coke Report30b shaw v thompson Trinity Elizabeth in the king bench SC more pl  cro Elizabeth pl SC cite send for roll ab sand pale yellow ten Watk copyh Cru  dig wood Chit plead n vin Abr hearing complaint d pl copyhold m d pl d pl  dower a pl Com dig copyhold e king p debt a Bac Abr copyhold b c m error a a  wife be not dowable of a copyhold without a special custom the wife of a  copyholder entitle to dower may recover the value in damage in the court baron  although they exceed forty shilling but debt will not lie in b r on such  judgement the remedy be in the manor court or in chancery the case be d that  the plaintiff late the wife of a copyholder in fee of a manor in which b  special custom woman be to be endow recover dower by plaint in that a ante a    light b kelw b Cr James Leon godb dyer pl b Leon godb cro James Ro   light a a  in godb and ld raym a distinction be make between steward by deed and steward  by parole and it be say that only the former can take surrender out of court  but this distinction have be frequent deny and it seem as Mr Hargrave observe  unsupported by any good reason Inst a two h   Cop S cro James Com Rep Cru dig  vin Abr copyhold c a pl Com dig copyhold f ED c   light b b that where the  retainer be general the lord may discharge he at pleasure pale yellow ten Bac  Abr Copyhld h but a general retainer by patent it seem be for life id ibidem  ED c see the last note Com dig leet m d see the reference sup coke report b er  p the court of the manor a and because her husband die seize she recover fifty  pound damage for the profit from the death of her husband the woman bring a  action of debt for this fifty pound in b r and in this case it be resolve that  the wife shall not have dower e of a copyhold unless it be by special custom b  when a wife be to be endow by custom of a copyhold then she shall have all  incident to dower and therefore in such caseshe shall recover damage by the  statute of f Merton cap de vidius c c and therefore in the case at bar the  recovery of damage be lawful and although they exceed g fortyshillings yet  they be well warrant by law d which two point well agree with the resolution  before in h brown and I rivet case it be resolve that no action of debt lie  for the say damage at commonlaw for upon such judgement no writ of error king  or false judgement lie but the remedy be in the court of the manor or in the  chancery which be also consonant to the resolution in brown case e and Fenner  justice say that he have see a record of h where the lord upon a petition to  he have for certain error in the proceed reverse such judgement give in his  own court and upon that the defendant shall have hearing complaint to be  restore to the damage recover against he f