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sense of the words includes every undue advantage taken by the lender agt the borrower.
1 Hawk: 242.
Ld Hardwicke’s words, in 1 Wilson 295, are Knowingly or advisedly to take Adv: of a [man]’s necessity is equally bad as to take adv: of his weakness or ignorance”.
The Defts in this case were distressed, and Plf has stated their distress – they applied for assistance to the Plf, had he lent them money it would have been a reall assistance; but he lent them a commodity which they must sell at a lower price than