 | John Campbell Baron Campbell - Judges - 1847
...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...another, a short foot; a third, an indifferent foot : it is the same thing in the chancellor's conscience." — Table Talk. in equity is only to be considered... | |
 | Europe, Dawn - Europe - 1847
...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 : what an uncertain measure would this be ! one chancellor has a... | |
 | William Whewell - Ethics - 1847
...to the Conscience of him who 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 !" Since Morality is governed by fixed... | |
 | Political science - 1848
...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." This uncertainty has however long ceased in... | |
 | John Campbell Baron Campbell - Great Britain - 1848
...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...another, a short foot ; a third, an indifferent foot : it is the same thing in the chancellor's conscience."— Table Talk. INTRODUCTION. the answer is,... | |
 | Richard Stockton Field - Courts - 1849 - 311 pages
...ruined by a suit in Chancery, which was decreed for him with costs. if they should make the standard of the measure we call a foot, a Chancellor's foot ;...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... | |
 | Richard Stockton Field - Courts - 1849 - 311 pages
...and as that is larger or narrower, DO if equity. It is all one as if they should make the standard of the measure we call a foot, a Chancellor's foot ;...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... | |
 | 1849
...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, of the chancellor's foot ; what an uncertain measure would this be ! One chancellor has a long foot,... | |
 | William Forsyth - Law - 1849 - 495 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 the chancellor's foot. What an uncertain measure would this be ! One chancellor has a. long foot ;... | |
 | William Forsyth - Law - 1849 - 495 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 the chancellor's foot. What an uncertain measure would this be ! One chancellor has a long foot; another... | |
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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... 
