case thomas versus williams in court Lord chancellor Mr attorneygeneral for  the plaintiff Mr William devise to his daughter Gladis pound for her portion  and for the better security of the payment he devise all his real estate to  the defendant lewellin William his son and his heir in trust out of the rend  and profit two year after his decease to pay the money and appoint the  defendant this executor Michael Willliams by article recite that a marriage be  short intend to he have with mosely report the say Gladis and that she be  entitle to pound under the will of her father and that her in other have agree  to give her pound more covenant in consideration of the say pound to assure  land of pound a year on the issue of that marriage and on pound a year on  Gladis for her jointure the marriage be have and the mother pay the pound  Michael William make his will and appoint his wife Gladis executrix and  residuary legatee and have never receive the pound in his lifetime it still  remain the estate of Gladis some time after Thomas the plaintiff make his  address to Gladis and pen the courtship she give a receipt to the defendant  her brother whereby she acknowledge to have receive pound in full of what  remain unpay as the consideration of her jointure the marriage take effect and  Gladis be since dead and this bill be bring by the plaintiff as her  administrator to be pay the say pound out of the real and personal estate of  William the father notwithstanding the say receipt no money be real pay to  Gladis but it be execute by her voluntary and without consideration during a  treaty of marriage with the plaintiff and therefore accord to the usual equity  of the court must be consider as a fraud on he Mr solicitor general for the  defendant Lewellen William be but seventeen year of age when his father die so  that though he prove the will the mother manage and receive all his estate the  marriage settlement be make by Mr William a few month after the father death  and the mother voluntary agree to add mosely report er p pound to the portion  of Gladis though at that time she have no fund to pay it out of but the estate  of the son in Michael William die and Gladis the wife either in her own right  or as his representative be certain entitle to the pound devise to her by the  will of her father the plaintiff Thomas afterward make his address to Gladis  and she give this receipt between the courtship and the marriage and the only  question be whether this receipt be a sufficient discharge of the legacy in  equity or whether the court will set it aside as a fraud on Gladis be execute  by her without any consideration or as a fraud on the plaintiff who be then  under a treaty of marriage with her but this bill be not bring by Thomas as  husband during the life of the wife though she live three year after the  marriage but as her administrator and therefore he can have no better title  than she have but if the coverture be still subsist neither she or the husband  can say there be any fraud in this case court of equity indeed have relieve in  many place where the wife portion have be consider by the husband as subsist  and he have make a settlement in view of it but there be no proof that this  legacy be represent to the plaintiff or consider by he as mosely report any  part of his wife portion or that he make her a settlement in consideration of  it on the contrary he have only a small collector place and no estate and she  bring he pound a year in jointure and pound in money and it be the more  reasonable that Gladis shall give this receipt because the mother who advance  her the pound have no fund to raise it out of but the brother estate to who  she be Accountable for it and it be but justice to her son and herself to  procure this receipt so this receipt be give for good cause and can be  consider as a fraud either on Gladis or the plaintiff in the case of king  versus cotton lady cotton be in possession of a considerable real estate and  pen the treaty of marriage she make several lease for a long term of year in  trust for the benefit of her child by her former husband Mr king after  marriage bring a bill to be relieve against these lease because lady cotton  appear to be the owner of the estate but your lordship be please to leave the  party to the law and the child recover in ejectment in that case the lady be  the visible owner of the land but the husband have no estate and can make no  settlement here the plaintiff have nothing and get a great deal by his wife  and it do not appear that he know she be entitle to this legacy post Cas Lord  chancellor the plaintiff claim only as administrator and indeed he have no  other title for he be not entitle as husband because the legacy be never  reduce to possession but I think he have no equity as husband a mother on a  advantageous offer of marriage add pound to the portion of her daughter the  husband die and his widow be great advance the mother prevail on her to return  so much to her brother who money indeed it be and to execute this release  before she throw herself on the plaintiff why shall I set it aside it do not  appear that the husband ever inquire after this legacy suppose she have be  please to release to a stranger a sum of money she be entitle to as  administratrix I do not see why I shall relieve against such a release and  therefore the bill must be dismiss Thursday June the that