 | George Moir - Anecdotes - 1827 - 326 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...another a short foot, a third an indifferent foot : it is the same thing ia the chancellor's conscience. 3. That saying, " Do as you would be done to,"... | |
 | Joseph Parkes - Courts - 1828 - 152 pages
...so is equity. It is all one Doe, v. Kersey, Patch. as if they should make the & Geo- iii- 1765. CP standard for the measure, we call a foot, a Chancellor's...another a short foot, a third an indifferent foot: it is the same thing in the Chancellor's Conscience. Selden. Table Talk, art. Equity, 1660. The absolute... | |
 | John Timbs - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1829 - 360 pages
...foot the standard for the measure, we call a chancellor's foot, what an uncertain measure this would 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. — Selden. CCLXXIV. It has been observed, that... | |
 | John Timbs - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1829 - 360 pages
...foot the standard for the measure, we call a chancellor's foot, what an uncertain measure this would 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. — Selden. CCLXXIV. It has been observed, that... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1837
...they should make the standard of measure a chancellor's foot ; what an uncertain measure would tins be ! One chancellor has a long foot ; another a short foot ; a third ao indifferent foot — 'tis the same thing with a chancellor's conscience." Now, as chancellors and... | |
 | New Jersey. Court of Chancery - Law reports, digests, etc - 1854
...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 the Chancellor's foot. What an uncertain measure would this be ? One Chancellor has a long foot —... | |
 | English literature - 1831
...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...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,"... | |
 | Abraham Barham - 1831
...or doubt whatever is, " that IF you increase by a legitimate measure the value of the currency, you Chancellor's foot; what an uncertain measure would...another a short foot, a third an indifferent foot; 'tis the same thing in the Chancellor's conscience." — TABLE TALK, Equity. Perchance "Equity in Law"... | |
 | James Ram - Judgments - 1835 - 146 pages
...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. What an uncertain measure would this be! One chancellor has a long foot, another... | |
 | 1837
...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...another a short foot, a third an indifferent foot: it is the same thing in the Chancellor's conscience. — Sclden . 373. Natural Loveliness. — "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... 
