Bulstrode lutterel plaintiff against weston or WESTORN defendant enter mich  James b b rot a lease for one year by a copyholder c notam that in a trial at  the bar as touch the custom of a copyhold manor the case appear to be this the  custom of the manor be that copyholder for life may make a lease for one year  only such a copyholder make a lease for one year et such der year in annum  during the life of the copyholder except one day at the end of every year for  the copyholder to enter and this only to avoid a forfeiture this be move for a  question upon the trial here whether this shall be a forfeiture of he copyhold  estate or not William justice Clear this be a forfeiture of his copyhold  estate and this his except of one day at the end of every year be but a mere  invention and a shift which will not serve his turn to avoid his forfeiture  but in this his so do he have deceive himself and can by this avoid the  forfeiture of his copyhold estate the whole court do agree with he herein that  this be a clear f orf eiture of his copyhold estate the jury find a special  verdict and the case for to be that the copyholder do covenant with the other  that he shall have his copyhold land during his life except to he at the end  of every year one day during his life the jury find these article of covenant  and his entry the day of march accord to his exception and so this leave to  the judgement of the court whether this be a forfeiture or not at this time  this be adjourn over to be move again and afterward termin mich James this be  here move again and the court be clear of opinion that this be a forfeiture  William justice if a lease be make de year in andum this must of necessity be  a lease for year and so S Bulstrode er p Polkins case in h foe as to the  reservation of one day at the end of e ery year to make this a lease but for  one year and so to be warrantable by the custom and to avoid the forfeiture  this be not any way at all material for this shall be a forfeiture this  notwithstanding here by this his invention be have a purpose for to deceive  the lord and here by and with his skill he have by this deceive himself  Fleming chief justice this be but a mere invent devise for to deceive the lord  of his forfeiture it be a plain case here that he have let his copyhold land  from year to year during his life and as to the exception by way of  reservation of one day at the end of every year this will nothing at all avail  he if he have except a month at the end of every year this will have be to no  purpose for this be a lease by he make for a long time than the custom will  warrant he for to do and so this be a very plain case and without a question  at all that by this lease in this manner by he make of his copyhold estate his  copyhold estate be clear forfeit William justice he have here make a snare for  another and have catch himself in the same and so the whole court clear of  opinion that this lease be a forfeiture of his copyhold estate and that such a  kind of lease be not to be allow of for then by this mean all such copyholder  may defeat the lord of the benefit of their forfeiture which the law and  custom have give they and so by the rule the court judgement be give for the  lord against the copyholder that by this his lease thus make his copyhold  estate forfeit unto the lord both by law and by the custom of the manor