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the king is entitled to wherever they are killed : a beaver ; and a marten ; and a stoat ; because from their skins are made the borders of the king's garments. [1]Three things which the law suffers not to be appraised: meal; and bees ; and silver ; because their like are procurable. [2]Three legal vessels of generation are : that of a bitch, and that of a cat, and that of a squirrel ; because they can liberate (dillwg[3]) and relax when they will. [4]Three free timbers in the forest of a king : the roof-tree of a church ; and the timber of shafts which go for the king's use ; and the timber for a bier. [5]Three buffalo horns of the king : his feasting horn ; and his mustering horn ; and his horn in the hand of the chief huntsman. Each is a pound in value. [6]Three free huntings there are in every gwlad : hunting a roebuck, and hunting a fox, and hunting an otter ; for they have no permanent homes (tref tat). [7]Three things which prevail over law : violence ; and con- tract ; and necessity. [8]Three names for an apparitor are : the cry of a gwlad ; and dread report, the canghellor's servant ; and rhingyll (apparitor). [9]Three ways in which a silver rod is paid to the king : for violence ; and for

  1. V 45 a 7
  2. V 45 a 10
  3. Originally, dill6g or dillỼg
  4. V 45 a 12
  5. V 45 a 15
  6. V 45 a 17
  7. V 45 a 19
  8. V 45 a 21
  9. V 45 a 23