Bulstrode community westminster against Gerrard term mich caroli king b r also  after this term of mich caroli king b r end another matter of the like nature  be refer unto Whitlock and croak justice be a matter concern the city of  Westminster a complaint be make against Edward Gerrard who have marry the  grandmother who ought to have contribute towards the maintenance of her  grandchild as a grandmother within the statute of Elizabeth cap Whitlock and  croak justice if such a husband who have marry the grandmother have a estate  with her in marriage that for this estate he shall be charge to be  contributory within the meaning of the statute of Elizabeth cap and for this  cause they be both of opinion that Gerrard who have marry the grandmother  shall contribute towards the relief and maintenance of the grand child he have  a estate with her by his marriage by reason of which he be to be bind to  contribute but otherwise it shall be if he have not any estate nor advancement  by his marriage with her also by Whitlock and croak if the child to be relieve  be a bastardchild this be clear out of the statute of Elizabeth cap and all  these circumstance be to be well and duly consider of notam that afterward S  termin Hillar caroli king b r this matter which concern the Citv of  Westminster be hear again before Whitlock and croak justice at their chamber  in sergeant inn where the true case appear to be this S that Edward Gerrard  have marry with whether Seabrook a widow she be the grandmother of one a S a  poor child leave upon the parish within the liberty of the city of Westminster  and by the parish relieve they there do call the say Gerrard who have marry  the grandmother in question to be contributory accord to the statute and there  the justice of the peace Mr Hayward and the rest at their quartersession do  make a order accord to the statute to have the child send to the say Edward  Gerrard the grandfather and grandmother to be by they maintain and to have the  parish free from this charge because that the father and mother of the child  be not to be find nor hear of notam that this matter be remove into the king  bench and the same hear before the two judge at their chamber in sergeant inn  where the case agree upon be this that Gerrard do marry the grandmother be a  poor widow and that he have no mean nor any advancement at all by her the  husband also have but very small mean but they have be marry by the space of  or year by the industry and good housewifry of the wife Gerrard be now become  to be a man of ability the point upon the statute of Elizabeth cap be whether  he be the grandfather in law have marry the grandmother who have no mean at  the time of the marriage shall be by the law bind to keep and provide for this  child or not croak justice clear he shall not it be clear that the grandmother  or grandfather have mean shall be bind to keep the child but if they have no  mean then they shall not also if the grandmother have no mean and she  afterward marry with one that have mean he shall not here be charge with keep  of the child but if the husband have sufand ient mean with the grandmother in  marriage there he shall be charge with keep the child during the life of the  grandmother Bulstrode his wife and if the wife die the husband shall not be  charge after her death also if land do descend and come unto such a  grandmother after her marriage and the husband have this in her right here by  reason of this the husband shall be bind to keep the child here in this case  at the time of the marriage the grandmother have nothing and so not to be  charge with the keep of the child also if the husband after marriage Bulstrode  er p become to be of ability he shall not be charge the reason why the husband  shall be charge to keep the child where he marry the grandmother be of ability  be because by the marriage he have acquire and get the mean which the  grandmother have out of which mean the child be to be maintain and so transit  cum load he must take his wife with this charge and burden but there be no  reason in law to charge the husband in this principal case liere because he  have no mean at all with her in marriage and where the grandmother be unable  and marry with a man of ability he be not to be charge Whitlock justice the  justice of peace have do well in make of this order against the grandfather he  be now become to be a man of ability and that by the care and industry of his  wife and that if he have be there with they he will have make the same order  croak justice clear against he in this notam that upon this they differ in  opinion do therefore order Gerrard either to offer a distress unto they and so  upon this to go to a trial of the title again or to enter into a recognizance  to appear at their next quarter session and they there to proceed against he  accord to the law and so in this way he may have his legal remedy