case cook ux versus mascall cook refer to jorden v money I h l c Jan marriage  agreement reduce into write though not sign by either party yet decree to be  perform in eightytwo a marriage be treat to he have between the plaintiff coke  and the defendant Mascalls daughter it be pretend sir Thomas coke will make a  considerable settlement on the plaintiff his kinsman and proposal be make in  order to mutual settlement mascall to settle forty pound per and in present  and Vernon chancery case er p Edward coke the father to settle the reversion  of his estate at wick after the death of he and his wife and to allow his son  twenty pound per and for maintenance in the paean time and mascall to settle  reversion of copyhold part after the death of himself and wife of the value of  eighty pound per and in a meeting be appoint and hold at Worcester in order to  a full agreement there the proposal be discourse on and all party seem to  allow and approve thereof in October coke the father with one baker a attorney  come over to Mascalls house at Tadebigg in order to make a full agreement  touch the settlement to be make on Vernon chancery case the intend marriage Mr  baker have discourse with both party proceed to draw the agreement into  article in write to be mutual sign by the party but before the same be ready  for execution upon discourse between mascall and coke they disagree and  mascall by his answer swear positive that he then reflect that sir Thomas coke  have refuse to make any settlement on his kinsman as it be pretend he will and  coke the father also refuse to settle a further estate upon the plaintiff to  answer the reversion that mascall settle expectant on the death of his mother  Wallis he therefore refuse to proceed any further in order to perfect the  agreement and never sign it but coke put up what baker have write into his  pocket and so they part and have no further meeting nor treaty but old coke  swear that after the article be draw they be read over and agree to and that  mascall promise to meet at another time to execute that young coke be  afterward permit to come to Mascalls house and in December marry his daughter  mascall be privy to it help to set they forward in the morning and entertain  they and seem well please with the marriage upon their return to his house at  night upon this case coke the father have by his answer offer to perform the  agreement on his part the court think fit to decree mascall also to perform  the agreement accord to what be contain in the write draw by baker though that  be not sign by mascall as be intend it shall have be nor any other agreement  reduce into write Reg lib a fol vide ante p SC and case refer to in note there