case hear versus Stanford S c p wms Eq Cas Abr pl see bell v Stocker Q b d  beck v pierce Q b d see also marry woman property Act Vict c the husband as  such be not Chargeable in a court of equity any more than at law with the debt  of his wife after her decease not even though he have a large fortune with her  as on the other hand he be during the coverture liable to all her debt  although he do not get a shilling with her the defendant wife before marriage  give a promissory note for pound to the plaintiff in consideration of five  year service at the rate of pound per and and afterward marry the defendant  who have a fortune with her to the amount of pound part whereof consist of  thing in action some of which the defendant receive as husband and the rest he  take as administrator to his late wife the bill be for the payment of this  note upon suggestion of his have receive a great fortune with her and never  have make any settlement upon her the defendant insist that that part of his  wife fortune which be not reduce into possession by he during the coverture  and which he receive after her death as administrator be not near sufficient  to pay her debt and that he have already pay more than that part amount to  case tempt Talbot the question be whether the husband shall be liable in  equity to the payment of his decease wife debt and the fortune he have receive  with her shall be look upon as equitable asset it be clear that at law he be  Chargeable only during the coverture and no long for the plaintiff be cite the  case of freeman versus Goodham Chan can where upon a bill bring against the  husband for discovery of good buy by the wife before marriage which after her  death come to his hand the Lord Nottingham say he will change the law in that  point and also that of Powell versus bell Abr Eq can pl Lord chancellor the  question be whether the husband as such be Chargeable for a debt of his wife  after her death in a court of equity as on the one hand the husband be by law  liable to all his wife debt during the coverture although he do not get one  shilling portion with her and that her debt shall amount to pound or any other  sum whatever so on the other hand it be as certain that if the debt be not  recover during the coverture the husband be no long Chargeable as such let the  fortune he receive with his wife be never so great the case perhaps may be  hard but the law have make it so that it may be equal on both side as well  where the husband be sue during the coverture for a debt of his wife with who  he have no fortune as where he by her death be discharge from all her debt  notwithstanding any fortune he may have receive in marriage with her so be the  law and the alteration of it be the proper work of the legislature only there  be instance indeed in which a court of equity give remedy where the law give  none but where a particular remedy be give by law and that remedy bind and  circumscribe by particular case tempt Talbot er p rule it will be very  improper for this court to take it up where the law leaves it and extend it  far than the law allow beside if relief be to be give case tempt Talbot in  this case it will be very unreasonable not to extend it to the former case  where the hardship lie on the husband which be never yet do there be a case  which may and probable do happen very often that come very near to this  suppose good be sell for a certain price to a person who just after the  delivery and before the price pay become a bankrupt and these very good be  vest in the assignee the vendor can come in but as a creditor for his share  and can neither pretend to have the price agree nor pursue the good in the  hand of the assignee and yet this be a hardship upon he but not such as be  relievable here in the case of freeman versus Goodham the good never come to  the husband hand until after the wife death which make it a very hard case  upon the creditor and probable occasion the say of my Lord Nottingham but even  there he only overrule a demurrer put into a bill for a discovery of the good  and it do not appear what become afterward of the cause and in that of Powell  versus bell the wife be administratrix of her first husband and it do not  appear what she have in her own right and what as administratrix of her  husband in which case the marriage be no gift in law of the good which she  have in auter law and upon this reason only be find all the case where a  survive husband have be charge with his wife debt after her death and so  decree a account of what the husband have receive since his wife death as her  administrator and that he shall be liable for so much only but as to any  further demand against her dismiss the bill p will S C the earl of thomond v  earl of Suffolk p will S p in p will note the case of freeman v Goodham and  the proceed therein be thus state upon search the register book it appear that  in the case of freeman v goodland e content not Goodham the defendant have  marry the testator widow who have buy good of the testator executrix that  after the widow death the executor bring their bill inter all to be satisfy of  these good the defendant demurrer which demurrer be on the that December over  rule by the Lord chancellor that afterward on the hear of the cause the d of  December the defendant insist that his wife have a property in these good at  the marriage which be part of her portion but nevertheless to avoid further  trouble and in case a assignment of some leasehold estate mention in the cause  be make to he though he be not liable by law so to do yet by his counsel he  offer to pay for the good whereupon the decretal order run thus that the  defendant goodland do pay to the say executor the sum of pound report due to  they on account of the say good accord to his offer aforesaid so that there be  a decree in consequence of the defendant offer here appear to be no express  determination in the point however it be very probable that the defendant  perceive which way the opinion of the court incline on argue the demurrer be  induce to make the abovementioned offer see Cas t Talb