† hangwiten.
Old Law.
A penalty and offence mentioned in Domesday Book, and in Leges Willelmi: see quots.
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1086 Domesday Bk. (1783) I. f. 262v/1 [Phillimore: Cheshire (Chester) C. 7] Hangeuuitham faciens in ciuitate x solidos dabat. Prepositus autem regis uel comitis hanc forisfacturam faciens, xx solidis emendabat.
a1195 Charter Rich. I in Wetherhal Register (1897) 30 Quiete..de Ferdwita et hengwita..et de blodwita.
a1200 Laws of Will. I i. c. 4 Si quis latronem sive furem, sine clamore et insecutione ejus, cui dampnum factum est, ceperit, et captum ultra duxerit, dabit x. solid. de henwite [Fr. text hengwite], et ad primam divisam faciet de eo justitiam. Quod si eum ultra primam divisam sine justitiarii licentia duxerit, erit in forisfacto xl. sol.
c1250 Gloss. Law Terms in T. Wright & J. O. Halliwell Reliquiæ Antiquæ (1845) I. 33 Hangwite..Quite de larum pendu sanz sergant.
1579 Rastell's Expos. Termes Lawes (new ed.) Hangwit, that is to be quite of a theefe or felone hanged without iudgement, or escaped out of your custody.
1641 Rastell's Termes de la Ley (new ed.) f. 179
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