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without the knowledge of his master, and he be drowned, the 
borrower shall make restitution tothe extent of one-half of the 
slave’s value. 
If in such a case the slave shall have been employed in 
diving with the knowledge of his master, the borrower shall 
make restitution to the extent of one-third of the slave’s value 
only, for the slave was fairly employed for hire. 
If a man borrow the female slave of another, and cohabit 
with her, he should be fined, if such cohabitation be contrary 
to the woman’s inclination, one fahi/and one paha, or with her 
consent five mas. 
If a man borrow a female slave of another and cohabit 
with her, she being a virgin, he shall be fined ten mas, a piece 
of cloth, a coat, a dish of areca and betel, and be directed to 
make an obeisance to the owner of the slave. 
If in such case the woman have been a widow, the fine shall 
only be five mas. This is the law of the town, of the villages, 
the creek and bay and the distant dependencies, that no one 
presuming on his own importance may oppress the unprotect- 
ed slaves. 
Desertion. 
If a strange slave from abroad run away in the country, he 
shall not be restored, but through the special favour of the 
great. 
If aslave run away to a distant dependency of the city as 
far as one or two days’ voyage, he shall be sold, and one-third 
of his price shall go to the chief of the district, and two-thirds 
be restored to his master, but if such slave run no further than 
the port (kwala), his ransom shall only be three mas. 
li a slave run from within the walls of the town to the out- 
side of the fort, his ransom shall be two upangs. This is the 
custom of the land. 
Theft and Robbery. 
If a man steal the slave of another and conceal him in his 
house, and such slave be there discovered, the goods and chat- 
tels of the offender shall be subjected to confiscation. 
