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district_v court_n or_o first_o instance_n in_o denmark_n and_o be_v call_v the_o spring_n session_n for_o there_o be_v not_o so_o many_o controversy_n among_o the_o inhabitant_n here_o as_o in_o other_o place_n it_o be_v keep_v but_o once_o a_o year_n namely_o in_o the_o spring_n whence_o it_o have_v the_o name_n of_o spring-session_n where_o it_o be_v the_o charge_n of_o the_o sheriff_n to_o preside_v and_o of_o the_o swear_a recorder_n to_o judge_v what_o cause_v they_o can_v decide_v or_o do_v it_o wrongful_o be_v appeal_v of_o to_o the_o law_n session_n which_o be_v the_o general_a court_n and_o be_v as_o the_o provincial_n in_o denmark_n where_o his_o majesty_n bailiff_n do_v preside_v and_o have_v with_o he_o all_o the_o six_o sheriff_n who_o one_o after_o another_o exhibit_v to_o the_o court_n what_o law_n suit_v they_o have_v either_o regard_v his_o majesty_n or_o private_a
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to_o the_o king_n two_o ort_n of_o silver_n now_o let_v every_o man_n know_v that_o if_o any_o own_o close_a and_o sheep_n together_o they_o must_v not_o have_v more_o dog_n than_o honest_a man_n will_v judge_v fit_a and_o if_o no_o dog_n be_v agree_v upon_o let_v they_o be_v for_o their_o equal_a advantage_n iii_o of_o put_v off_o sheep_n that_o feed_v unlawful_o item_n if_o the_o field_n be_v situate_v together_o and_o two_o man_n have_v each_o their_o close_a or_o field_n and_o sheep_n go_v from_o the_o one_o close_n into_o the_o other_o be_v wont_n thereunto_o and_o go_v therein_o always_o and_o he_o that_o ow_v the_o close_a will_v not_o suffer_v it_o but_o speak_v about_o it_o he_o that_o ow_v the_o sheep_n must_v take_v they_o out_o and_o carry_v they_o all_o into_o his_o own_o close_a but_o if_o the_o same_o sheep_n run_v into_o the_o same_o close_a a_o second_o and_o three_o time_n those_o sheep_n shall_v belong_v no_o more_o to_o he_o that_o ow_v they_o except_o he_o that_o ow_v the_o close_a will_v let_v out_o the_o field_n whereupon_o the_o sheep_n feed_v for_o a_o gilder_n but_o if_o he_o will_v take_v no_o hire_n he_o that_o ow_v the_o sheep_n may_v proffer_v to_o sell_v he_o half_a part_n of_o they_o and_o if_o he_o will_v neither_o buy_v they_o nor_o let_v out_o his_o ground_n let_v he_o that_o ow_v the_o sheep_n take_v they_o out_o at_o his_o convencie_n within_o the_o space_n of_o twelve_o month_n but_o if_o he_o that_o ow_v the_o sheep_n will_v not_o proffer_v any_o hire_n nor_o sell_v the_o half_a flock_n to_o he_o that_o ow_v the_o close_a let_v he_o forfeit_v his_o flock_n which_o man_n shall_v drive_v into_o the_o pound_n where_o they_o feed_v and_o each_o hold_v the_o pound_n open_v according_a as_o he_o have_v part_n in_o the_o sheep_n if_o it_o be_v do_v otherwise_o let_v they_o be_v fine_v 3_o ort_n of_o silver_n to_o the_o king_n and_o damage_n pay_v to_o he_o that_o receive_v damage_n according_a to_o the_o law_n if_o man_n be_v together_o in_o a_o common_a pound_n that_o be_v the_o enclosure_n wherein_o they_o drive_v sheep_n together_o let_v each_o one_o mark_v his_o lamb_n according_a as_o the_o dam_n belong_v to_o he_o and_o look_v how_o many_o there_o be_v that_o have_v two_o lamb_n and_o if_o there_o be_v any_o strange_a sheep_n in_o that_o pound_n the_o shepherd_n must_v