The Legal Value of a Cat in Medieval Wales

If you were to delve into the legal codes of Wales from a thousand years ago, you would find an extensive archive of laws about cats. But you can't read Middle Welsh or Latin, either, so Cambrian Chronicles does it for us. First we consider the legal value of a cat, which was spelled out detail. A good cat was worth a goat and a half in one community, while my orange cat would be worthless, because he manages to singe his head on hot car mufflers occasionally. He is orange, after all. Also, in Wales, if you were to die without heirs, the executor of the estate gets to keep your cat. Then there's a regulation about cat milk, but even the thought of trying to milk a cat fills us with dread. But these laws get more complicated as they were amended locally until each town had their own code. Traveling between those towns was not easy, but if you were to take a chance and play your cards right, you could make a profit importing cats between communities -if you had a time machine. Watch the entire video at YouTube. -Thanks, Brother Bill!

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