case Brockman versus honeywood Lord chancellor Cowper e Q can ab p a owner of  a quitrent shall pay tax only in proportion to what the land pay but if the  matter have be examine by the commissioner of the land tax this court will not  reexamine it see Parker Brockman have a quitrent of pound ayear as belong to  his manor of dale and issue out of the land of the defendant sir William  honeywood who in the payment thereof insist to deduct two shilling in the  pound for the landtax of four shilling in the pound and summon the plaintiff  before the commissioner to adjust the landtax on the quitrent who accord  ascertain it at two shilling in the pound after which the defendant tender the  quitrent deduct two shilling in the pound on the other side the plaintiff  insist that the defendant ought to deduct out of the quitrent only in  proportion to what the land out of which the quitrent issue pay which in the  present case be less than two shilling in the pound and that the commissioner  of the tax have no power to ascertain what shall be deduct wherefore he bring  this bill in order to have the court settle the proportion by send it to a  master peer William Lord chancellor the plaintiff be spend a shilling to get a  halfpenny though the commissioner have no power to settle the proportion of  tax as to what the tenant shall deduct for they out of the quitrent yet they  be gentleman of the country and live upon the spot and have power to tax the  quitrent I will look upon what they have do to be a proper measure of justice  and thereofore the plaintiff have not do well not to acquiesce under it so  dismiss his bill with cost but at the same time I declare my opinion to be as  have be before resolve that a quitrent or feefarm in case of payment to the  landtax suppose a tax of f our shilling in the pound ought not to have four  shilling in the pound deduct unless the land out of which such rend or feefarm  issue pay four shilling in the pound but be to pay only in proportion as such  land pay see king v Weston Eq can ab pl Adair v new river company Ves