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 372 to his copyhold in court; and o the lord may be defrauded of his fine. But to this we may reply in the words of ir Edward Coke, "I aure myelf, if it were in the election of the heir to be admitted or not to be admitted, he would be bet contented without admittance; but the cutom in every manor is in this point compulory. For, either upon pain of forfeiture of their copyhold, or of incurring ome great penalty, the heirs of copyholders are inforced, in every manor, to come into court and be admitted according to the cutom, within a hort time after notice given of their ancetor's deceae."