The Chief Justice's decision having been reversed by his successor, Chief Justice Ryder's decision was reported:
"A woman having a settlement
Married a man with none;
He flies and leaves her destitute,
What then is to be done?
Quoth Ryder the Chief Justice,
'In spite of Sir John Pratt,
You'll send her to the parish
In which she was a brat.'
Suspension of a settlement
Is not to be maintained.
That which she had by birth subsists
Until another's gained."
Chorus of Puisne Judges:
"That which she had by birth subsists
Until another's gained."
EDWARD THURLOW, BARON THURLOW. LORD CHANCELLOR.