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value_n of_o land_n out_o of_o the_o manor_n and_o the_o coppy-land_n be_v at_o the_o lord_n will_v second_o copyhold_n land_n be_v grant_v by_o copy_n only_o and_o if_o by_o the_o recovery_n the_o tenant_n may_v have_v it_o the_o course_n and_o custom_n of_o the_o seignory_n will_v be_v destroy_v which_o shall_v not_o be_v three_o the_o lord_n shall_v loose_v his_o fine_a and_o fealty_n also_o for_o the_o copy_n be_v admissus_fw-la est_fw-la tenens_fw-la etc._n etc._n et_fw-fr dat._n duo_o the_o fine_a pro_fw-la tali_fw-la ingressu_fw-la etc._n etc._n et_fw-la fecit_fw-la fidelitatem_fw-la four_o et_fw-la five_o ph._n et_fw-fr mar._n a_o coppyholder_n surrenders_n to_o the_o use_n of_o his_o wife_n for_o life_n the_o remainder_n to_o the_o right_a heir_n of_o the_o husband_n and_o wife_n the_o wife_n die_v the_o husband_n survive_v the_o question_n be_v who_o shall_v hold_v the_o land_n and_o it_o be_v say_v that_o if_o the_o husband_n have_v no_o issue_n by_o that_o wife_n than_o his_o heir_n shall_v have_v it_o certain_a copyhold_a case_n report_v in_o a_o cer_n take_v book_n but_o it_o be_v say_v there_o that_o if_o the_o wife_n have_v issue_n by_o another_o hâ—sband_n it_o be_v there_o doubt_v but_o it_o be_v hold_v by_o the_o better_a opinion_n in_o dier_n that_o the_o husband_n and_o his_o heir_n shall_v have_v the_o land_n yet_o if_o the_o husband_n have_v first_o two_o son_n the_o heir_n of_o the_o husband_n and_o the_o heir_n of_o the_o wife_n shall_v have_v the_o land_n in_o common_a after_o the_o decease_n of_o the_o wife_n and_o for_o proof_n thereof_o he_o put_v this_o case_n if_o land_n be_v give_v for_o life_n the_o remaynder_n to_o two_o man_n and_o their_o heir_n they_o can_v have_v one_o heir_n in_o the_o case_n if_o the_o tenant_n for_o life_n die_v before_o they_o in_o remainder_n they_o shall_v be_v jâ—â—â—etennants_n and_o the_o heir_n of_o the_o survivor_n shall_v have_v all_o but_o if_o none_o in_o remainder_n be_v in_o life_n when_o the_o tenant_n for_o life_n die_v than_o the_o heir_n of_o they_o in_o the_o remainder_n shall_v hold_v in_o common_a thirty_o seven_o henry_n the_o eight_o a_o coppyholder_n to_o the_o intent_n to_o make_v a_o assurance_n to_o his_o wife_n suffer_v another_o to_o bring_v a_o writ_n of_o right_n in_o the_o copy_n court_n and_o they_o join_v the_o battle_n and_o at_o the_o day_n the_o husband_n and_o wife_n make_v default_n and_o final_a judgement_n be_v give_v and_o after_o the_o recoverer_n surrenders_n the_o same_o land_n into_o the_o lord_n hand_n to_o the_o use_n of_o the_o husband_n and_o wife_n and_o their_o heir_n and_o a_o good_a assurance_n pur_fw-it cur._n a_o coppyholder_n make_v a_o lease_n at_o will_n to_o another_o who_o commit_v waste_a good_a which_o be_v a_o cause_n of_o forfeiture_n the_o lessor_n bring_v a_o action_n upon_o the_o case_n against_o the_o lessee_n by_o walsh_n weston_n and_o dier_n the_o lord_n may_v enter_v and_o have_v trespass_n against_o the_o lessor_n his_o tenant_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v reason_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v recompense_v but_o the_o lord_n shall_v have_v a_o special_a writ_n of_o travers_n and_o not_o vi_o and_o armis_fw-la because_o the_o entry_n be_v lawful_a 8._o et_fw-la 9_o eliz._n ibid._n the_o lord_n dacres_n enter_v upon_o his_o coppyholder_n and_o lease_v it_o to_o a_o stranger_n for_o year_n the_o lessee_n enter_v and_o be_v eject_v by_o the_o coppyholder_n and_o he_o bring_v a_o writ_n of_o electione_n firm_a the_o coppyholder_n plead_v that_o the_o land_n be_v demiseable_a per_fw-la custom_n and_o so_o they_o be_v at_o issue_n and_o he_o show_v in_o evidence_n a_o copy_n make_v 13._o henry_n the_o eight_o by_o which_o a_o tenant_n have_v surrender_v the_o land_n