At age 14 for males (age 12 for females), one could:

Witness documents
Testify in court
Select their own guardian
Serve as an apprentice
Be punished for a crime
Show land to processioners
Sign contracts
Act as executor
Bequeath property by will


At age 16 for males, one could:

Be listed as tithable
Be mustered into militia
Serve as processioner
Take possession of land holdings
 

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