And his Master bids him seize upon the Merchants Person or any other relating to him, and bring them to his house, and there detain them.

Within a short time after, the Slave seeing a Kinsman of the Merchants passing by, offers to seize him.

But he, rather than be taken, draws his Knife and Stabs the Slave on the shoulder, and so escapes.

In Fine, the Merchant was fain to bribe the Great Men to save himself from further dammage, and sit down contented with the loss of his goods and house.

Though the Slave was a person of a very bad reputation, and had done divers Thefts; and some of his stolen goods he hath brought to me to sell.
[The benefit of swearing in hot Oyl.] Sometimes they do decide their debates by swearing in hot Oyl.