case the lady Cox case sir Joseph Jekyll master of the roll Eq can ab pl pl a  have a wife who live separate from he afterward court and marry another woman  who know nothing of the former wife be alive but it be discover to the second  wife that the former be alive a in order to prevail with the second wife to  stay with he some year afterward give a bind to a trustee of the second wife  to leave her pound at his death and die not leave asset to pay his simple  contract debt if this bind have be give immediate on the discovery and they  have part thereupon it have be good but be give in trust for the second wife  after such time as she know the first wife be live and to induce her to  continue with a this be worse than a voluntary bind and decree to be postpone  to all the simple contract debt sir Charles Cox a brewer in Southwark have a  wife that live for some time separate from he make his address to a young  woman in order to marry her who at peer William er p length against the  approbation of her friend consent to marry he accord they be marry but the  young woman have no manner of notice that sir Charles Cox have any former wife  then live some time after the marriage it be discover that sir Charles have  another wife then live which give great peer William trouble and uneasiness to  this second wife but she have disoblige her friend by the marriage and sir  Charles tell her that his first wife be in year very infirm and not likely to  live and that in case he shall survive such first wife he will marry her this  lady be prevail upon to continue to cohabit with sir Charles and about five or  six year afterward sir Charles give a bind to a trustee of the second wife to  leave her pound at his death and sir Charles soon after die the plaintiff the  lady bring her bill for this pound and there happen to be a deficiency of  asset to pay the simple contract debt the question now be whether this pound  thus secure by bind shall take place of the simple contract debt it be insist  for the plaintiff that she be a innocent young lady great injure by sir  Charles Cox who pretend to be a single man and have make his address as such  have draw her in to marry he without the least notice or suspicion that he be  a marry man that all the compassion imaginable be due to a lady thus betray  who may have maintain a action at law for this injury in which case suppose  the pound in question have be give by the jury for damage it have be but just  and if so it be sure no less just in the husband to give her a bind for the  like sum the master of the roll take time to consider of the case and at  length give judgement that this bind shall be postpone to all the simple  contract debt owe by sir Charles Cox his honour admit that if the bind h d be  give upon the first discovery that sir Charles be marry to a former wife then  live and by way of recompense for that peer William injury and thereupon sir  Charles and this gentlewoman have part this have be a just bind and for a  meritorious consideration but that in the present case the bind be not give  until five or six year after there have be a discovery of the former marriage  which make it reasonable to think it be give by sir Charles to this lady  rather to induce her to continue to live with he than upon any other motive in  which case the bind will be worse than a voluntary one for then a will be give  for a wicked consideration that of her live in adultery with sir Charles and  this unfortunate lady whatever the consequence have be ought to have leave sir  Charles after she have full discover he have a former wife live that if such  bind have be give to a lawful wife after marriage this have be a voluntary  bind and void against creditor ante much more when give to one who be no wife  and upon such a illicit consideration Reg lib fol by the name of north v Cox  et vide marchioness of Annandale v Harris ante vol walker v Perkins burr  priest v parrot ves