Lex custumaria, or, A treatise of copy-hold estates in respect of the lord, copy-holder wherein the nature of customs in general, and of particular customs, grants and surrenders, and their constructions and expositions in reference to the thing granted or surrendred, and the uses or limitations of estates are clearly illustrated : admittances, presentments, fines and forfeitures are fully handled, and many quaeries and difficulties by late resolution setled : leases, licences, extinquishments of copy-hold estates, and what statutes extend to copy-hold estates are explained : and also of actions by lord or tenant, and the manner of declaring and pleading, either generally or as to particular customs, with tryal and evidence holder may recieve relief in the Court of Chancery : to which are annexed presidents of conveyances respecting copy-holds, releases, surrenders, grants presentmets, and the like : as also presidents of court rolls, surrenders, admittances, presentments, &c. / by S.C., Barister at Law.

De Arboribus.

Bar to the Avowry, That Sir R. D. was sei∣zed of the Manor of R. Vnde, &c. locus in quo, contains 14 Acres, and are customary Lands, held of the said Manor, Sir Robert granted this by Copy to T. who dyed, and the Premisses descended to T. his Son, &c. who demised for a year to the Plaintiff. Replication, The De∣fendant confesseth the seisin of Sir Robert, but said the 20 Acres of Land, and 30 Acres of Meadow (of which the 4 Acres are parcel) are custumary Lands of the said Manor, which Lands Sir Robert granted by Copy to T. T. the Father. T. the Father forfeits his Copy-hold Land for Waste, and Sir Robert enters for the Forfeiture, &c. Rejoynder, the Plaintiff confesseth the mat∣ter in the Replication to the seisin of T. T. the Father: And farther the Plaintiff shews, the Cu∣stom of the Manor was for every Copy-holder d'amputer & decapiter tam touts arbores que de∣vant ustoient estre amputes, & decapitates quam

touts juveniles arbores n'esteant pluis que 12 Inches square al stubb. The Trees supposed to be decapitated by the Father, were decapita∣ble by the Custom, &c. Demur. Winch Ent. 1022. &c: Drury's Case.

Bar al cognizance, Dean & Cap. West. seisit’ de Manor de T. a quel certain custumary Tenants appertain, &c. S. H. fermor del Dean & Cap. & Senesc del Manor al Court tenus 28 March grants al Plaintiff in Fee, secundum consuetudinem le lieu in Question parcel del Manor. Custom del Manor fuit pro chesun Tenant aver common en le lieu in Question, per que le Plaintiff mit sa vache pur user sa common jesque, &c. Repl. per confession vel grant des custumarie Terres al Plaintiff, mes ouster il replie que D. & Cap. 7 May 8 Jac. demised al H. H. le dit Manor pur vies del A. sa feme H. son fitz. & J. sa file, & que un auter Close de Pasture nosme L. estreant custu∣marij terres 28 March 18 Jac. fuer grant per H. al Green in Fee, & Green 10 June, fist Waste per succision de Timber (Ash) in le man 21 April 15 Jac. le Plaintiff ove auters del Homage fuit jure d'enquirer des choses enquirables deins le Manor, le Plaintiff refuse a presenter le Waste pur que il forfeit’ son Copy-hold, le Seignior 12 July, 15 Jac. enter & le Def. come Bayliff a luy distreine pur damage fesant. Rej. Quod protestand que Se∣nescal ne done luy un charge de presenter le Waste & que il nemy refuse a presenter ceo pro placito dic qd D. & Cap. demise al H. prout devant & que il grant al Green en Fee, & monstre Cu∣stome del Manor que chesun Ten poet crop & lop arbores crescents sur leur customary Terres (ex∣cept Fruit Trees,) & traverse le succision del Ash in le man la. Demur gen̄al al Rejoynder, Winch Entr. 931. al 934. Adjudged pro Quer sur gross default in Pleading; the Forfeiture is alledged

to be in May, and the Court was holden in April before, which was impossible, Vide mesme Case Winch Rep. p. 63. Webb and Barlow.

Vide Winch Ent. 125. al 129.

Custom that every Tenant had used to take Woods and Underwoods, 2 Brown 350, 251. 1 Brown 273, 274.