case whitworth versus Hallet in court Lord chancellor bill bring against the  wife for a general account and for a special account of pound receive in her  husband lifetime and of jewel plate and household good Mr solicitor general  for the defendant the plaintiff as administrator and principal creditor by  judgement to Mr Hallet late husband of the defendant mary Hallet bring this  bill for a account of the personal estate of her husband come to her hand in  his lifetime and since his decease and for a special account of his jewel  plate and household good and of pound she receive in her husband lifetime the  plaintiff first endeavour to bring her into a general account which be a new  attempt to bring a wife to a general account for money receive in her husband  lifetime for as the husband can bring such a bill no more can his  administrator who stand in his place then he descend to particular and as to  the household good the defendant set forth that Mr Crawley her brother  purchase they from her husband for pound which be their full value that he  assign they to lady Crawley their mother who pity her daughter circumstance  who the husband have leave with eight child she permit her to enjoy the say  furniture and at her death devise to her the use of they for life separate and  apart from her husband and as to the plate and jewel she set out that by the  marriage article her husband covenant that in case she survive he she shall  have and take to her own use all such jewel and chamberplate as be in her use  and wear at any time during his life this covenant the plaintiff say be no  more than that she shall have her paraphernalia which by law she can retain  against creditor which construction make the covenant of no signification but  the husband intend by this covenant to secure that which will be otherwise  precarious the covenant go far than the rule of law and make no exception to  her retain they though there shall be creditor mosely report the plaintiff say  this covenant will be a inlet to the great fraud that a husband when he find  himself involve in his circumstance may turn his effect into jewel and let his  wife use they and so defeat his creditor of their just demand but it be not  say a ill use may be make of this covenant that will destroy it but he must  show it have be do in this particular case and then no doubt the court will  interpose but the small value of the jewel not exceed pound show the contrary  as to the pound she say this be the produce of a separate estate she have of  pound a year or that if it be not to be understand as such that she receive it  in her husband lifetime and apply it for the maintenance of herself and her  family her husband leave her in with eight child who she maintain till be this  pound more than sufficient to maintain they four year and she swear that she  sell her own chamber plate to support her family during his absence Lord  chancellor do the covenant in the marriage article give the wife a property  can she retain the jewel and plate specifical otherwise she can only stand in  the place of a covenantee and be pay in a course of administration suppose the  husband have dispose of any of they during coverture can the wife have bring  trover against the vendee she be to have such jewel and plate as she have in  her use or wear at any time during his life not such as she have at the time  of his death and therefore she must have either a property in all of they or  in none of they and if it give her no legal interest it must stand as a  covenant as to the pound it be no matter whether it be she or her husband be  receive by her four year before her husband death and spend in support the  family therefore the bill must be dismiss except as to the jewel and plate as  to which the wife be only to be consider as a creditor by covenant and they be  to be sell before a master to the best purchaser and the money arise by the  sale be to be pay to the plaintiff the administrator to be apply by he in a  course of administration mosely report er p