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 In its random hunting, it is ninety six pence in value. When it shall be trained, it is a pound in value. Of like worth are the coverthound of a breyr and the greyhound of a king. The value of a breyr's greyhound is in law half the value of a breyr's coverthound of equal age. Of whatever breed the cub of a taeog may be, it is before opening its eyes a curt penny in value. In its litter, it is two curt pence in value. In its kennel, it is three curt pence in value. When it shall be set free, it is four curt pence in value. A cur, although it is a king who shall own it, is of no more value than four curt pence. If it be a shepherd dog, it is of the value of a steer of current worth ; and should there be doubt as to its being so, let the owner swear, with a neighbour above his door and another below his door, that it goes before the cattle in the morning and guards the hind-most at the close of day. Whoever shall pull out an eye of a king's coverthound or shall cut off its tail, let him pay four legal pence for every cow which the dog shall be worth. A rambling dog, if it be killed further than nine paces from the door, shall not be paid for. If it be killed within the nine paces, twenty four pence are paid for it. No legal