take_v notice_n how_o many_o have_v lamb_n and_o mark_v the_o lamb_n of_o every_o one_o as_o many_o as_o have_v lamb_n and_o be_v not_o geld_v but_o if_o any_o mark_n sheep_n false_a let_v he_o have_v his_o sheep_n that_o ow_v it_o when_o it_o be_v well_o know_v or_o the_o equivalent_a for_o he_o forfeit_v nothing_o that_o mark_v amiss_o in_o the_o same_o pound_n iv._o of_o wild_a sheep_n item_n if_o man_n own_o wild_a sheep_n together_o in_o one_o close_a and_o some_o will_v make_v their_o sheep_n â—ame_n and_o other_o will_v not_o let_v they_o choose_v that_o will_v have_v their_o sheep_n tame_a and_o bid_v a_o price_n to_o the_o 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the_o say_a sheep_n the_o second_o interdiction_n be_v from_o st._n andrews_n day_n till_o lent_n if_o the_o sheep_n be_v not_o then_o take_v out_o of_o forfeiture_n the_o proprietary_n of_o the_o close_a be_v then_o to_o have_v two_o part_n in_o the_o say_a sheep_n the_o three_o interdiction_n be_v from_o lent_n to_o st._n olaus_n week_n if_o the_o sheep_n be_v not_o then_o take_v out_o of_o forfeiture_n let_v the_o proptietary_n of_o the_o close_a keep_v all_o the_o sheep_n except_o there_o have_v be_v great_a distress_n so_o that_o he_o can_v not_o take_v out_o
whereof_o possible_a magnus_n be_v esteem_v a_o norway_n man_n the_o say_v magnus_n heineson_n sail_v first_o as_o a_o merchant_n from_o bergen_n to_o feroe_n afterward_o he_o take_v service_n in_o holland_n against_o pirate_n sea-robber_n and_o dunkirker_n till_o at_o last_o he_o grow_v a_o renown_a man_n and_o therefore_o be_v take_v into_o the_o service_n of_o his_o majesty_n of_o denmark_n king_n frederick_n the_o secoud_a of_o happy_a memory_n be_v admit_v as_o a_o ship_n captain_n and_o afterward_o come_v to_o so_o great_a honour_n that_o he_o marry_v a_o lady_n of_o noble_a parentage_n his_o say_a majesty_n make_v continual_o use_v of_o he_o to_o cleanse_v the_o sea_n and_o take_v all_o pirate_n and_o sea-robber_n that_o do_v then_o great_a damage_n under_o norway_n island_n and_o feroe_n there_o be_v many_o recital_n of_o his_o courage_n and_o valiant_a action_n he_o be_v not_o only_o bold_a and_o courageous_a to_o meet_v his_o enemy_n but_o also_o intelligent_a to_o devise_v cunning_a stratagem_n against_o they_o when_o they_o be_v too_o strong_a for_o he_o for_o it_o happen_v once_o that_o a_o famous_a pirate_n with_o a_o well_o rig_v ship_n come_v under_o norway_n and_o cast_v anchor_n near_o valdhowe_n whereof_o magnus_n be_v advertise_v and_o have_v cause_v the_o ship_n to_o be_v espy_v find_v that_o he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o fight_v she_o open_o he_o therefore_o invent_v this_o stratagem_n he_o clothe_v himself_o in_o a_o peasant_n clothes_n get_v a_o fisher_n boat_n and_o provide_v himself_o with_o old_a nail_n lead_v leather_n a_o melt_a spoon_n and_o a_o tinder_n box_n which_o he_o hide_v all_o under_o his_o net_n and_o rope_n in_o the_o boat_n be_v then_o come_v from_o the_o land_n and_o have_v take_v pretty_a many_o fish_n he_o row_v to_o the_o ship_n and_o while_o he_o sell_v they_o fish_n know_v so_o well_o to_o counterfeit_v a_o gross_a simplicity_n that_o they_o have_v no_o suspicion_n of_o his_o stay_n but_o it_o be_v a_o pleasure_n to_o 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