case cotton versus king Lord chancellor king mos Eq can ab pl if a parent make  a voluntary conveyance in trust for his child and keep it in his own power or  in the hand of his agent and this be get from he it ought not to bind he but  where a feme have issue by her first husband make a suitable provision for  they before her treaty for a second marriage this be good and not liable to be  avoid by a second husband the lady cotton widow of sir Thomas cotton have ten  child by her first husband sir Thomas cotton and about a year after his death  marry the defendant captain king her second husband but before the treaty for  her second marriage she be seize in fee of a house in Cheshire which she  herself bad purchase settle this house to the use of herself during her  widowhood remainder to her second son Stephen by her first husband sir Thomas  cotton in tail the remainder over and be seize of a estate for life of about  pound per annum in other land she demise they to trustee for ninetynine year  if she shall so long live in trust for herself during her widowhood and  afterward in trust for her say second son Stephen cotton by her husband sir  Thomas and likewise by a indenture of the same date covenant to transfer pound  peer William er p SouthSea stock of which she be then possess to trustee in  trust for herself for her life if she shall so long continue a widow and  afterward in trust for her say second son but the stock be never transfer and  all these three deed be draw by one peer William Brereton a attorney employ by  her for that purpose and be by her deliver into the say brereton hand with a  strict charge that he shall not part with they and she herself have oftentimes  declare that she have do this for the sake of her child but lady cotton swear  that she never give notice of any of these write to the defendant captain king  her second husband who also S yore that he have no notice of any of these deed  before his say marriage with lady cotton but on the contrary that lady cotton  before her marriage deliver to he a particular of her estate wherein be  comprise these several house and land and this pound Southsea stock all write  with her own hand and this particular be produce and prove to be her hand but  not prove to have be deliver by lady cotton to captain king before the say  marriage it moreover appear that the lady cotton jointure be worth pound per  annum the bill be bring to have these land and stock and the mesne profit  since the marriage and the deed deliver to the plaintiff the second son it  appear in the cause that the deed of which there be duplicate continue in  brereton hand until after the second marriage and that afterward lady cotton  send for theme and that she receive they and place they in another hand one  grey where they be leave and come to the executor of the say grey who be make  defendant in this cause Lord chancellor as to the lady cotton if she have  execute those deed and keep they in her own hand or custody and they have be  get from hence I do not think she shall have be bind by they so if they have  be place in the hand of her agent for her agent hand be be her hand and  Brereton seem to have be her agent he have be peer William employ by her to  draw these deed and no other person privy thereto see the case of Naldred  versus Gilham Vol but then it be of weight against lady cotton that there be  duplicate of these deed and that there be evidence that she have declare it to  be her intention and desire to put this out of her power so that I shall make  no difficulty if the lady be the survivor and the only defendant in the cause  to decree against her but as to the husband who have no notice of any of these  deed and as to who the lady cotton appear the visible owner and in possession  it be hard to decree against he or do any thing whereby to expose he to be  hurt by these deed such a settlement make by a woman before marriage without  the privity of her husband seem to be fraudulent as to the deed of covenant to  transfer the pound stock I will put this case suppose a woman private before  marriage give a bind without any consideration to a three person for pound and  marry one who know nothing of this bind sure equity will relieve against such  bind and though in case of a provision for young child there be the  consideration of blood and natural affection yet all these deed as against a  purchaser will be fraudulent and void I incline to give no relief in this case  but then it be say that the plaintiff desire no decree against captain king  and his wife lady cotton only as to the defendant who have the deed in their  custody and be Willing to deliver they up be indemnified and have real no  right to they it be hope these deed shall be deliver up peer William for that  they belong to the plaintiff Stephen cotton for who benefit they be make Lord  chancellor this deserve to be consider wherefore I will give my judgement  therein tomorrow accord the next day his lordship decree the defendant the  executor of grey to deliver up the deed to the plaintiff and that the  plaintiff may sue in the name of the trustee without prejudice to any relief  that the defendant king may have on his bill and the bill to be dismiss as to  the defendant king and his wife without cost Reg lib a fol vide king versus  cotton post vide hunt v matthews vern Howard v Hooker Charles Rep Poulson v  Wellington post Thomas v William mos countess of Strathmore v bow bro c c S c  Ves jun Cox ball Montgomery Ves jun peer William er p