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 by the plaintiff on the debtor without consent of the surety ; and then let him pay three kine camlwrw to the king. The time given fora surety to know whether he be a surety or not a surety, is three days. The period for surety to prepare payment if he himself is to pay first, is nine days. In three ways are surety and debtor defended ; by hearing the king's horn as he proceeds with his host ; and by a prosecution for violence ; and by a prosecution for theft ; because a necessity in necessity is every one of these prosecutions. A surety is to convey a distress along with the plaintiff until it be secure, and let him suffer the affliction which comes ; and if he does not this, let him pay himself. A surety who admits part of his suretyship and denies another part, let him swear on his own oath if he wills. Three sureties however there are, not one of whom shall bear his suretyship on his own oath although he deny a part and acknowledge another part of his surety ; namely, a person who becomes a surety in the presence of a court, and an inefficient surety, and a paying surety. Whatever the first shall swear, the court should swear along with him or against him. The two others, whatever they shall