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debt and the fitness of the person ought in some cases to have weight. That it was not however necessary in the present case, to determine absolutely whether or no the nat: of the Sec: alone sh must constitute the principal Credr because Mr. Bondfield is a Credr to a higher amount than either Palling or Perreau, & he is a Credr by Judgement. I thot he ought to have the Admon on Condon that he wod enter into articles & bond of average to pay P. & P. & the other bond Credr M: Wilmot pro rata, after paymt of his own Judgement Debt.
Mr. Justice Hyde agreed to this conclusion, but gave no absolute opinion on the question whether the nat: of the Sec: alone constitutes Pr: Cred:
Sr. W. J: That the words principal Credr mean in the first
place