by the plaintiff on the debtor without consent of the surety ; and then let him pay three kine camlwrw to the king. [1]The time given fora surety to know whether he be a surety or not a surety, is three days. [2]The period for surety to prepare payment if he himself is to pay first, is nine days. [3]In three ways are surety and debtor defended ; by hearing the king's horn as he proceeds with his host ; and by a prosecution for violence ; and by a prosecution for theft ; because a necessity in necessity is every one of these prosecutions. [4]A surety is to convey a distress along with the plaintiff until it be secure, and let him suffer the affliction which comes ; and if he does not this, let him pay himself. [5]A surety who admits part of his suretyship and denies another part, let him swear on his own oath if he wills. [6]Three sureties however there are, not one of whom shall bear his suretyship on his own oath although he deny a part and acknowledge another part of his surety ; namely, a person who becomes a surety in the presence of a court, and an inefficient surety, and a paying surety. Whatever the first shall swear, the court should swear along with him or against him. The two others, whatever they shall
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