case young versus clerk see bower v Cooper hare November in court Lord  Macclesfield ante pale yellow Chan Eq Abr pl S c vern vern Mod case tempt Talb  atk vin Abr pl brown parliament case and bro p c and ed brown Rep post a court  of equity will not decree a specific execution of article where they appear to  be unreasonable or find on a fraud the bill be to have a specific execution of  article whereby the defendant have agree to let the plaintiff a lease of the  premise for year at the rate of pound S per and the case be thus the plaintiff  for about year last pass have hold the premise as tenant to one Thomas Goodhew  at the rend of pound per and Thomas Goodhew be entitle to those land under a  lease of year with power of a reversal from the archbishop of Canterbury and  on his death which happen about two year since the estate come to Henry  Goodhew his brother by virtue of a family settlement make the that of December  and thereupon his lease be determine he apply to Henry Goodhew for a new lease  but before a new lease be make he likewise die have first make his will and  thereby devise this estate to his daughter with who the defendant after  intermarry and thereby in her right become entitle to the premise for the  residue of the lease with a power of reversal and thereupon the plaintiff  apply to he likewise for a new lease to make up the complete term of year  which Thomas Goodhew have agree with he for and of which there be about year  to come the defendant have never see the land and know nothing of the nature  or value thereof and therefore desire he to consider it and come and see the  land which lie near Canterbury before he come to any agreement concern they it  appear and be full prove in the cause that the land be worth and be actual let  by the plaintiff to undertenant at and pound S a acre per and be hop land and  the tenant be by covenant in their lease to plant they and leave they plant  with hop to lie on so precedent in chancery many load of dung every year to  bear au parish tax and to be at other expense so that the plaintiff have pound  per and come in by precedent in chancery er p they without a expense on his  part though he have never pay more than pound per and rend to Thomas Goodhew  when the defendant go down to Canterbury he do take a view of the land in the  plaintiff company who have promise and engage he to lie at his house but it do  not appear that he have any opportunity whatsoever of inform himself otherwise  than from the plaintiff himself who be continual with he what the value of the  land be nor have the defendant himself any judgement on a bare view of the  land what they be worth per and but he ask the plaintiff to let he see the  counterpart of the lease he have make to his undertenant which will have full  inform he therein but that be shuffle off on pretence he can not find they or  that they we re leave with a friend of his and so the defendant know nothing  of the rend the plaintiff receive from his undertenant or the term on which  they hold the land and it be full prove in the cause that the defendant  express great dissatisfaction thereat and be unwilling to come to any article  or agreement with the plaintiff but by the importunity of the plaintiff and  other then present he be prevail on to agree to it and thereupon the article  in question be draw up and execute between they after which the defendant  discover the imposition and that the plaintiff have above pound per and clear  above the rend he be to pay he and that without any trouble or expense  whatsoever on his part the defendant on discovery of this and inform himself  full of the value and nature of the land thereupon refuse to execute a lease  pursuant to the article and to oblige he to it be this bill bring Lord  chancellor be clear of opinion that this court be not bind to decree a  specific execution of article where they appear to be unreasonable or find on  a precedent in chancery fraud or where it will be unjust or unconscionable to  assist they that from the circumstance of this case these article be plain of  that sort that though there be no direct fraud prove yet from the great  undervalue of the land and that too without any expense whatsoever on the  plaintiff part it appear to he to be a unreasonable and shameful contract that  it be indeed good at law and therefore leave the plaintiff to his legal remedy  for recovery of what damage he can by nonperformance of the article but  dismiss the bill as to any specific execution thereof