case blitheman against blitheman a covenant by tenant in tail that the land  shall remain and he to his son after his death be void but his wife shall he  endow post   a and more yely roll ab Sh touch pale yellow use ld raym levinz  post I dower the defendant plead ne unques seize per dower c and upon this  they be at issue the jury find a special verdict that I blitheman the husband  of the demandant and father of the tenant be seize of the land in tail and in  consideration of a marriage of the tenant his old son covenant by indenture  that this land after his death shall descend remain or shall he to the son and  his heir and afterward he take the demandant to wife and die and if he be  seize of such a estate of which she be dowable be the question and the court  resolve for the demandant for by the indenture no estate be alter in the baron  but he remain tenant in tail as before and this for two cause first because it  be only a covenant and executory for which a action of covenant heth if he  pdrform it not for it be not that he will stand seize to the use of himself  for life and after to the use of the son but only to that it shall descend  remain or he to the son after his death which may he by his permission that it  shall descend and he to the son without any alteration of the estate second if  it be a express covenant that he will stand seize to this use of himself for  life and after to his son this have been void to alter the use to the son  croak Elizabeth er p for he be tenant intail and reserve to himself a estate  for his own life in that he reserve all that he may lawful dispose  and thenby  the covenant he can dispose of no more than he can lawful do and so the  limitation after his death be mere void and the estate remain in he as before  a for both which cause but principal for the first they hold the demandant  shall have judgement and it be give accord vide   f note on the last day of  easter term Elizabeth die sir Christopher Wray Knt chief justice of her  majesty court of queen bench a most reverend judge of profound and judicial  knowledge accompany with a very ready and singular capacity and admirable  patience he be succeed by sir John Popham attorneygeneral     cro James croak  Elizabeth trinity term Elizabeth in the queen bench sir John Popham Knt chief  justice sir Francis gawdy Knt John Clench Esq Edward Fenner Esq justice sir  Thomas Egerton attorneygeneral sir Edward coke solicitor general