brown case lord viscount Kingsland appellant nicholas BARNEWALL and other  respondent saint march Mews dig seven a be stand counsel and manager for b  obtain lease for long term of different part of his estate and a release of  the equity of redemption of other part on a bill bring to set aside these  transaction for fraud it be prove that a have as great a power over b as a  parent have over a child and can persuade he to do whatever he please but it  be prove on the other side that the purchase money be near equal to the value  of the land and that a have in many respect be exceed serviceable to b the  bill be dismiss decree of the court of chancery in Ireland affirm Robert  Barnewall Esq the respondent testator and his ancestor be for many year in the  possession of a small farm in the county of Dublin call Balhary at the yearly  rend of pound S under several successive lease for year grant by the appellant  and his ancestor and in the year Barnewall obtain from the appellant a new  lease of this farm for a like term of year at the old rend of pound S per  annum the appellant be seize of another farm call the grange of Ballybog hill  make a lease thereof in April to one Christopher horish for a term of year at  a old rend of pound per annum whereupon Barnewall apply to the appellant for a  like lease of his farm of Balhary but both these farm be subject to a mortgage  for pound make in the year to one Martin Brice in trust for Barnewall and this  mortgage be still subsist for the whole of the say principal money a proposal  be make by the appellant to release the equity of redemption of these mortgage  premise to Barnewall in consideration of his pay pound down and grant the  appellant a rend charge of pound a year for his life this proposal be agree to  be accord carry into execution and Barnewall have pay the pound and secure the  payment of the rentcharge the appellant by deed date the that of October  release the equity of redemption of both these farm to the say Robert  Barnewall and his heir in consequence of this purchase Barnewall receive the  rend and profit of the premise until the time of his death which happen in  October and have make great improvement thereon he by his will devise the same  to Robert Barnewall his nephew one of the respondent for life with remainder  over to several other nephew also respondent and appoint the respondent  Nicholas his brother executor the appellant never attempt to impeach  Barnewalls purchase in his lifetime nor for some time after his death but at  length in he exhibit his bill in the court of chancery in Ireland against the  respondent all of who except the respondent Nicholas be then infant suggest  that both the brown renew lease in and the release of the equity of redemption  in be obtain from he by fraud and circumvention and therefore pray that they  may be set aside the cause be at issue several witness be examine on the part  of the plaintiff as well to prove the fraud and circumvention as that the  plaintiff be of so weak a capacity as not to be able to manage his own affair  and that therefore the purchase be make by Barnewall at a undervalue but when  the cause come on to be hear on the that of December before the Lord  chancellor assist by the Lord chief justice doyne the Lord chief baron  Donnellan Mr justice dolbin and Mr justice coote the court be unanimous of  opinion that both the lease and purchase be fair obtain and therefore the bill  be order to stand dismiss from this decree the plaintiff appeal insist S  Harcourt h poley that a great fraud and breach of trust have be commit upon he  for that it appear by the proof in the cause that he put his whole confidence  in Barnewall and brown er p be entire guide and govern by he as be his stand  counsel and manager and that he say as great a power over the appellant as a  parent have over a child and can persuade he to do whatever he please on the  other side it be contend f page that there be no proof in the cause of any  fraud or corruption in obtain the lease or purchase but on the contrary  Barnewall be prove to have be a man of great worth and credit that if the  appellant may be admit to stultify himself yet he have not prove any thing of  that kind and that purchase be not to be set aside either in court of law or  equity upon pretence of a good or bad bargain or if they may yet the purchase  money in this case will upon computation appear to be near equal to the value  of the land at the time it be purchase and that Barnewall be at great trouble  and pain in procure the appellant to be include in the article of Limerick and  be in many other respect exceed serviceable to he and therefore deserve much  more kindness from the appellant than either be or can be show in his say  purchase accord after hear counsel on this appeal it be order and adjudge that  the same shall be dismiss and the decree therein complain of affirm jour vol p