case Hobbs versus Norton e contra follow in re Overend Gurney   l r Eq see  Crofts v Middleton king I de g m g low v Bouverie Ch February in court Lord  keeper Eq can ab pl S c Ch can issue in tail under a settlement encourage a  stranger to purchase a annuity of the young son give by the father will decree  to confirm the annuity sir George Norton young brother have a annuity of pound  per annum charge on land by his father will contract with Mr Hobbs for sell    he this annuity Mr Hobbs go to sir George Norton and tell he he be about to  buy this annuity of his young brother and desire to know of he if his young  brother have a good title to it and whether his father be seize in fee at the  time of the make the will and whether the will be ever revoke sir George  Norton tell he he believe his brother have a good title to it and that he have  pay he this annuity these twenty year but withal tell he that he hear there be  a settlement make of his father land before the will and that the say  settlement be in sir Timothy baldwin hand and that he have never see it and  therefore can not tell he what the content of it be but encourage he to  proceed in his purchase tell he he have not only pay his brother his annuity  to that time but have pay to his sister pound under the same will afterward  sir George Norton get this settlement into his hand and will avoid this  annuity the land be thereby entail hob bill be to have this annuity decree or  repayment of his purchase money the cause come on to be hear there be no proof  that sir George Norton at the time he encourged Hobbs to proceed Vernon  chancery case in this purchase have any notice of this settlement but one  witness swear that sir George promise to confirm the annuity to Hobbs but that  be but by one witness and contrary to sir George Norton answer be look upon as  no evidence but this be not a universal rule it seem to hold only where the  fact deny by the answer be equal strong with those that be affirm by the  deposition but in the case of a negative pregnant in the answer or  circumstance corroborate against the denial contain therein there the  deposition of a single witness may prevail against the answer Walton v Hobbs  atk and case cite in note there vide also Cooth v Jackson Ves dict p Lord  Eldon chancellor it not be probable that sir George shall agree to confirm  this annuity for then he will have be make a party to the deed Lord keeper  decree the payment of the annuity pure on the encouragement sir George give  Hobbs to proceed in his purchase and that it be a negligent thing in he not to  inform himself of his own title that thereby he may have inform the purchaser  of it when he come to inquire of he and therefore decree sir George to confirm  the annuity to Hobbs this be on a rehear so decree and defendant have a  twelvemonth give he to elect to purchase the annuity of the plaintiff six  month only have be give he by he former decree Reg lib a fol so this court  will relieve against a entail fraudently conceal and then set up against a  jointure raw and ux v pole post vol affirm on appeal but as to the case  between sir George and his young brother that may admit of another  consideration be it be in proof in the cause that the young brother all along  be know of this settlement and therefore possible he shall not have advantage  of draw in a stranger to purchase his title but the cause between they not be  ready for hear be leave to come on as it can by the course of the court Vid  case of Bovey and smith case