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 Seven persons are to deny a horse-burden unless prosecuted as theft. Twelve men are to deny the worth of six score pence unless prosecuted as theft. Twenty four men are to deny the worth of a pound, unless prosecuted as theft. A pound is the cyvarwys of a man with a family in the year.

The ebediw of every free man is six score pence. Six score pence is the ebediw of the servant of a lord. Four score and six pence is the ebediw of a taeog. If there be a church on his land, his ebediw will be six score pence. Twenty-four pence is the ebediw of a male cottar. Twelve pence is the ebediw of a female cottar. A chief of kindred does not himself pay his ebediw since the one who shall be chief of kindred after him pays it. A son is not to be chief of kindred after the father in immediate succession, because chieftainship of kindred is during life. A married woman who is overtaken in her adultery loses her agweddi, and [her] chattels are brought by her kindred to her husband.

f it is said against a person that he was seen by daylight with a thing stolen, and another brings an accusation that he saw him, let him who is scandalized give the oaths of