A testamentary clause releasing a debtor from moneys owed 'on the security of' particular property may be construed as identifying the debts rather than imposing a precondition for the release, where extrinsic evidence shows the security was intended to protect the debtor's equity rather than condition the release, and the testator continued making advances knowing no security was in place. A terminated agreement between beneficiaries to reduce a debt to an estate does not give rise to an accrued contractual right to the full original debt amount.
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