The relation betweene the lord of a mannor and the coppy-holder his tenant. Delivered in the learned readings of the late excellent and famous lawyer, Char. Calthrope of the Honorable Society of Lincolnes-Inne Esq; whereby it doth appeare for what causes a coppy-holder may forfeite his coppy-hold estate, and for what not; and like wise what lord can grant a coppy, and to whom. Published for the good of the lords of mannors, and their tenants
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The relation betweene the lord of a mannor and the coppy-holder his tenant. Delivered in the learned readings of the late excellent and famous lawyer, Char. Calthrope of the Honorable Society of Lincolnes-Inne Esq; whereby it doth appeare for what causes a coppy-holder may forfeite his coppy-hold estate, and for what not; and like wise what lord can grant a coppy, and to whom. Published for the good of the lords of mannors, and their tenants
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Calthrope, Charles, Sir, d. 1616.
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London :: Printed [by J. Okes] for William Cooke and are to be sold at his shop neere Furnivals Inne gate in Holborne,
1635.
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Copyhold -- Early works to 1800.
Land tenure -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800.
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"The relation betweene the lord of a mannor and the coppy-holder his tenant. Delivered in the learned readings of the late excellent and famous lawyer, Char. Calthrope of the Honorable Society of Lincolnes-Inne Esq; whereby it doth appeare for what causes a coppy-holder may forfeite his coppy-hold estate, and for what not; and like wise what lord can grant a coppy, and to whom. Published for the good of the lords of mannors, and their tenants." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A17593.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 23, 2025.
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THAT CVSTOME MVST bee according to Common right: And what shall be said such a Custome, and what not.
CUstomes and Prescriptions, must be ac∣cording * 1.1 to Common right, that is to pre∣scribe, that is to have such things as is their right, and reasonto have, and not by Custome of Prescription to claim things by way of ex∣tortion, or thereby to exact Fines of other things of his Tenant without good cause, or consideration.
If the Lord will prescribe to have of every of his Coppy-holders, for every Court that shall bee kept upon the Mannour a certaine sum of money; this is no prescription accor∣ding to common right; because he ought for Justice sake to doe it gratis.
And so it is if the Shriefe will prescribe
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to have a certaine Fee, for keeping his Turne, this is not a good prescription.
But if the Lord will prescribe to have a cer∣taine Fee of his Tennants for any extraordina∣ry Court purchased, onely for the benefit of one Tennant, as for one Tennant to take his Coppy-hold, or such like, this is a good pre∣scription according to the common right.
If the Lord will have of any of his Tenants * 1.2 that shall commit a pound Breach, a hundred shillings for a Fine, this is good Prescription, but to challenge of every stranger that shall commit a Pound Breach a hundred shillings, this is no good prescription.
If the Lord will Prescribe that every of his Coppyholders within his Mannour that shall marry his Daughter without licence shall pay a Fine to the Lord; this is no good Prescripti∣on according to common right.