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But yf she please not hir master, and he haue not maried her, then shal he let her go fre: but to sell her vnto a strauge people he hath no auctorite, for so moch as he hath despysed her.

But yf he geue him another wife, then shall he mynishe nothinge of hir foode, rayment, and dewtye of mariage.

Yf he haue not layed wayte for him, but God let him fall in his hande vnawares, then wil I appoynte the a place, where he shal flye vnto.

But yf a man presume vpon his neghboure, and slaye him with disceate, then shalt thou take the same fro myne altare, that he maye be slayne.

Yf men stryue together and one smyte another with a stone, or with his fist, so that he dye not, but lyeth in bedd:

But yf he endure a daye or two, then shall he suffre no vegeaunce therfore, for it is his money.

But yf there come harme vnto her there thorow, then shal he paye soule for soule,

But yf the oxe haue bene vsed to push in tymes past, & it hath bene tolde his master, and he hath not kepte him, and besydes that slayeth a man or a woman, then shal ye oxe be stoned, and his master shal dye.

But yf there be money set vpon him, then, loke what is put vpon him, that shall he geue, to delyuer his soule.

But yf he gorre a seruaunt or a mayde, then shall he geue their master thirtie syluer Sycles: and the oxe shalbe stoned.

then shall the owner of the pytt make it good with money, and restore it vnto his master: but the deed carcase shalbe his owne.

But yf it be knowne, that the oxe haue bene vsed to gorre afore, then shal he paye his oxe for the other, & the deed carcase shal be his owne.

But yf the sonne be gone vp vpo him, then hath he committed manslaughter, and he shal dye. A thefe shall make restitucion. Yf he haue nothige, the let him be solde for his theft.

But yf ye theft be founde by him alyue (from the oxe vnto the Asse or shepe) then shall he restore dubble.

But yf the thefe be not founde, then shal the good man of the house be brought before the Goddes (and shal sweare) that he hath not put his hande vnto his neghbours good.

But yf it be rauyshed (of beastes) then shal he brynge recorde therof, and not make it good.

But yf the owner therof be by, then shal he not make it good, yf he hyred it for his money.

But yf hir father refuse to geue her vnto him, the shall he weye there the money, acordinge to the dowry of virgins.

for his raymet is his onely couerynge of his skynne: wherin he slepeth. But yf he shall crie vnto me, I wyll heare him: for I am mercifull.

Ye shalbe holy people before me. Therfore shal ye eate no flesh, that is torne of beestes in the felde, but cast it vnto the dogges.