case sir edward Nicholls and Susan Danvers his sister versus John Danvers all  e contra Eq can ab pl S c a wife have be use with cruelty by her husband  become entitle to pound as her share of her mother personal estate who die  intestate decree the interest of this to the wife for her separate use and  then to her husband if he survive and afterward the principal to be pay to the  issue and if no issue then to the survivor of the husband and vide post case  the defendant Danvers on the marriage of the plaintiff Susan sister of sir  Edward Nicholls receive a portion of pound and make a suitable settlement on  her after the marriage the plaintiff Susan mother die intestate by which one  three of her personal estate of the value of pound come to her as her share of  the intestate estate defendant Danvers have act with severity and cruelty  towards his wife she part from he sir Edward Nicholls and his sister bill be  to have the pound for her own use for her maintenance the cross bill by  Danvers the husband be that the administrator may pay it to he Lord keeper  decree the principal so much of the principal as shall remain after make good  the pound portion of the plaintiff Susan Danvers in case the same shall not  appear to have be full pay to the defendant John Danvers which be state to be  the case in his answer r l to be bring before a master and place out at  interest and the interest to be pay to the plaintiff Susan for life for her  maintenance then to the defendant the husband for life if any issue the Vernon  chancery case principal to the issue if none to the survivor of Danvers and  his wife he the defendant be oblige to come into equity for the same Reg lib b  fol the precedent of sir James Oxenden and Watson Oxenden v Oxenden ante p  micoe v Powell ante vol p and case cite in not there respective cite  memorandum defendant have give a note to his wife that if he shall again use  her ill she shall have her share of her mother estate to her own use and this  be state to be the nature of the principal case by Ellenborough Lord chief  justice in his judgement in the case of Lord Rodney v chamber east Rep but the  state of that point of the case be as follow the bill charge that the  defendant after the marriage by a note or write all of his own handwriting own  his bad usage of the plaintiff Susanna and give acquit and discharge of a  claim of his all her fortune to her from her say mother which note be deliver  to the say plaintiff Susanna but he the defendant oblige her to deliver the  same to he the defendant by his answer express deny he have ever give any such  note to his wife but say he sign a write draw by himself upon the back of a  old cancel bind that if the say plaintiff Susanna do lead a more quiet life he  will leave her first fortune at his death in case he have no issue by her and  that write be deliver to the plaintiff Susanna who have it in her custody till  she elope and then he get the write and destroy it and the decree take no  notice whatever of such note or write but appear to proceed upon the ground  mention in not ub sup see Fonbl Tr Eq book ch note n second Worrall v Jacob  mere Elworthy v bird S S Westmeath v Westmeath Jacob note as to cost the cost  of all party except defendant Danvers the husband be to be pay out of the  personal estate of the plaintiff susanna mother before division but as to the  defendant Danvers the court do not think fit to allow he any cost Vernon  chancery case er p