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Qui prior est tempore potior est jure

Co. Litt. 14 a, (He who is first in time is better in law.) Broom's Leg. Max. Equitable incumbrances rank as a rule according to their dates; the first grantee in potior, that is, potentior; he has

Recovery

there-on, with all conditions and collateral limitations annexed to them, and subsequent charges sub-ordinate to the entail. But incumbrances on the estate-tail equally affected such fee-simple, and any estate or interest prior to the entail remained undisturbed.

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