 | John Selden - 1689 - Liczba stron: 196
...Standard for the measure we call a Foot, a Chancellor's Foot ; what an uncertain Measure would be this. One Chancellor has a long Foot, another a short Foot,...'Tis the same thing in the Chancellor's Conscience. 3. That saying, " Do as you would be done to," is often misunderstood ; for 'tis not thus meant, that... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - Liczba stron: 970
...that is 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...Tis the same thing in the chancellor's conscience. 3. That saying, Do as you would be done to, is often misunderstood ; for it is not thus meant, that... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - Liczba stron: 528
...that is 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...Tis the same thing in the chancellor's conscience. 3. That saying, Do as you would be done to, is often misunderstood ; for it is not thus meant, that... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - Liczba stron: 528
...equity. Tis all one, as if they should make the standard for the measure, a chancellor's foot. AVhat an uncertain measure would this be! One chancellor...'Tis the same thing in the chancellor's conscience. 3. That saying, Do as you would be done to, is often misunderstood ; for it is not thus meant, that... | |
 | George Burnett - 1813 - Liczba stron: 550
...that is 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...Tis the same thing in the chancellor's conscience. 3. That saying, Do as you -would -It done to, is often misunderstood ; for it is not thus meant, that... | |
 | Louis Simond - 1815 - Liczba stron: 442
...as that is 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...'tis the same thing in the chancellor's conscience !" Blackstone, on the contrary, says, " That the Court of Equity decides according to fixed rules and... | |
 | Louis Simond - 1815 - Liczba stron: 436
...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 measure...'tis the same thing in the chancellor's conscience !" Blackstone, on the contrary, says, " That the Court of Equity decides according to fixed rules and... | |
 | Louis Simond - 1815 - Liczba stron: 408
...if they should make the standard for measure a chancellor's foot. What an uncertain measure wotild this be ! One chancellor has a long foot ; another a short foot ; a third an indifferent foot : 'tie the same thing in the chancellor's conscience !" Blackstone, on the contrary, says, " That the... | |
 | John Selden - 1818 - Liczba stron: 230
...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...another a short foot, a third an indifferent foot: it is the same thing in the chancellor's conscience. 3. That saying, Do as you would be done to, is... | |
 | John Selden - 1818 - Liczba stron: 678
...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...another a short foot, a third an indifferent foot: it is the same thing in the chancellor's conscience. 3. That saying, Do as you would be done to, is... | |
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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... 
