him，and shall tell how much he （the debtor） had agreed to pay. Then the count shall collect suitable bailiffs，and shall go with them to the house of him who made the promise and shall say：thou who art here present pay voluntarily to that man what thou didst promise，and choose any two of those bailiffs who shall appraise that from which thou shalt pay；and make good what thou cost owe，according to a just appraisal. But if ho will not hear，or be absent，then the bailiffs shall take from his property the value of the debt which he owes. And，according to the law，the accuser shall take two thirds of that which the debtor owes，and the count shall collect for himself the other third as peace money；unless the peace money shall have been paid to him before in this same matter.
4.If the count have been appealed to，and no sufficient reason，and no duty of the king，have detained him-and if he have put off going，and have sent no substitute to demand law and justice：he shall answer for it with his life，or shall redeem himself with his “wergeld.”
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