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himself_o be_v estop_v by_o his_o own_o act_n yet_o that_o can_v be_v no_o bar_n to_o he_o in_o the_o remainder_n because_o the_o act_n be_v void_a the_o estate_n in_o law_n still_o remain_v in_o he_o 2._o if_o it_o be_v not_o void_a in_o its_o self_n then_o whether_o it_o be_v voidable_a after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o party_n by_o charles_n leach_n he_o claim_v by_o virtue_n of_o a_o collateral_a remainder_n and_o not_o as_o heir_n at_o law_n to_o the_o devisor_n as_o to_o the_o first_o point_v it_o be_v argue_v that_o the_o case_n of_o lunatic_n and_o infant_n go_v hand_n in_o hand_n and_o that_o the_o same_o reason_n govern_v both_o that_o the_o law_n be_v clear_a that_o a_o surrender_v make_v by_o a_o infant_n be_v void_a therefore_o a_o surrender_n make_v by_o a_o person_n non_fw-la compos_fw-la mentis_fw-la be_v also_o void_a 10._o fleta_n lib._n 1._o c._n 11._o num_fw-la 10._o the_o reason_n be_v because_o they_o know_v not_o how_o to_o govern_v themselves_o and_o as_o fleta_n say_v semper_fw-la judicabuntur_fw-la infra_fw-la aetatem_fw-la b._n f.n.b._n 202._o a._n regist_n 238._o b._n if_o he_o make_v any_o conveyance_n of_o his_o land_n the_o law_n have_v provide_v a_o remedial_a writ_n even_o for_o himself_o to_o avoid_v his_o own_o alienation_n his_o feoffment_n be_v void_a 21._o 39_o h._n 6.42_o bract._n fol._n 12._o no._n 5._o fol._n 100_o 120._o brit._n cap._n 34._o fol._n 88_o perk._n 5._o pl._n 21._o and_o if_o warranties_n be_v annex_v those_o they_o be_v also_o void_a if_o he_o grant_v a_o rent-charge_a out_o of_o his_o land_n that_o be_v likewise_o void_a and_o if_o the_o grantee_n shall_v distrain_v for_o this_o rent_n after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o grantor_n his_o heir_n shall_v have_v a_o action_n of_o trespass_n against_o he_o and_o therefore_o by_o parity_n of_o reason_n this_o surrender_n must_v be_v void_a in_o fitzherbert_n tit._n grantee_n pl._n 80._o there_o be_v a_o case_n to_o this_o purpose_n viz._n a_o assize_n be_v bring_v 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