| John Selden - Table-talk - 1689 - 196 pages
...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 narrower, so...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 - Early printed books - 1786 - 190 pages
...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 measure this be ? One chancellor hns a long •foot,, another... | |
| James Wilson - Law - 1804 - 514 pages
...is larger or narrower, so is equity. It is all one as if they should make the standard of measure a chancellor's foot. What an uncertain measure would this be ! One chancellor has a long foot : another, a short foot ; a third, an indifferent foot. 'Tis the same thing in the chancellor's... | |
| George Burnett - Authors, English - 1807 - 970 pages
...we have a measure, we know what to trust to; equity iť according to the conspience of him that is chancellor, and as that is larger or narrower, so...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... | |
| George Burnett - Authors, English - 1807 - 528 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...if they should make the standard for the measure, a chancellor's foot. AVhat an uncertain measure would this be! One chancellor has a long foot, another... | |
| George Burnett - 1807 - 528 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...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... | |
| George Burnett - Authors, English - 1813 - 550 pages
...larger or narrower, 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 a short foot, a third an indifferent foot; Tis the same thing in the chancellor's conscience.... | |
| Louis Simond - 1815 - 442 pages
...larger or narrower, so is equi'ty. It is all one as if they should make the standard for measure a chancellor's foot. What an uncertain measure would this be! One chancellor has a long foot; another a short foot; a third an indifferent foot : 'tis the same thing in the chancellor's conscience... | |
| John Selden - 1818 - 230 pages
...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, what an uncertain measure would this be ? One chancellor has a... | |
| John Selden - Religion and state - 1818 - 678 pages
...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, what an uncertain measure would this be ? One chancellor has a... | |
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