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 Ch. 22. in any other way, and his mouth for ever topped from revoking or countermanding his own deliberate act ; except in the cae of a urrender to the ue of his will, which is always revocable.

2. to the preentment: that, by the general cutom of manors, is to be made at the next court baron immediately after the urrender; but by pecial cutom in ome places it will be good, though made at the econd or other ubequent court. And it is to be brought into court by the ame perons that took the urrender, and then preented by the homage; and in all points material mut correpond with the true tenor of the urrender itelf. And therefore, if the urrender be conditional, and the preentment be abolute, both the urrender, preentment, and admittance thereupon are wholly void : the urrender, as being never truly preented; the preentment, as being fale; and the admittance, as being founded on uch untrue preentment. If a man urrenders out of court, and dies before preentment, and preentment be made after his death, according to the cutom, this is ufficient. So too, if cetuy que ue dies before preentment, yet, upon preentment made after his death, his heir according to the cutom hall be admitted. The ame law is, if thoe, into whoe hands the urrender is made, die before preentment; for, upon ufficient proof in court that uch a urrender was made, the lord hall be compelled to admit accordingly. And if the teward, the tenants, or others into whoe hands uch urrender is made, do refue or neglect to bring it in to be preented, upon a petition preferred to the lord in his court baron the party grieved hall find remedy. But if the lord will not do him right and juftice, he may ue both the lord, and them that took the urrender, in chancery, and hall there find relief. Rh