( ■» ? ) 
itUp.xr-rjp — i/Spar-tf- — f+j _ N _ jg^ 
4 ct r 
Years. By the other twill b e, for the whole, t* . -f ftr** 1 \ />= 
> x r-t-i <«», Whence v V;!-/’ * 8 «>•.+£-£ = W = 
4 a r 
18,1648 Years. The Lender will have to alledge for the firft of 
thefe two Ways, that as the Rent is not hindred by any 
other parallel Charge from making the utmoft produce it can, 
fo for that reafon ought his Principal Mony to have the Ad- 
vantage of the Arrears being, firft difcharged, which alfo agrees 
with the Chancery Method in this particular. 
Laftlv, another way of ftating this Account, maybe taken 
from that Notion of Simple-Intereft, whereby the Annuity on- 
ly is charged as Principal Mony and then ’twill be, for the 
Arrear,. f r r-f- p r » = 4 », and for the P rincipal and a ccruing, 
v' 8 t> ecr + p — -g 
Intereft, J Whence — (— 
4 «. r ... 
_ ll ecr . Jr f m ~ f ) =s N= 17 ,3071 Years ; which 
l ct 4 cur 
appears to be fame with the Chancery Method, only that 
the Compound Intereft in that, is turned into Simple in this; 
and as it ft ill- retains part of the fame inequality, to the Ad* 
vantage of the Borrower, it feems only fit to be obferved irr 
fuch Cafes wherein the Borrower may be thought to meric 
favour, as when the Debt is paid out of the Profits of Trade, 
arifing by extraordinary Rifque or Induftry. But fince fuch a> 
Rule of diftin&ion is hardly poflible to be reduc’d to general 
pra&ice, the ufe of this Theorem feems reftrained to fuch 
Cafes only, wherein the Parties themfelves, or a Court of 
Equity ftiall think it reafonable. 
For a further illuftration of thefe Rules, the following 
Specimen is added, which fhews at fight, how the Refultsof 
the feveral Methods differ, as the Rent, Arrear, or Rate of 
Intereft, is greater or lefs, ancUonfequently of how much more 
