So popular indeed was the new assize that Magna Carta would provide for easier access in section 18, which stated that "Inquests of ... darrein presentment shall not be held elsewhere than in the county in which they arise, and ... four times a year".

Legal complications arising from changes in church tenure during the last holder's lifetime meant that darrein presentment would eventually be supplemented by the action quare impedit.

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