case BLETSOW versus sawyer June in court Lord keeper a man settle land of  pound per and to the use of himself for life then to his wife for life and  agree she shall hold the land until pound shall be pay by his heir to her  executor administrator or assign she by a write purport to be her will dispose  of this pound and die in the life of her husband a good appointment in equity  the case be a man settle land to the value of pound per and and more to the  use of himself for life and after to his wife for life and further agree that  she shall hold and enjoy the same until pound shall be pay by his heir to her  executor administrator or assign the feme make a write purport to be her last  will and thereby dispose of this pound and die in the lifetime of her husband  the question be whether this pound be well dispose of or appoint by her and  the plaintiff counsel insist that it be not intend she shall have any benefit  of this pound unless she shall happen to survive her husband and then she may  be capable of dispose of it by will but die a feme covert her will be void and  her husband be entitle to the administration per cur this will be good the  wife be as to this purpose quasi a feme sole and without doubt it be a good  appointment in equity the will though not good at law as a will yet good in  equity as a assignment thereof and ought to be pay to defendant though he have  not prove the will and decree the pound to be pay with interest from the death  of the husband it be the intent of the deed of settlement that she shall have  the disposition thereof decree that July precede the cause be reheard and the  plaintiff be order to elect within a week whether he will proceed at law or in  equity and in case he elect to proceed at law then his bill to be dismiss with  cost but in default of such election then the former decree to stand confirm  and plaintiff to pay defendant S cost for the day Reg lib a fol gorge v Charey  cite Pridgeon v Pridgeon Ch can Herbert v Herbert pre Ch sir Paul neals case  there cite Henley v Phillips atk Rep Ross v ewer atk and case cite in note  there but as to the principal case it appear to have be afterward reheard by  Lord keeper summer and hold that the will be not good wife die in the lifetime  of the husband vide post vol dly that this be but a chattel interest in her  and that she may well dispose of it in her husband lifetime and it be say in  this case that where a feme covert save money out of a separate maintenance  she may dispose of it as a feme sole and that there have be several decree in  this court ratify such disposition gore v knight pre Ch and post vol Eq can ab  pl Slanning v style p wms Fettiplace v gorge Ves jun so wife divorce a month  et thoro have alimony entitle to cost on action for defamation or other injury  and husband can release they to bind the wife chamberlain v Hewson salk Vernon  chancery case er p