case HELMORE against shuter and another easter term car roll the clause in the  car c that no action shall be bring upon a agreement in consideration of  marriage unless it be in write do not extend to promise make before though not  to be perform till after the make of the statute SC Mod SC Freem SC lev SC  Jones SC vent Bac Abr Com dig burr case upon a promise by parole in  consideration of marriage to pay in his life time or to leave at his death the  sum of two thousand pound the promise be make and lie to be make in February  the action be bring in n roll Abr oh Mod shower KB er p Michaelmas term the  defendant testator die in August in the interim between the promise and that  time the Act car c against fraud and perjury be make whereby it be enact that  no action shall be bring whereby to charge any person upon any agreement in  consideration of marriage unless some note or memorandum thereof in write sign  by the party or some other person thereunto by he lawful authorize the word be  that from and after the that of June no action shall be bring c and all this  matter be find in a special verdict Maynard sergeant argue that the promise be  void by the statute the action be commence after the statute though the  promise be before and insist upon the word of the enact clause which be that  from and after the that of June no action shall be bring than which he say  nothing can be plain for it be not that no such promise after such time shall  bind but that no action shall be bring c shower KB Mr pollexfen for the  plaintiff the pen and word of the statute plain intend only promise after the  that of June and never design a retrospect to avoid marriage agreement make  and conclude at any time before and so be as he say the judge opinion at  sergeant inn in a certain case of a devise of land by will in write not have  three witness to it make and publish before the Act who testator die after the  Act vet hold good though the word of this Act about will be no devise or  bequest of c now it be no devise till after the testator death and yet it be  hold good enough and though this be no judicial opinion yet he say the title  and style of the whole Act be plain enough that it design only a prospect for  the future the title be a Act for the prevention of fraud Scroggs chief  justice wile and Jones justice Twisden justice absent say they believe the  intention of the maker of that statute be only to prevent for the future and  that it be a cautionary law and if a motion be make in the house of lord  concern it they will all explain it so beside it will be a great mischief to  explain it otherwise to annul all promise make by parole before that time upon  which man have trust and depend reckon they good and valid in law as they be  yet among honest man and therefore judgement be give for plaintiff