First Authored by: Minno around 1600 BC
Written into the book by: The Graves 557 BC
Events described: Before 1600 BC
From Minnos writings on Preventing War
Whenever anyone is evil to the degree that he robs our neighbours, does murders, burns houses, shames maidens (rapes), or whatever it may be which is bad, and our neighbours will have it avenged, so is it right that one catch the doer and kill him in their presence, so that there comes no war through which the innocent should atone for the guilty.¹
If they will let him keep his life and let the wrack be sold off, so may one do that.
Though if the guilty one is a king, grave or count whoever that it may be who must watch over morals, so must we redress that wrong but the guilty must have his punishment.
Bears he an honoured name upon his shield, so may not his family no longer not bear the name.
Therefore that the one sibling shall have concern over the morals of the others.⁵