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HIGH COURT OI EIIOIS AND AI‘PR{L$· 2Q} ‘ was- · I _ _ VYNJ 7 Auguf SCIHOD, 1795. . * FQ-—-1•·-— _ Harmon, et al. Plaintiffs in Error wfw: Sean, Defen- dant, in Error. ‘ _ THIS wasa writ of Error from the Supreme Court, found· [Y 7: ed onabill of exceptions, taken at Priui, in Cbefef I 35.2 . County, onatrial before M*K1;nt, Chief fiyliee, and jzyliu ' ' Ysrres. Y . The quellion arofe on the Will of Elizabetl: Ring, who had /0 7 given power to her Executors to fell lands, for payment of le- ‘ gacies; and on the argument two points were made .-tit, Whether the power to fell, given by the Will, was in fa€t, for jp? the payment of debts, or of legacies? And ad. Whether by the laws of l’en.•1fylvam}z, the creditors of the Teltatrix had fuch alien on her lands, as could not be defeated by the [ale, which the Executors had made, by virtue of the power in the Will P The counfel for the plaintiff in Error {Lewis, E. Yilgbman, .M‘Kean and Rg[/ cited the following authorities: 1 Vol. Perm. Law, Dal. in App. p. 26. ¢‘. 51. Ibid. p. 28. c. 1_o9. Ibid. p. 29. e. 189. Ibid. p. 32. Penn. Law: Welt': Edit. p. 6. pl. 109. Ibid. p. 9. pl. 14. Ibid. p. 10. pl. 4. 1 Vol..Dull. Edie. in App. p. 43. 47. 3 Vol. Dall. Edie. p. 521. The counfel for the defendant in Error (Ingufoll and FWI- cacbtj cited the following autlwritics : Bur. Law. Tr. 93. 2 Bl. Gam. 378 2 lVoade:. 348. Cowp. 90. 2I. Wn. go;. - p!. 1. 3 and 4 Wm. if Mm·y. e. 14.* 2 Vez. ggo. Ambl. 188. Gub. Cb. 33o. 2 Vez. 587. Pr. in Cb. 397. Clw. Ca. 249. 1 IG!. fum. L¤ru1,.DalL Edit. p. 12. 67. Ibi¢L in App. p. 45. 8. 1 Dall. Rep. 481. Lov. on Will:. 19::. 213. ‘ 'l`11e Cotnvr delivered their opinions, jiriaiim, to the fol· lowing elicit. Cmaw, P»·g,5·}ler1t. The queltion turns upon the power to fell lands, contained in the Will of Elizabeth Ring. If the pow- 00 2 er " But, Lsgcreoll obfervcd, that the flutute of W. U J!. c. 14. elid not extend no R·nn.gylormi.z ; and neizhcrthe Court, nor the op- po lla: Counlel, contradittcd tht all'ertio11.