case matthews against Whetton Hilary term car roll a copyholder by special  custom may make a lease for a year but if he make three lease together each to  commence within two day after the expiration of the other it be a evasion of  the custom and forfeiture of the estate and the lord acceptance of the  surrender not know of the forfeiture will not avoid it S C Jones roll Abr      cro James more Brownl   light a note Com dig Bac Abr term Rep trespass upon a  special verdict the case be a feme copyholder for life take baron the husband  make a lease to one march car by indenture for a year by another indenture  date the same day and year make a second lease to the same party for a year to  commence that march after the end of the say first lease and by a three  indenture bear date the same day and year make a lease to he for a year to  begin the that of march next ensue the end of the second lease and so betwixt  each lease two day betwixt the beginning of the new lease and the end of the  former the husband afterward surrender his copyhold to the lord who enter and  let we to another for forty year and afterward during the second lease the  first lessee enter and the lord lessee ousts he and if the entry of the lord  lessee be lawful they pray the discretion of the court c roll now argue for  the plaintiff the first question be make be whether the first lease be a  forfeiture and be argue that it shall not be a forfeiture for by the law of  the land every copyholder may make a lease for a year without forfeiture and  here be but a lease for one year and although it may be object it be a croak  car devise to avoid a forfeiture and so covinous and fraudulent which the law  will not favour yet be say fraud and practice shall not be intend unless it be  find the second question admit it to be a forfeiture yet the lord take a  surrender and not enter for the forfeiture but make a lease for year his  lessee shall not enter for the forfeiture for the lessee can when the lord  allow thereof Grimston for the defendant argue that it be a forfeiture for the  three lease be all make at one time shall be intend one entire contract and  not warrant by the custom but it be fraud and practice apparent to deprive the  lord of his croak car er p forfeiture and this covin needs not to be find as a  lease for three hundred year be mortmain and if a jointress within the statute  of Henry c make a lease by fine for five hundred year this be a forfeiture as  well as a alienation of the freehold of the land for it be a equal mischief  and he deny that a copyholder may make a lease for a year by the law of the  land and the general custom of the realm for he ought to have a special custom  otherwise it be not good unless it be for the trial of a title which have be  allow because it be for reduce a right and for the lord benefit second he say  admit it be a forfeiture yet the lord acceptance of the surrender not know of  the forfeiture be do dispensation therewith and consequent that the lord  lessee have a good estate and right in he for which his entry be lawful and  Jones Whitlock and myself be of that opinion whereupon a rule be give upon the  first argument that judgement shall be enter for the defendant unless other  cause be show and another day be move again Richardson chief justice be then  present although he at the first doubt on the second point yet it be adjudge  by his consent for the defendant