 | John Campbell Baron Campbell - Great Britain - 1846 - 704 pages
...to the conscience of him who 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... | |
 | William Whewell - Ethics - 1847 - 430 pages
...Law we have a measure, and we know what to trust to. Equity is according to the Conscience of him who is Chancellor ; and as that is larger or narrower,...as if they should make the standard for the measure the Chancellor's foot. What an uncertain measure would this be !" Since Morality is governed by fixed... | |
 | Europe - Europe - 1847 - 202 pages
...perhaps the joke of Selden, in his "Table Talk," was applicable, "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, or call a foot a chancellor's foot... | |
 | John Selden - 1847 - 416 pages
...Roguifh thing, for Law we have a meafure, know what to truft to, Equity is according to the Confcience of him that is Chancellor, and as that is larger or narrower, fo is Equity. 'Tis all one as if they fhould make the Standard for the meafure, we call [a Foot] a... | |
 | Political science - 1848 - 476 pages
...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;... | |
 | John Campbell Baron Campbell - 1848 - 702 pages
...Equity is a roguish thing : for law we have a measure. Equity is according to the conscience of him who 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.'... | |
 | William Forsyth - Law - 1849 - 538 pages
...Selden; ' For 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...as if they should make the standard for the measure the chancellor's foot. What an uncertain measure would this be ! One chancellor has a long foot; another... | |
 | Freeman Hunt, Thomas Prentice Kettell, William Buck Dana - Commerce - 1849 - 714 pages
...Selden : " For 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...as if they should make the standard for the measure the Chancellor's foot. What an uncertain measure' would this be ! One Chancellor has a long foot ;... | |
 | William Forsyth - Law - 1849 - 528 pages
...Selden; 'For 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...as if they should make the standard for the measure the chancellor's foot. What an uncertain measure would this be ! One chancellor has a. long foot ;... | |
 | Richard Stockton Field - Courts - 1849 - 336 pages
...which was decreed for him with costs. if they should make the standard of the measure we call a foot, a Chancellor's foot ; what an uncertain measure would...another a short foot, a third an indifferent foot : it is the same thing in the Chancellor's conscience." — Selden's Table-Talk. In fact, it was not... | |
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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,... 
