To come within this clause of the statute the promise must be one to "answer for," that is, to incur some liability on the debt of another. Hence, if A's promise to B is not to incur liability on C's debt, but to buy it,1 or to waive a prior lien held by A so as to advance the priority of B's claim,2 or to share the benefit of his alleged lien with an unsecured creditor,3 or to redeem bonds pledged by A to B for C's debt where in consideration of B's releasing a mortgage given by C, A pledged such bonds and agreed to redeem them at par within one year,4 or to obtain mortgage security for the debt,5 or to buy certain property,6 the statute has no application.

1 Pake v. Wilson, 127 Ala. 240; 28 So. 665; Webb v. Lumber Co., 101 Ala. 630; 14 So. 407; Wills v. Ross, 77 Ind. 1; 40 Am. Rep. 279; Lang-don v. Richardson, 58 la. 610; 12 N. W. 622; Norris v. Graham, 33 Md. 56; Bugbee v. Kendricken, 130 Mass. 437; Ford v. McLane, 131 Mich. 371; 91 N. W. 617; Welch v. Marvin, 36 Mich. 59; Cole v. Hutchinson, 34 Minn. 410; 26 N. W. 319; Bloom v. McGrath, 53 Miss. 249; Swigart v. Gentert, 63 Neb. 157; 88 N. W. 159; Williams v. Auten, 62 Neb. 832; 87 N. W. 1061; Walker v. Richards, 39 N. H. 259; Hayden v. Weldon, 43 N. J. L. 128; 39 Am. Rep. 551; Hetfield v. Dow, 27 N. J. L. 440; Matteson v. Moone, - R. I. -; 54 Atl. 1058: Wood v. Patch, 11 R. I. 445; Matthews v. Milton, 4

Yerg. (Tenn.) 576; 26 Am. Dec. 247; Mead v. Watson, 57 Vt. 426; Radcliff v. Poundstone, 23 W. Va. 724.

2 Lusk v. Throop, 189 111. 127; 59 N. E. 529; affirming, 89 111. App. 509.

3 Indiana Trust Co. v. Finitzer, 160 Ind. 647; 67 N. E. 520.

4Boyce v. Murphy. 91 Ind. 1; 46 Am. Rep. 567; Swift v. Pierce, 13 All. (Mass.) 136; Eddy v. Davidson, 42 Vt. 52.

1 Stillman v. Dresser, 22 R. I. 389; 48 Atl. 1.

2Townsend v. White, 102 la. 477; 71 N. W. 337; Chism v. Alcorn, 71 Miss. 506; 15 So. 73.

a Wolff v. Bank, 131 Mich. 655; 92 N. W. 287.