Reformation Directory

1 Of theft. 5 Dommage. 7 Lending 14 Borrowing. 16 Intiſing of maides. 18 Witchcraft. 20 Idolatrie. 21 Support of ſtrangers, widows, and fatherles 23 Vſurie. 28 Reuerence to Magiſtrates.

1.IF ^a man ſteale an ^a oxe or ^a ſhepe, and kil it or ſel it, he ſhal reſtore fiue oxen for the oxe, ^* & foure ſhepe for the ſhepe.

2.¶ If a theſe be founde ^b breaking vp, & be ſmitten that he dye, no blood ſhalbe ſhed for him.

3.But if it be ^" in the day light, ^c blood ſhalbe ſhed for him: for he ſhulde make ful reſtitutiō: if he had not wherewith, then ſhulde he be ſolde for his theft.

4.If the theft be founde ^" with him, aliue, (whether it be oxe, aſſe, or ſhepe) he ſhal reſtore the double.

5.¶ If a man do hurt field, or vineyarde, and put in his beaſt to fede in another mās field, he ſhal recompence of the beſt of his owne field, & of the beſt of his owne vineyarde.

6.¶ If fyre breake out, and catche in the thornes, and the ſtackes of corne, or the ſtanding corne, or the field be cõſumed, he that kindeled the fire ſhal make ful reſtitution.

7.¶ If a man deliuer his neighbour money or ſtuffe to kepe, and it be ſtollen out of his houſe, if the thefe be found, he ſhal paye the double.

8.If the thefe be not founde, then the maſter of the houſe ſhal be broght vnto the ^" Iudges to ſweare, whether he hathe ^d put his hād vnto his neighbours good, or no.

9.In all maner of treſpaſſe, whether it be for oxen, for aſſe, for ſhepe, for rayment, or for any maner of loſt thing, which an other chalengeth to be his, the cauſe of bothe parties ſhal come before the Iudges, & whome the Iudges condemne, he ſhal pay the double vnto his neighbour.

10.If a man deliuer vnto his neighbour to kepe aſſe, or oxe, or ſhepe, or any beaſt, and it dye, or be ^" hurt, or taken away by enemies, & no man ſe it,

11.^* An othe of the Lord ſhalbe betwene them twaine, that he hathe not put his hand vnto his neighbours good, and the owner of it ſhal take the othe, & he ſhal not make it good:

12.^* But if it be ſtollen from him, he ſhal make reſtitutiō vnto the owner thereof.

13.If it be torne in pieces, he ſhal bring ^f recorde, & ſhal not make that good, which is deuoured.

14.¶ And if a mã borowe oght of his neighboure, and it be hurt, or els dye, the owner thereof not being by, he ſhal ſurely make it good.

15.If the owner thereof be by, he ſhal not make it good: for if it be an hired thing, it ^g came for his hire.

16.¶ ^* And if a mã entiſe a mayd that is not betrothed, & lye with her, he ſhal endowe her, and take her to his wife.

17.If her father refuſe to giue her to him, he ſhal pay money, according to the dowrie of virgines.

18.¶ Thou ſhalt not ſuffre a witche to liue.

19.¶ Whoſoeuer lieth with a beaſt, ſhal dye the death.

20.¶ ^* He that offreth vnto any gods, ſaue vnto the Lord onely, ſhalbe ſlaine.

21.¶ ^* Moreouer thou ſhalt not do iniurie to a ſtranger, nether oppreſſe him : for ye were ſtrangers in the land of Egypt.

22.¶ ^* Ye ſhal not trouble any widowe, nor fatherles childe.

23.If thou vexe or trouble ſuche, and ſo he call and crye vnto me, I wil ſurely heare his crye.

24.Then ſhal my wrath be kindeled, and I wil kil you with the ſworde, & your ^h wiues ſhal be widowes, and your children fatherles.

25.¶ ^* If thou lend money to my people, that is, to the poore with thée, thou ſhalt not be as an vſurer vnto him: ye ſhal not oppreſſe him with vſurie.

26.If thou take thy neighbours rayment to pledge, thou ſhalt reſtore it vnto him before the ſunne go downe:

27.For that is his couering onely, & this is his garment for his ſkin: wherein ſhal he ſlepe? therefore when he ⁱ cryeth vnto me, I wil heare him: for I am merciful.

28.¶ ^* Thou ſhalt not raile vpõ the Iudges, nether ſpeake euil of the ruler of thy people.

29.¶ Thine ^k abundance & thy licour ſhalt thou not kepe backe. ^* The firſtborne of thy ſonnes ſhalt thou giue me.

30.Likewiſe ſhalt thou do with thine oxen and with thy ſhepe: ſeuen dayes it ſhalbe with his damme, & the eight day thou ſhalt giue it me.

31.¶ Ye ſhalbe an holy people vnto me, ^* nether ſhal ye eat any fleſh that is torne of beaſtes in the field: ye ſhal caſt it ^l to the dog.

Exodus 22

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