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 is, that it should be tied to its lord's foot two spans distance from him, and thus killed ; and then let him pay three kine camlwrw to the king. There is to be no reparation for mischief which a mad dog does, for it cannot be controlled. Although a dog should be taken in theft, the law of theft is not to be enforced thereon.

rom the time the corn is put into the soil until it come into its sheaf, money payment is to be made for it; and afterwards a sound sheaf instead of the one damaged. For every fold steer, a halfpenny the day and a penny the night. For every horse which shall have shackles or fetters on it, a penny the day and two the night. If it be unrestrained, a halfpenny the day and a penny the night. If the taker unfetter it, when he shall catch it on the corn, let him pay three kine camlwrw to the king ; let him however place the two bolts on the same foot, and he thus forfeits nothing. Of the legal herd of the swine, let him catch the sow he may choose excepting the three principal animals ; and let him keep it from one mealtime to another ; and then let him offer it to its owner, and unless he liberate it from its law, let the taker make his own use of it. A legal herd of the swine is twelve animals and a boar. Of