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20 8. Gif man oþerne sace tihte ⁊ he þane mannan mote an medle oþþe an þinge, symble se man þam oðrum byrigean geselle ⁊ þam riht awyrce þe to hiom Cantwara deman gescrifen.

9. Gif he ðonne byrigan forwærne, XII scillingas agylde þam cyninge, ⁊ sio seo sacy swa open swa hio ær wes.

10. Gif man oþerne tihte, siþþan he him byrigan gesealdne hæbbe, donne² ymb III niht gesecæn hiom sæmend, buton þam ufor leofre sio þe pa tihtlan age. Sippan sio sace ge- semed sio; an seofan nihtum se man þam oprum riht gedo, gecwime an feo oððe an ape, swa hwæder swa him leofre sio. Gif he þonne þæt nille, gelde bonne c buton ade, sippan ane neaht ofer þæt gesem bie³. 11. Gif man mannan an opres flette manswara hateþ odde hine mid bismærwordum scandlice grete, scilling agelde þam þe þæt flet age, 7 VI scill' þam þe he þæt word to gecwæde, 7 cyninge XII scll' forgelde. 12. Gif man oprum steop asette dær mæn drincen, buton scylde, an eald riht scll' agelde þam þe þæt flet age, 7 VI scll' þam þe man bone steap aset, 7 cynge XII scll'. 13. Gif man wæpn abregde þær mæn drincen 7 ðær man nan yfel ne dep, scilling þan þe þæt flet age, 7 cyninge XII scll'. 14. Gif þæt flet geblodgad wyrþe, forgylde þem mæn his mund- byrd 7 cyninge L scill'. 15. Gif man cuman feormæþ III niht an his agenum hame, cepeman oppe oderne be sio ofer mearce cuman, 7 hine ponne his mete fede, 7 he þonne ænigum mæn yfel gedo, se man þane oderne æt rihte gebrenge oppe riht forewyrce. 1 em. Liebermann. sio. Thorpe. se. H. 2 em. Liebermann. 7 Jonne. H. 3 em. Hickes and Edd. hie. H. em. Liebermann. sio. Thorpe, se. H. em. Liebermann. ⁊ ðonne. H. em. Hickes and Edd. hie. H.