 ... 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 we call a foot...  The Central Law Journal - Side 4271920Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | John Selden - 1689 - 196 sider
...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, a Third an indifferent Foot : 'Tis the same thing in the Chancellor's Conscience. 3. That saying, " Do as you would be done to,"... | |
 | James Wilson - 1804 - 514 sider
...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 conscience." Similar, though not expressed, perhaps, in a similar... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 528 sider
...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. 3. That saying, Do as you would be done to, is often... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 528 sider
...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 a short foot, a third an indifferent foot: 'Tis the same thing in the chancellor's conscience. 3. That saying, Do as you would be done to, is... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 970 sider
...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. 3. That saying, Do as you would be done to, is often... | |
 | Louis Simond - 1815 - 442 sider
...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 !" Blackstone, on the contrary, says, " That the... | |
 | Louis Simond - 1815 - 436 sider
...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 !" Blackstone, on the contrary, says, " That the... | |
 | John Selden - 1818 - 230 sider
...standard for the measure, we call a foot, a chancellor's foot, what an uncertain measure would this be ? One chancellor has a long foot, another a short...indifferent foot: it is 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... | |
 | John Selden - 1818 - 678 sider
...standard for the measure, we call a foot, a chancellor's foot, what an uncertain measure would this be ? One chancellor has a long foot, another a short...indifferent foot: it is 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... | |
 | John Millar - 1818 - 504 sider
...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... | |
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