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brewer. Server of a Court. Physician. Chambermaid. Queen's groom of the rein. These fifteen are of the same status ; and of the same status are their daughters. For the sarhad of each of them, there are paid six kine and six score of silver. The galanas of each of them is paid with six kine and six score kine with three augmentations. The ebediw of each of them is six score pence ; and six score pence is the gobr of the daughter of each of them. A pound and a half for her cowyll. Three pounds her agweddi. [1]If a daughter of one of these fifteen goes away clandestinely without consent of kindred, her agweddi will be six steers having ears and horns of equal length. Of the same status as that is the daughter, who goes away clandestinely, of every free man.

[2]If the doorkeeper of a hall go beyond the length of his arm and his rod from the door after the king has entered the hall, and he there suffer sarhad, no compensation is to be made to him. If the doorkeeper or the porter knowingly impedes one of the officers entering at his own will, let him pay four legal pence to the officer; and if he be a principal one, let him pay twofold, and three kine camlwrw does he pay to the king. The doorkeeper has a

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