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 284 when lying interpered with the other. But if wate be done only in one end of a wood (or perhaps in one room of a houe) if that can be conveniently eparated from the ret, that part only is the locus vatatus, or thing wated, and that only hall be forfeited to the reverioner.

VII. pecies of forfeiture is that of copyhold etates, by breach of the cutoms of the manor. Copyhold etates are not only liable to the ame forfeitures as thoe which are held in ocage, for treaon, felony, alienation, and wate; whereupon the lord may eie them without any preentment by the homage ; but alo to peculiar forfeitures, annexed to this pecies of tenure, which are incurred by the breach of either the general cutoms of all copyholds, or the peculiar local cutoms of certain particular manors. And we may oberve that, as thee tenements were originally holden by the lowet and mot abject vaals, the marks of feodal dominion continue much the tronget upon this mode of property. Mot of the offences, which occaioned a reumption of the fief by the feodal law, and were denominated feloniae, per quas vaallus amitteret feudum, till continue to be caues of forfeiture in many of our modern copyholds. As, by ubtraction of uit and ervice ; i dominum deervire noluerit : by diclaiming to hold of the lord, or wearing himelf not his copyholder ; i dominum ejuravit, i. e. negavit e a domino feudum habere : by neglect to be admitted tenant within a year and a day ; i per annum et diem ceaverit in petenda invetitura : by contumacy in not appearing in court after three proclamations ; i a domino ter citatus non comparuerit : or by refuing, when worn of the homage, to preent the truth according to his oath ; i pares veritatem noverint, et dicant e necire, cum ciant. In Rh