 | John Selden - 1689 - 196 էջ
...thing : for Law we Equity have a measure, know what to trust to ; Equity is according to the Conscience of him that is Chancellor, and as that is larger or...as if they should make the Standard for the measure we call a Foot, a Chancellor's Foot ; what an uncertain Measure would be this. One Chancellor has a... | |
 | John Selden - 1786 - 196 էջ
...roguish thing ; for law v« have a measure, know.whstto trust to; eqliity is according to the conscience of him that is chancellor; and as that is larger or narrower;, so is equity. It is .all one as i£ they should make the standard for the measure, aichanr cellor's 'foot ; 'whac... | |
 | John Selden - 1786 - 190 էջ
...roguish thing; for law we have a measure, know what to trust to; equity, is according to the conscience of him that is chancellor; and as that is larger or narrower, so is equity. It is all one as if they should, make the standard for the measure, a chancellor's foot ; what an uncertain... | |
 | John Selden - 1798 - 166 էջ
...Roguifh thing ; for Law we have a Aleafure, know what to truft to, Equity is according to dte Confcience of him that is Chancellor, and as that is larger or narrower, fo is Equity. 'Tis all one as if they fhould make his Foot the Standard for the Mcafttre, we call a... | |
 | Ann Thicknesse - 1800 - 562 էջ
...the law we have mea" fure, and know what to truft to ; but " Equity is according to the confcience " of him that is Chancellor ; and as that " is larger or narrower, fo is Equity. It " is all one as if they fhould make the " ftandard of meafure, a Chancellor's " foot... | |
 | William Blackstone - 1800 - 562 էջ
...truth. " For Ian, we have a meafure, and know what to truft to: cyxity is according to theconfcience of him that is chancellor ; and, as that is larger or narrower, fo is equity. "Tisallone, as if they fliould make the (landard for the mcafure a chancellor's foo".... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 528 էջ
...roguish thing. For law we have a measure, we know what to trust to; equity is according to the conscience of him that is chancellor, and as that is larger or...the standard for the measure, a chancellor's foot. AVhat an uncertain measure would this be! One chancellor has a long foot, another a short foot, a third... | |
 | Louis Simond - 1815 - 408 էջ
...thing ; for law we have a measure, — know what to trust to. Equity is according to the conscience of him that is chancellor ; and as that is larger or narrower, so is equity. It is all one as if they should make the standard for measure a chancellor's foot. What an uncertain... | |
 | John Millar - 1818 - 504 էջ
...as if they " should make the standard for measure a " chancellor's foot. What an uncertain mea" sure would this be! One chancellor has a " long foot; another a short foot; a third, an " indifterent foot. Tis the same thing in the " chancellor's conscience*." The ingenious and acute... | |
 | John Selden - 1818 - 678 էջ
...roguish thing; for law we have a measure, know what to trust to ; equity is according to the conscience of him that is chancellor, and as that is larger or narrower, so is equity. It is all one as if they should make the standard for the measure, we call a foot, a chancellor's foot,... | |
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Equity is a Roguish thing, for Law we have a measure, know what to trust to, Equity is according to the Conscience of him that is Chancellor, and as that is larger or narrower, so is Equity. 'Tis all one as if they should make the Standard for the measure,... 
