 | George Bowyer - Constitutional law - 1841 - 742 pages
...that is larger or narrower, so is equity. 'Tis all one *s if they should make the standard for the measure a chancellor's foot. What an uncertain measure...another a short foot, a third an indifferent foot. It is the same with the chancellor's conscience." Spelman, Coke, Lamband, and even the great Bacon,1... | |
 | Solomon Atkinson - Equity pleading and procedure - 1842 - 580 pages
...narrower, so is equity. "Tis all one as if they should make his foot the standard for the measure we call a Chancellor's foot, what an uncertain measure would...'tis the same thing in the Chancellor's conscience." — Selden't Table Talk. trars, except Mr. Colville, having concurred — the Vice-Chancellor was,... | |
 | English periodicals - 1843 - 746 pages
...larger or narrower, so is equity. 'T is all one as if they should make the standard for the measure the chancellor's foot. What an uncertain measure would...another a short foot ; a third an indifferent foot. It is the same thing with the chancellor's conscience §." The truth seems to be, that however inapplicable... | |
 | Books - 1843 - 574 pages
...one," says Selden, " as if they should make the standard for the measure, the Chancellor's foot." " One Chancellor has a long foot, another a short foot, a third an indifferent foot. It is the same thing with the Chancellor's conscience." Where would such a man as Wolsey stop when... | |
 | Bible - 1844 - 888 pages
...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 with a chancellor's conscience." "The discretion of a Judge," said Lord Camden,... | |
 | Horace Twiss - Engraving - 1844 - 542 pages
...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 "...another " ' a short foot, a third an indifferent foot : it is the same " ' thing in the Chancellor's conscience.' " From these intimations, it might be inferred... | |
 | Horace Twiss - Judges - 1844 - 450 pages
...is all one as if they should make the standard for the measure we call a foot, a chancellor's fool ; what an uncertain measure would this be! One chancellor...another a short foot, a third an indifferent foot: it is the same thing in the chancellor's conscience." From these intimations, it might be inferred... | |
 | Horace Twiss - Engraving - 1844 - 544 pages
...the measure we " ' call a foot, a Chancellor's foot ; what an uncertain measure " ' would this be I One Chancellor has a long foot, another " ' a short foot, a third an indifferent foot : it is the same " ' thing in the Chancellor's conscience.' " From these intimations, it might be inferred... | |
 | Samuel Warren - Law - 1845 - 1174 pages
...or narrower, so is Equity. "Tis all one as if they should make the standard for the measure of the Chancellor's foot. What an uncertain measure would...another a short foot : a third an indifferent foot. It is the same thing with the Chancellor's conscience."— Tabk-Talk, Tit. '• Equity." been to make... | |
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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... 
