c grave v white et all Lord chancellor marriage agreement execute portion ante  case post case the defendant marry the plaintiff wife mother the plaintiff be  a suitor to the defendant daughter in law come to a treaty with the defendant  the defendant be then possess of the personal estate that be leave by his wife  former husband a share whereof be due to the plaintiff wife the plaintiff and  the defendant enter into article and in the article it be recite that whereas  the defendant be to pay to the plaintiff one thousand pound for the marriage  portion of the wife the plaintiff covenant to settle certain land c it fall  out that the share of the personal estate which the plaintiff be entitle to be  but three hundred and twenty pound but it be decree that he shall pay the  pound and per cur a action of covenant will lie upon this recital freeman  whereupon it be insist that the plaintiff ought to be dismiss to law and bring  his action of covenant there but per cancellar where there be a remedy at law  for one thing in a bill which be complicate with other matter which be proper  in equity there this court will determine the whole matter Kemp v prior Ves  adley v Whitstable company Ves corporation of Carlisle v Wilson Ves and  although it be object here that the wife live but six month and that the  husband be not able to have make the settlement he agree upon and that the  wife have very hard usage from the husband the time she be with he yet the  court decree ut above and my Lord cite the Lord delawares case see vern post  append c Reg lib a fol decree that the defendant white shall on or before  Michaelmas day next pay to the plaintiff the sum of pound without interest but  if he do not pay the same at the time fix then he be hereby decree to pay the  same with interest from the day of make this decree if the defendant shall  duly perform this decree the plaintiff be to give the say defendant a release  for the pound and all interest due thereon and for all demand in respect of  the same late decree here where a agreement be to pay the marriage portion to  such person as he shall appoint in the space of six month and he be in  consideration thereof to settle certain land the marriage take effect the wife  die and the six month elapse and no person appoint to receive the money and  yet the portion be decree to be pay to the Lord Delaware without examine his  capacity to make a settlement accord to the agreement