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niortgage money, yet it was good to pafs the equity of 
redemption. Chan. Rep. 59. 
Where a leafe is made with a provifo that if the letTor 
pays ten fliillings the leafe lliall be void ; becanfe ten 
fliillings is not tlie value of the leafe and land, but only 
limited as a power of revocation, it is fraudulent as to a 
purchafer. Cro.Jac. 455. And if a man makes an affign- 
niept of his leale, and yet keeps pofledion of the lands, 
the deed of affignment will be adjudged fraudulent. In 
chanrery it has been decreed, that if a man,convey^ liis 
land to friends in trull, to the ufe of his children, &c. to 
defraud a purchaler, the trull (hall go in eqaiity to the 
purchafer ; alfo it fliall be liable for debts, to fatisfy the 
lame. Tothil, 43, 44. A hufband alligned a term of his 
wife’s, in trull for his wife ; and it was held fraudulent 
againll purchafers. Chan. Rep. 225. 
By the common law, an ellate made by fraud,, lliall be 
avoided only by him who hath a former right, title, in- 
terefl, debt, or demand. 83. If one indebted do 
really fell lands, though to avoid payment of debts j if 
the vendee be not privy to the intent, the fale to him is 
good : for as to the vendee, there is no fraud in the cafe. 
A man gives his goods to his fon, they are neverthelefs 
liable as to his creditors ; but if he gives them.to one of 
his Creditors, witliout any trult or covin, it (hall not be 
fraudulent to make him liable to other creditors, 3 Sa/i. 174. 
If tenant for life commit a forfeiture, and he in tlie re- 
verfion enters, this (ball be as a fraudulent conveyance 
with refpedt to creditors. Fait. 257. Fraudulent gifts, 
or grants of goods to defraud the lord of his heriot, lhall 
be void ; and the value of the goods forfeited, under 
j3 Eliz. c. 5. 
Fraudulent conveyances to multiply votes at eleflion 
ef knights of the fliire', fliall be taken agair.fi the perfons 
making them as free and abfolute; and all fecurities for 
redeeming and.refloring, &c. to be void. 10 Anne, c. 23. 
A prefentatioa to a benefice, or adminillration of goods, 
obtained by fraud, are void ; and fo is fale of goods by 
fraud, although in open market, See. Vv'^Iiere a fraudulent 
deed or conveyance is alTigned upon a valuable conlidera- 
iion, the fraud is-purged tiiereby. i Ld R.aym. 88. 
Grofs criminal frauds are punilliable by way of indidt- 
ment or information; fuch as playing with falfe dice, 
cauling an^illiterate perlbn to execute a deed to his pre¬ 
judice, &c. for thefeand fuch like offences the party may 
be punithed not only wdth fine and imprifonment, but 
alfo with fuch farther infamous punilhment as the judges 
in their diferetion fhall think prop.er. 
FR AUDA'TION, yf [frombut not ufed.} The 
afl of defrauding. Bailey. 
FRAUD'FUL, adj. Treacherous; artful; trickifii ; 
deceitful ; fubtle : 
He, full of fraudful arts, 
This w’ell-invented tale for truth imparts. Dryden. 
FRAUD'FULLY, adv. Deceitfully; artfully; fub- 
tilly ; treacheroufly ; by llratagem. 
FRAUD'ULENCE, or Fraudulency, f. \fraudu. 
lentia, Deceitfulnefs; trickilhnefs; pronenefs to ar¬ 
tifice—We ad.mire the providence of God in the conti- 
r.uance of Scripture, notwithllanding the endeavours of 
infidels to abolilii, and the frauduknee of heretics alway 
to deprave the fame. Hooker. 
FRAUD'ULENT, adj. \_frauduleux, Fr. fraudulentus 
Lat.] Full of artifice; trickilh ; fubtle; deceitful; 
He w ith ferpent tongue 
Hisyifiaa'a/ent temptation thus began. Milton. 
She mix’d the potion, fraudulent of foul; 
Tlie potion mantled in the golden bowl. Pope. 
