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curity not to marry without our leave, if ſhe hold of us, or without the lord’s leave of whom ſhe holds, if ſhe hold of any other.

We nor our bailiffs will not ſeize the lands or rents of a debtor for any debt ſo long as his goods are ſufficient to pay the debt: nor ſhall the pledges be diſtrained upon whilſt the principal debtor is able to pay the debt. But if the principal debtor have not wherewith to pay the debt, the pledges ſhall anſwer for it: and if they will, they ſhall have the lands and rents of the debtor till they have received the debt which they paid for him, if the principal debtor cannot ſhew that he is quit againſt his pledges.

If any perſons have borrowed money of Jews, more or leſs, and die before they have paid the debt, the debt ſhall not grow whilſt the heir is under age; and if ſuch debt become due to us, We will take no more than the goods expreſſed in deed.

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