case crouch versus martin harris all Eq can ab pl S c a seaman assign his wage  as a security for money and die indebt to other person this assignment  specifical bind the wage and the money secure thereby shall be pay preferable  to all other debt the plaintiff lend Arthur Harris late husband of the  defendant pound on BottomRhea and he as a far security assign by deed poll  date that Feb to the plaintiff the wage that will become due to he in the  voyage to the Indies as chirurgeon of the ship at pound S per month the ship  return safe to London and pound become due on the BottomRhea bind Arthur  Harris die in the voyage the defendant his widow take out administration and  there be a bind give to her husband on her marriage to leave her pound if she  survive he this bind be state in the defendant Harris answer to be in  consideration of a bind give by the defendant mother to the defendant late  husband to pay a portion in money and in good on the marriage and that the say  defendant mother shall for a year after the marriage provide meat drink wash  and lodging for the defendant her husband and their family which be do and the  portion make good after the marriage r l she confess judgement thereon and  insist that judgement ought to be first pay and the wage due to the husband  apply to that purpose per cur seaman wage be assignable and the assignment  specifical bind the wage and in truth the advance the pound on the credit of  the wage be as it be pay the wage before hand and the seaman or his widow must  not have his wage twice pound S d the amount of the wage be pay into court and  order to be pay to the plaintiff and the defendant Harris to pay plaintiff his  cost to be tax p Reg lib a fol all assignment of seaman wage be void by stat  Geo cap sect so as to the halfpay of a officer in the army not assignable  stone v lidderdale other Anstr where the subject be a good deal canvas et vide  Mitchell v Edes ante it be a choose en action be due by contract although the  service not then do and a choose en action be assignable in equity upon a  consideration pay as to this point vide Thomas v freeman ante p and case cite  in not there Vernon chancery case er p