 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...  THE AMERICAN DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE - Page 135by PROFESSOR DANIEL LYONS - 1899Full view - About this book
 | Aphorisms and apothegms - 1856 - 374 pages
...warinest welcome at an inn. Shemtone. CCLXXIIL Equity is a roguish thing ; for law we have a measure, and 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 his foot the standard for the measure, we call a chancellor's foot,... | |
 | Law - 1856 - 764 pages
...which this law deprives the citizen accused of a criminal offence. Selden complained that "equity ia according to the conscience of him that is chancellor, and as that is longer or narrower, so is equity. "Tis all one as if they should make the standard for the measure... | |
 | Chronology, Historical - 1857 - 346 pages
...peculiar branch of law, styled equity. " Equity," saya Seiden (in Table-Talk), " is a roguish l hin'|.. For law we have a measure — know what to trust to;...chancellor; and as that is larger or narrower, so is equity. 'Tie all one, as if tney should make the standard for the measure a chancellor's foot. What an uncertain... | |
 | John Bate (mechanician.) - 1857 - 118 pages
...breathe the early bracing morn While yet the dew is on the thorn. Equity. "For law we have a measure, and know what to trust to : equity is according to the...conscience of him that is chancellor, and as that is narrower or larger, so is equity. 'Tis all one, as if they should make the standard for the measure... | |
 | Law - 1858 - 642 pages
...sometimes according to rules of court. For law, he said, we have a measure, and know what to trust to ; but equity is according to the conscience of him that...; and as that is larger or narrower, so is equity. It is all one, he said, as if they should make one standard for the measure that we call a foot —... | |
 | Homersham Cox - Constitutional law - 1863 - 860 pages
...decried even by learned men as purely arbitrary. Thus Seldeu says, " For law we have a measure, and 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... | |
 | Hubert Ashton Holden - 1864 - 592 pages
...they go according to Conscience, sometimes according to Law, sometimes according to the Rule of Court. Equity is a Roguish thing, for Law we have a measure,...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,... | |
 | Joseph Story - Equity - 1866 - 860 pages
...of chancery might then well deserve the spirited rebuke of Selden : " 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. 'T is all one as if they should make the standard for the measure the chancellor's foot. What an uncertain... | |
 | India - 1866 - 514 pages
...language of Selden. ' Equity is a roguish 'thing. Equity is according to the conscience ot 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 measure we ' call a. foot ' & chancellor's... | |
 | R.C. Lepage - 1866 - 518 pages
...language of Selden. ' Equity is a roguish ' thing. Equity is according 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 measure we ' call afoot ' a chancellor's... | |
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