 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...  Table Talk: Being the Discourses - Page 45by John Selden - 1786 - 163 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Thomas Erskine Holland - 1886 - 402 pages
...occasion to some criticism. ' Equity,' said Selden, 'is a roguish thing. For law we have a measure, we know what to trust to : equity is according to the...Chancellor, and as 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... | |
 | 1916 - 1060 pages
...the well-known statement of Seiden that: 'Equity is a roguish thing. For law we have a measure, and know what to trust to. Equity is according to the...and, as that is larger or narrower, so is equity. 'Tis all one as if they should make his foot the standard of the measure we call a Chancellor's foot.... | |
 | 1915 - 880 pages
...and compelled him to show facts amounting to a deceit. must have varied greatly with each chancellor. "Equity is according to the conscience of him that...chancellor, and as that is larger or narrower so is equity." * Many carefully collected precedents brought to light by Professor Barbour demonstrate this; as well... | |
 | Thomas Erskine Holland - 1888 - 448 pages
...occasion to some criticism. ' Equity,' said Selden, ' is a roguish thing. For law we have a measure, we know what to trust to: equity is according to the...Chancellor, and as 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... | |
 | Anna Lydia Ward - 1889 - 720 pages
...liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. 1374 Thomas Jefferson : Declaration of Independence. EQUITY. Equity is a roguish thing: for law we have a measure,...chancellor, and as that is larger or narrower. so is equity. "f is all one as if they should make the standard for the measure we call a font a chancellor's foot:... | |
 | John Selden - 1890 - 332 pages
...sometimes according to the Rule of Court. 2. Equity is a Roguish thing : for Law we have a mea: sure, know what to trust to ; Equity is according to the...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, a Chancellor's Foot... | |
 | William Blackstone - 1890 - 640 pages
...equity.) with more pleasantry than truth. " For taw, we have a measure, and know wiiat to trust to: eqwty 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 a chancellor's foot. [See note 73,... | |
 | Frederick Andrew Inderwick - 1891 - 366 pages
...they go according to conscience, sometimes according to law, sometimes according to a rule of court. Equity is a roguish thing ; for law we have a measure...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 a Chancellor's foot.... | |
 | John Bartlett - 1891 - 1190 pages
...Grim death, my son and foe. — MILTON: Paradise Lost, hook ii. line 804. 0 See Shakespeare, page 09. conscience of him that is Chancellor, and as that is larger or narrower, so is Eqnity. 'T is all one as if they shonld make the standard for the measnre we call a " foot " a Chancellor's... | |
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