Sheriff of Nottingham

Yes — you must announce exactly how many cards are in your Merchant Bag and you may only declare one kind of Legal Good (even if your bag contains mixed or contraband cards). (page 8)

No — you may only declare Legal Goods (never Contraband), and you may only declare one kind of Good, even if your bag actually contains a mix. (page 8)

If your bag contains exactly what you declared, the Sheriff must pay you Gold equal to the Penalty value printed on each Legal Good in your bag. Your Legal Goods are then added to your Merchant Stand. (page 10)

Any goods you declared truthfully are allowed into the market, but all goods you failed to declare (legal or contraband) are confiscated to the discard pile and you must pay the Sheriff the Penalty for each confiscated card. (page 10)

Bribes can include Gold, Goods from your Merchant Stand or bag, Contraband, or promises of future favors, and all players may negotiate, but you may not offer any cards from your hand as part of a bribe. (page 9)

A deal is binding once an offer is accepted, but promises of future favors (outside the current round) are not binding; if you promised goods as part of a bribe that don’t exist in your bag or stand, you don’t have to pay those goods but must prove they’re not there by showing your cards. (page 11)