Performed by artifice; deceitful; treacherous 4 
Now thou hall aveng’d 
Supplanted Adam, 
And fruftrated the conquell fraudulent. Milton, 
FRA if) 
FRAJJDU'LENTLY, orfr;. By fraud ; by deceit; by 
artifice ; rieceithilly.—He that by fail, word, or fign, ei- 
iher fraudulently or violently, does iuirt to his neighbour, 
is bound to make reflitution. Taylor. 
FRAUD'ULEN 1 NESS, J. The fiate or quality of 
being fraudulent. Scott. 
FR.AU'ENB ACij, a river of Germany, in the circ^eof 
U|)per Saxonv, which runs into the Loffa two mile.s louih- 
well of Colleda, in Tlmringia. 
FR AU'iiN BERG, a town of Bohemia, in the circle of 
Piifen : five miles foulh-well of Hayd. 
I'R AU'ENBERG, a ioivn of Germany, in the circle of 
Bavaria, and palatinate ot Neuburg ; nine miles north- 
well of Ri’.iilbon. 
FR AUENBREI FUN'GEN, a town of Germany, in the 
circle of Franconia, and county of Henneberg, fituated 
on the Werra : four mile,^ well of Schmalk.dden. 
FRAU'ENBURG, a town of Prullia, in the province 
of Ermeland, fituated on the Frifch-Haff, built in the 
ywr 1279. Copernicus, the celebrated allronomer, 
died here in 1543: thirty-eight miles fouth-well of Ko- 
niglberg, 
FRAU'ENBURG, a town of the duchy of Courland ; 
twenty miles fonth-fouth-eall of Goldingen. 
FR AU'EN FELD, a town of Swilferland, and capital 
of Tliurgow ; taken from the houle of Aulbiain 1460, 
by the Swil?, who left the town in poffefiion of its own 
laws. It is the refidence of a bailiff, who has no autho¬ 
rity in the town. "Ihe profellants and Roman catholics 
have each a church ; and the magiftracy is compofed of 
tlie prolellbrs, of both religions. A great part of the 
town was burnt down in 1771: twenty miles north-eall of 
Zuricli, and fourteen fouth-well of Conllance. 
FRAU'ENMARCK, a town of Hungary ; fix miles 
nortb-eall of Levens. 
FRAU'ENSl EIN, a citadel of Germany, in the duchy 
of Carniol i, five miles north of Crainberg. 
FR AU'EN STE IN, a town of Germany, in the circle 
of Upper Saxony, and territory ol Erzgebiirg, on tlie 
Mulda: eleven miles fouth.fou'th.^eall of Freyburg, a.nd 
eighteen routli-fouth.well of Drefden. 
fRAU'EN THAT, a town of Germany, in the duchy 
of Siiria ; ten miles foutli of Voitlburg. 
FRAUGHT, particip. pajf. [from fraight, now written 
freight.'] Laden; charged: 
And now approach’d their fleet from India, fraught 
With all the riches of the riling fun, 
And precious land from (outhern climates brought. Dryd. 
Filled ; llored ; thronged.—The Scripture is fraught 
even with laws of nature. Hooker. 
By this fad Una, fraught with anguilh fore. 
Arriv’d, where they in earth their blood had fpilt. Spenf, 
FRAUGHT, y. [from tlie,participle. ] A freight; a 
cargo : 
Yield up, oh love, thy crown and parted throne 
To tyrannous have! fwell, bofom, with tliy fraught’, 
For’tis of afpic’s tongues. Shakefpeare. 
To FRAUGHT, ty. a. [forby corruption, j To 
load ; to crowd ; 
Hence from my fight: 
If after this command thou fraught the court 
With thy unworthinefs, thou dy’ll. Shakefpeare.. 
FRAUGHT'AGE, y. Lading; cargo. A low word. 
Our fraughtage, Sir, 
I have convey’d aboard. Shakefpeare. 
FRAU'HEIM, a town of Germany, in the duchy of 
Stiria : four miles north of Windilch Weillritz, 
FRAU'HOFEN, a town of Germany, in Lower Ba¬ 
varia ; tliree miles fouth of Landlhut. 
FRAUN'BERG, a town of Germany, in the duchy of 
Siiria ; feven miles eaft-fouth-eall of Oberwoltz, 
FRAU'REUTHj, 
