case Rocky against HUGGENS Trinity term car roll a custom that a copyholder  for life may cut down and sell timbertrees at pleasure be unreasonable and  void but perhaps such a custom maybe good for a copyholder of inheritance  Jones roll ab more   cro Elizabeth cro James Noy Bulst Mod Com dig   light a  ejectment upon a special verdict the case be a copyholder for life pretend a  custom in a manor that he may cut down and sell elm grow upon his copyhold and  the lord pretend that there be no such custom or if there be that it be void  and against law enter for a forfeiture and make the lease to the plaintiff the  copyholder reenter and upon not guilty plead the jury find that the land be  copyhold for life and that he cut down elm be timbertrees and sell they and  find the custom of the manor as the copyholder pretend and whether it be a  good custom or not be the question it be oftentimes argue at the bar by Germin  and Brampston sergeant for the plaintiff and by roll and Charles Jones for the  defendant and now this term all the court resolve for the plaintiff for this  custom find be a void and unreasonable custom and not Allowable by law that a  copyholder for life may cut down and sell timbertrees and dispose of they at  his pleasure for it be in destruction croak car of the inheritance and against  the nature of a copyholder for life but peradventure there may be such custom  for a copyholder of inheritance that be only to the prejudice of he and his  heir and when he have quasi a inheritance in the copyhold he have so likewise  in the tree grow thereupon but a copyholder for life have but a particular  estate in the land and so he have in the tree and it be unreasonable that he  shall cut down sell and destroy the inheritance and it will be to the great  prejudice of those who succeed for they shall not have to maintain the house  and the plough and although it be argue at the bar that it be find to be the  custom the court shall not adjudge it ill and unreasonable when it may have  reasonable beginning for as lessee for life may be without impeachment of  waste so it may be here that the lord grant it at the beginning with this  liberty and the lord by that mean may have the great fine upon the grant of  the copyhold and this copyhold be by intendment always in the hand of  particular tenant it may be suppose that they plant and nourish they and  therefore shall have the great liberty to cut down and dispose of they but the  court hold that these reason will not maintain this custom for lease for life  or year without impeachment of waste ought to be begin by deed and without  deed be not good and it be against the nature of the estate of a copyholder  that he shall do act in destruction of his estate therefore custom which  maintain they shall be Allowable but not e turning and a precedent be show to  the court Powell v peacock a where such a custom be plead in trespass and  adjudge it be not good and I myself have see the report of the case of roll v  master b upon a special verdict in a ejectment which be adjudge in Trinity  term James where the custom of Beauminster be that a copyholder for life may  nominate his successor and so in continuous c that such a copyholder may cut  down and sell timbertrees all the justice argue that where such a copyholder  have the inheritance and where his successor come in by his nomination who by  intendment he will not prejudice there such a custom may be good but they all  agree such a custom for a copyholder for life to cut down and sell tree be not  good and they there a   Cop roll ab cro James Jones b roll ab Brownl W Ent  Brownl croak car er p cite the case of Powell v peacock to be so adjudge and  to be good law and so all the court here hold that this custom find be void  and unreasonable whereupon it be adjudge for the plaintiff vide Edward bar  Henry pl Henry pl Henry pl be