chancy v Wootton S c sub nom chancy case p wms Eq Cas Abr see Lord Chichester  v Coventry lr hl see also wh t l c that ed rehear on equity reserve Lord  chancellor a man indebt by bind to his servant give her pound for her long and  faithful service though the legacy be more than the bind yet shall have both a  man indebt to his servant by bind pound and also for wage which amount to  pound make his will give to the defendant in consideration of her long and  faithful service do I the sum of pound to be pay her six month after my  decease he give her also several particular household good and give to chancy  all my estate in trust to sell and thereout to pay off the encumbrance and all  my debt and the say several legacy above give select case tempt king and all  the rest to chancy who he make executor that this shall be consider as a  satisfaction and not be pay the debt and have the legacy it be argue that the  constant rule be where the legacy exceed the debt for so much shall be a  satisfaction and for the residue a gift where it be exact equal it be a  payment as this be the rule of the court under the knowledge and influence of  which man be suppose to act to give it another construction will be defeat  people will which they make on a supposition that the law be so as have be  often determine and man shall be just before they be generous to which it be  say a legacy ever and necessary import a bounty to give a select case tempt  king er p man what he owe be a absurdity in term it be what he have a right to  before all say on the other side be no more than that a man shall be just  before he be generous which be certain so where he can be both as where be not  asset but that be from the nature of the thing and the impossibility of be  both and not from his intention he appoint all his debt and legacy to be pay  if this shall be hold a payment of a debt it will destroy his intent as a  legacy salk be in point chancellor it be establish on the foot of his  intention that if the legacy be more than the debt it be a satisfaction  because to be suppose a man shall be just before he be generous but do not see  why one moral virtue shall exclude another but that be quite out of this case  for here be a express declaration of his intention for her long and faithful  service and then order all his debt and legacy to be pay whatever debt he owe  or legacy he give be to be pay to do otherwise will be contrary to the will so  decree the payment of the legacy and also what he owe her