case sander versus drake November a testator who live in Jamaica give legacy  to be pay in sterling money in the first place and the two legacy immediate  follow general without say in sterling money and at the end of his will  several more to be pay in sterling money Lord Hardwicke hold that the  plaintiff must take his legacy in Jamaica money for his express himself  different show a different intention Wallis v Brightwell p W Pierson v Garnett  bro Charles Rep Malcolm v Martin bro Charles Rep S p the question in this  cause arise upon the will of one Mr Wilson who at the time of make it and for  several year before live in Jamaica the testator by his will give legacy to be  pay in sterling money in the first place and the two legacy immediate follow  these one of which be the plaintiff he give general without say to be pay in  sterling money then be devise his real estate and give some specific legacy  and last several more legacy to be pay in sterling money the plaintiff have  bring his bill for his legacy of pound and insist the defendant who be the  executor but no way interest shall pay he in sterling money Mr attorney  general for the plaintiff argue that put these general legacy close to the  sterling they shall have the same construction by apposition and as the  testator have money both in Jamaica and England why shall not the plaintiff  legacy be pay in sterling money especial as it be give to a person in England  the counsel of the other side insist that in Jamaica where money be mention  general it be always understand to be the current money of Jamaica Lord  chancellor it be impossible for I to tell what be the testator intention but I  must make a construction from the word the general rule that have be lie down  on the part of the defendant be true for if a bind be give at Dublin or a note  at Jamaica it must be pay in the current money vide Connor v earl of Bellamont  ante atkins so if in either place there be a sum of money leave by will it  shall be pay to the legatee in current money then the question will be if  there be any thing in the present case to take it out of the general rule if  the testator have give all his legacy general undoubted they must have be pay  in Jamaica money nor will the legatee live in England have make any  distinction for the residence of the person devise must decide it every thing  in this will show it must mean Jamaica money for if all the legacy give  general will confine it to Jamaica money a strong if the testator give some  sterling and other general the latter must be pay out of Jamaica money for his  express himself different show a different intention it be say on the part of  the plaintiff that his legacy immediate follow the sterling legacy it must be  take as a continuation of the same intention and there may have be something  in this argument if there have not be in atkins er p the latter end of the  will other sterling legacy which take away the force of this argument entire  there have be a endeavour likewise to raise a argument for the plaintiff from  the testator effect be partly in Jamaica and partly in England and to be sure  if the testator have separate his fund in Jamaica and England and have charge  his legacy which he have give general upon the English money it will have be a  argument of considerable weight but as it be a devise of a compound residue  and he direct his debt to be pay general out of the whole personal estate  without separate the fund this argument fall to the ground and therefore upon  the whole the plaintiff must take his legacy in Jamaica money and his lordship  direct the master to compute interest from the end of one year after the death  of the testator accord to the rate of interest in the island of Jamaica Reg  lib b fol so holme v Allwright cite bro Charles Rep but in Malcolm v Martin  bro Charles Rep the master of the roll decree interest at per cent though the  legacy be hold to be current money of Antigua