c parker v parker Lord chancellor legacy when Payable the plaintiff father  devise to her and her sister a legacy of four hundred pound to be pay at their  day of marriage and if either of they die before marriage then her part to go  to the survivor and in the mean time to have maintenance and education the  plaintiff be now twentysix year old and not mind to marry prefer this bill for  her portion it be argue for the plaintiff that the usual way be to make the  payment at such a age or day of marriage which shall first happen and here  though the day of the age be omit yet it way be intend the age of twentyone  when she be of ability to manage and dispose of it but per cancellar this be a  easy case for wheresoever there be a devise over ante c p note and the  testator be his own chancellor and there the limitation must be take as it be  pen and here will be a manifest injury to those in remainder if this freeman  court shall decree the portion before marriage and the intent of the testator  will be defeat for it be plain his intent that if she die unmarried her share  shall be equal divide among the rest of the child and if it be decree to her  she may give all to one and none to another and he say it be much the same way  with my lady Kilmurryes case where one thousand pound apiece be devise to  daughter if they freeman er p marry with the consent of b and if they marry  without such consent then they shall have but five hundred pound apiece and  the residue shall go to the son the young lady be thirty year of age sue for  their legacy here and it be allege in their behalf that now be of that age it  be not material whether they marry with or without consent be of understanding  and discretion to dispose of themselves but it be resolve that the testator be  chancellor of his own estate and have add this restriction and a limitation  over this court can not alter it and therefore their full legacy be decree to  they but they be to enter into recognizance for security of repayment in case  the marry without such consent and so here the Lord chancellor will not decree  the portion till marriage and then the counsel of the plaintiff press to  enlarge the maintenance because when no certain maintenance be express allow  this court will allot what they think fit but in this case he will not extend  it beyond the interest of the money because if he shall it will sink the  principal to the detriment of those in remainder Marshall v Holloway Swanst