Ordered that the judgment is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.
Although the note secured by the mortgage included a provision requiring the mortgagors to pay counsel fees of 15% of all sums due in the event that the note was subject to collection, the appellant is not entitled to such a fee as a matter of law as this provision was not included in the mortgage instrument itself (see, Vardy Holding Co. v Metric Resales,
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