a citizen of London seize of a freehold and possess of a personal estate have  issue a son and a daughter the son die and leave three child the daughter  marry the plaintiff to who the father give a fortune the father assign over  equity case abridge er p his personal estate to b and by the deed of  assignment express reserve that a disposition of pound shall not be without  his approbation and in case that it shall not be dispose of during his life  then b after his death to dispose of it as he shall think fit this assignment  be make for the benefit of the grandchild four day after the assignment be  make the father make his will and devise the freehold to his grandchild and  some small sum to his daughter and insert a declaration of have advance her by  give her pound upon her marriage the father after the assignment collect the  rend give receipt and make a lease b live with he in the house and the write  be liable to be take back by the assignor whenever he please upon the father  be death the daughter and her husband exhibit their bill to have a moiety of  the personal estate accord to the custom of London Lord Chan where a citizen  do by deed in his lifetime convey away his personal estate and put it absolute  out of his power such a disposition be good but if he so dismiss himself of it  as to have himself a hand over it this be not good and be in defraud of the  custom this deed of assignment have the mark of fraud in all its circumstance  it appear to be make when the father be very much indispose he have reserve a  disposition to himself during his life and do not absolute dismiss the estate  out of himself but he still continue in possession and it be in his power  whenever he please to have possess himself of the deed if this be allow there  will be a end of the custom I will favour the gift if I can a write must be  produce to ascertain the advancement or the daughter will be take to be full  advance the custom do not extend to equity case abridge grandchild a but if  there be a want of provision for they the equity of the statute of  distribution will help they and stretch out the custom to the child  representative but here be no occasion for this equity for a moiety the wife  be dead the husband have power to dispose of and then the freehold estate be  devise to they and there be no colour to make maintenance or education a  advancement then it be urge that the daughter shall bring her advancement into  hotchpot Mr Vernon allege it to be contrary to the custom that be only allow  between the child of a citizen Lord Chan coke in his Littleton be of another  opinion but I remember when I be read it I consult some sergeant upon it who  tell I that the custom be otherwise upon which I lie coke before they which do  surprise they they answer that coke do not understand the custom for they know  of their own knowledge that the custom be a hotchpot only among the child of a  citizen and his lordship make his decree accord Trin Ann finner and longland  ms Rep a the custom of London do not extend to grandchild as if a the  grandfather die leave the father with several daughter these daughter be not  within the custom per Cowper Lord keep hill Vac Ann vin Abr pl