section release part also to prove that the grand assize ought to pass for the  demandant in the case aforesaid I have often hear the read of the statute of  west minster which begin thus in grammatical case quo man to send away per  defaltam property quoth to be law wife of oneself c that at the commonlaw  before the say statute if a lease be make to a man for term of life the  remainder over in fee and a stranger by feign action recover against the  tenant for life by default and after the tenant die he in the remainder have  no remedy before the statute because he have not any possession of the land I  have often hear the read of the statute of west minster here it be to be  observe of what authority ancient lecture or read upon statute be for that  they have five excellent quality first they declare what the commonlaw be  before the make of the statute as here it appear second they open the true  sense meaning of the statute three their case be brief have at the most one  point at the commonlaw and another upon the statute fourthly plain and  perspicuous for then the honour of the reader be to excel other in authority  argument and reason for proof of his opinion for confutation of the objection  against it five they read to suppress subtle invention to creep out of the  statute but now read have lose the say former quality have lose also their  former authority for now the case be long obscure and intricate full of new  conceit like rather to riddle than lecture which when they be open they vanish  away in the smoke and the reader be like to lapwing who seem to be near their  nest when they be far from they and all their study be to find nice evasion  out of the statute by the authority of Littleton ancient read may be cite for  proof of the law but new read have not that honour for that they be so obscure  and dark the statute of west minster which be the three chapter the remainder  over in fee here be to be observe that although the statute speak of a  reversion a yet by the authority of Littleton a remainder be within the  statute see the statute of Elizabeth cap which provide full for he in the  remainder feign action feint be a participle of the French word Feindre which  be to feign or false pretend so as a feint action be a false action have no  remedy before the statute b here it appear by Littleton that if a man make a  lease for life the remainder in fee and tenant for life suffer a recovery by  default that he in the remainder shall not have a formedon by the commonlaw  for Littleton say that he have not any remedy before the statute neither be  there any such writ in that case in the register albeit in some book mention  be make of such a Writ