atkins case glover v bear June the d a provision for a wife in article before  marriage declare to be in full satisfaction of dower or any claim or right by  commonlaw custom of the city or any other usage law or custom notwithstanding  the wife survive the husband and accept of the term mention in the article  this demand of the wife may be extinguish by agreement but as she be a infant  when the article be sign have her election at her husband death which she have  make b accept what be design as a satisfaction for dower in article make  before marriage it be express provide that the term therein mention shall be  to the wife in full satisfaction and recompense of all right and claim of  dower or any claim or right by commonlaw custom of the city or any other usage  law or custom notwithstanding the wife live some time after the death of her  husband who die intestate and she accept of the term mention in the article  upon her death her representative bring a bill to have her distributory share  of the husband estate notwithstanding these article Lord chancellor the first  question be if the wife be bind by these article this demand of the wife if  she have in her life demand it though not proper the subject matter of a  release yet may certain be extinguish by agreement she be a infant at the time  of enter into this agreement therefore at the death of the husband she have  her election see Harvey v Ashley post vol and she have make it by accept what  be design by the article as a satisfaction which plain show her sense of the  article atkins the next question be if upon the construction of this agreement  it can extend to bar her distributory share and it be object that this proviso  be only to leave the estate in the power of the husband to dispose of in case  he have make a will and so this claim not inconsistent and indeed with respect  to the custom of London it general be thus understand but where such express  word be use as here any law usage or custom notwithstanding it be plain he  intend his estate shall go to atkins er p his relation exclusive of any claim  of the wife and as she must claim under the statute of distribution which be a  law it be express provide against his lordship therefore order the plaintiff  bill to stand dismiss with cost accord to the course of the court N B the case  of Badcock v Lovel vin pl S c in m t and davila v davila before Lord  chancellor Cowper vern and lockier v savage stram S c Eq ab pl pl in the court  of exchequer be cite by Mr attorney general for the defendant where the word  or otherwise be hold to extend to bar the distributory share see also read v  Snell post vol where under a similar clause the wife be bar of her  paraphernalia bequeathe to her by her husband will