 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,...  Southern Quarterly Review - Page 383edited by - 1844Full view - About this book
 | Ireland - 1856 - 1492 pages
...For law we have a mea.-urc, know what to trust to. Equity is according to the conscience of him that is Chancellor, and as that is larger or narrower,...Equity. 'Tis all one as if they should make the standard of the measure a Chancellor's foot. What an uncertain measure would this be ? One Chancellor has a... | |
 | Aphorisms and apothegms - 1856 - 374 pages
...law we have a measure, and 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 his foot the standard for the measure, we call a chancellor's foot, what an uncertain measure this... | |
 | Great Britain - 1856 - 600 pages
...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 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.... | |
 | John Bate (mechanician.) - 1857 - 118 pages
...equity is according to the conscience of him that is chancellor, and as that is narrower or larger, so is equity. 'Tis all one, as if they should make the standard for the measure a chancellor's foot. What an uncertain measure would this be! One chancellor has a long foot, another... | |
 | Chronology, Historical - 1857 - 346 pages
...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. 'Tie all one, as if tney should make the standard for the measure a chancellor's foot. What an uncertain... | |
 | Law - 1858 - 642 pages
...we have a measure, and know what to trust to ; but 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, he said, as if they should make one standard for the measure that we call a foot —... | |
 | Homersham Cox - Administrative law - 1863 - 862 pages
...law we have a measure, and know what to trust to ; equity is according to the conscience of him that is Chancellor; and as that is larger or narrower,...as if they should make the standard for the measure a Chancellor's foot. What an uncertain measure would this be ! One Chancellor has a long foot, another... | |
 | William Whewell - Conduct of life - 1864 - 644 pages
...decisions which Justice especially abhors. In this view, Selden's condemnation of Equity is deserved IT; "For Law we have a measure, and we know what to trust...all one as if they should make the standard for the * Codex in. 1. 8. It has been thought out, supplementing, and correcting the good that regard be had... | |
 | Hubert Ashton Holden - 1864 - 592 pages
...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,...if they should make the Standard for the measure, we call [a Foot] a Chancellor's Foot, what an uncertain Measure would this be? One Chancellor has a... | |
 | Law - 1866 - 732 pages
...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,...as if they should make the standard for the measure we call a foot, a Chancellor's foot ; what an uncertain measure would this be ! One Chancellor has... | |
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