case only versus walker July before the master of the roll sit for Lord  chancellor on evidence of a agreement be confess by the defendant decree to be  carry into execution though the agreement be prove by one witness only and  positive deny by the defendant answer Walton v Hobbs ante vol the bill be  bring by the plaintiff as the residuary devisee of Mr dyer for a specific  performance of a agreement Mr dyer be a encumber man have in his lifetime  assign all his effect to one Daniel for the benefit of his creditor Daniel  make the agreement allude to with the defendant which be endorse on the bind  to this effect that Daniel will pay he a composition of pound as soon as he  can receive it from the estate and effect of dyer this agreement be sign by  Daniel but the defendant deny that he accede to the agreement as state in the  endorsement but that he enter into it upon condition that Daniel will  undertake to pay the absolute the defendant have afterward obtain a judgement  upon his bind compound with several of his creditor and after his death the  plaintiff as he state it by his bill come to a agreement with the defendant to  pay he pound as a composition for a bind debt of pound and endorse it upon the  back of the bind the agreement be prove by one witness only and positive deny  by the defendant answer but there be the circumstance atkins of the defendant  confess the agreement prove in the cause and some other circumstance to  corroborate the evidence of the single witness the master of the roll offer to  direct a issue to try the agreement if the defendant desire it but the  defendant counsel decline it unless his honour will make a order that his  answer shall be read upon the trial two case be mention where such a order  have be make one in vern ibbetson versus Rhodes and likewise report in Eq Cas  Abr there the defendant deny notice of the plaintiff title the plaintiff prove  it by one witness Lord Cowper direct it to be try at law but that the  plaintiff shall admit the defendant answer to be read at the trial not as  evidence for that he say it can not be nor shall they admit it to be true but  so that the defendant may have the benefit of his oath at law as in this court  if it will weigh any thing with the jury the other case be before Lord  Hardwicke Cant versus Lord Sidney beauclerk whereas it be oath against oath  only the answer be direct to be read at the trial and the reason be because it  be a mean of try by the jury the credit of the witness and the party in the  present case his honour say it do not rest single upon the oath of the witness  for several circumstance confirm and corroborate what he swear and therefore  be not within the rule of these case and consequent he can not give any  direction here that the answer of the defendant shall be read at law the  defendant refuse to try it upon any other term his honour decree the agreement  to be carry into execution by the defendant deliver up his bind to the  plaintiff on payment of the pound the sum he have agree to take in composition  for his debt and give no cost of either side and his honour decree that the  defendant shall enter up satisfaction on his judgement Reg lib b foe atkins er  p