From this custom such tenants were called "Tenants by copy of Court Roll," and in shorter terms " Copyholdere." As the tenure grew solely out of a custom of the Manors, it could only exist in Manors old enough to have a custom. But as the freehold Manors of New York, were, as above shown, all New Manors, no custom of a manor could possibly exist in the 31anors in that Province, and consequently there could not be any "Copyholds" or "Copyholders " therein.

In England at this day, it may be said, that with few exceptions, all the lands of the old manors except the private demesne lands of the Lords, have long since become Copyhold lands, and their Tenants Copyholders. Manors there are frequently bought and sold as a whole, and the purchaser succeeds to all the rights, franchises, privileges, and powers of the original Lord of the JIanor. In the growth of England many Manors have become enormously valuable, by the spreading over them of large towns and cities. Hence many rich men have bought out these old Manoi-s when in the neighborhood of flourishing cities and towns as an investment, or on speculation. The Lords, whether old or new ones are always ready in such cases to sell the fee of these Manor lands on

' Cli. of Lnws of KS13. 2 Cli. 209 of Laws of 18::>.

satisfactory terms, which is termed Enfranchising the lands. It will be seen when a town or city has overgrown a Manor and the latter has been divided into lots how very valuable manors in such a condition become. The writer personally knew of such an instance in Gloucestershire, where the City of Cheltenham has spread over the Manor of that name.