Arthel
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary · Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
\i^TOi^Qr\j Arddelw or Arddel] Brit, or Welsh. In Welsh and old English law. To avouch, {astipulari, asserere.) Davies' Diet, cited in CowelL Used also as a substantive. Thus, by the laws of Hoel Dha, it was provided that if a man were taken with stolen goods, he must be allowed a lawful arddelw (vouchee) to clear him of the felony. This was abolished by statute 26 Hen. VIII., c.
6. Cowell. Blount.