'Tis said, that Witold, Prince of Lithuania, introduced into the nation the practice that the criminal condemned to death should with his own hand execute the sentence, thinking it strange that a third person, innocent of the fault, should be made guilty of homicide.
Vuitoldo lituaniarren printzeak behiala egin omen zuen lege hau: gaiztagin kondenatuek beraiek beren eskuez gauzatu behar zuten beren kontra ezarri heriotza-zigorra, arrotza aurkituz hirugarren batek, hutsaren errugabea, erabilia eta gizahilketa batez zamatua izan zedin.