"  When  a  husband  shall  have  been  entitled  to  a  right  of
entry  or  action  in  any  land,  and  his  widow  would  be  entitled
to  dower  out  of  the  same  if  he  had  recovered  possession
thereof,  she  shall  be  entitled  to  dower  out  of  the  same
although  her  husband  shall  not  have  recovered  possession
thereof;  provided  that  such  dower  be  sued  for  or  obtained
within  the  period  during  which  such  right  of  entry  or  action
might  be  enforced"  (s.  3).
"No  widow  shall  be  entitled  to  dower  out  of  any  land
which  shall  have  been  absolutely  disposed  of  by  her  husband
in  his  lifetime  or  by  his  will"  (s.  4).
"All  partial  estates  and  interests,  and  all  charges  created
by  any  disposition  or  will  of  a  husband,  and  all  debts,  in-
cumbrances, contracts,  and  engagements  to  which  his  land
shall  be  subject  or  liable,  shall  be  valid  and  effectual  as
against  the  right  of  his  widow  to  dower"  (s.  5).
"A  widow  shall  not  be  entitled  to  dower  out  of  any  land
of  her  husband  when  in  the  deed  by  which  such  land  was
conveyed  to  him,  or  by  any  deed  executed  by  him,  it  shall
be  declared  that  his  widow  shall  not  be  entitled  to  dower
out  of  such  land"  (s.  6).
"A  widow  shall  not  be  entitled  to  dower  out  of  any  land
of  which  her  husband  shall  die  wholly  or  partially  intestate
when  by  the  will  of  her  husband,  duly  executed  for  the
devise  of  freehold  estates,  he  shall  declare  his  intention  that
she  shall  not  be  entitled  to  dower  out  of  such  land  or  out  of
any  of  his  land"  (s.  7).
