case steward versus bridger refer to Searle v cook Ch d Nov Eq can ab pl Lord  of the manor of a bring a bill for a rend of S Payable out of a copyhold hold  of the manor of b and though it appear by the roll of the manor of b from h to  car that the copyhold be hold of the manor of b at the rend of S and though it  be admit by the plaintiff that the copyhold be hold of the manor of b and he  have no other evidence of his title to the rend but that it have be pay he  near twenty year yet the court decree he the arrear and grow rend and deny the  defendant a trial at law by the rule of law in case of encroachment of rend if  the tenant make but one payment of more than be due he shall never go back  from it the defendant hold a copyhold of the manor of Ipeing at the rend of S  per and and it so Vernon chancery case appear by the courtroll of Henry of  Phil mary and down to car and in the car mrs heather the defendant mother be  admit as of the manor of Ipeing the plaintiff owner of the manor of dean which  he purchase from sir Peter bettesworth who former be owner of both manor now  bring his bill to compel payment of the S per and and although he admit that  the copyhold be hold of the manor of Ipeing the party go into evidence but  this admission do not appear from the statement in the register book and the  bill charge that the copyhold in question be hold of the manor of dean and the  word of the decree be whereupon c this court declare that it appear that there  be a annual rend of S pay for the copyhold land in question to the plaintiff  and his ancestor for twentyfour year together and upward and no demand have in  all that time be make of any annual rend out of the say premise to be due or  Payable to the manor of Ipeing which be a strong evidence of a severance of  the say annual quit rend from the say manor of Ipeing by some grant or  conveyance and that the same be due and Payable to the plaintiff and his heir  and then proceed to order payment of six year arrear and payment for the  future Reg lib b fol vide cock v Foley ante vol and not of the manor of dean  yet the rend have be pay to he for near twenty year which be the only evidence  he have to show for it the arrear and grow rend be decree to he and a trial at  law deny though pray by the defendant the Lord keeper say it be agreeable to  the rule of law where in case of encroachment of rend if the tenant make but  one payment of more than be due he shall never go back from it and after a  payment of twenty year a grant of the freehold of the copyhold from the lord  of the manor of Ipeing shall be presume it be consider as a general principle  that every fair presumption shall be make against a stale demand and that as  well at law as in equity per master of the roll Pickering v Lord Stamford Ves  jun and further as to the doctrine of presumption in general vide Parker v ash  ante Vol Fotherby v hartridge ante p Vernon chancery case er p