 ... 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 we call a foot...  The Central Law Journal - Page 4271920Full view - About this book
 | 1878 - 410 pages
...standard for the measure we call a foot a Chancellor's foot ; what an uncertain measure would this be? One Chancellor has a long foot, another a short foot, a third an indifferent foot. 'Tis the same in the Chancellor's conscience." Of course it was a necessary and inevitable corollary... | |
 | Henry Harrison Metcalf, John Norris McClintock - New Hampshire - 1878 - 402 pages
...the standard for the measure we call a foot a Chancellor's foot; what an uncertain measure would this be? One Chancellor has a long foot, another a short foot, a third an indifferent foot. "Tis the same in the Chancellor's conscience." Of course it was a necessary and inevitable corollary... | |
 | James Paterson - Law - 1882 - 546 pages
...standard for the measure we call a foot, ' a Chancellor's foot.' What an uncertain measure would this be ! One Chancellor has a long foot; another a short...indifferent foot. It is the same thing in the Chancellor's conscience." — Seld. Table Talk. ST. SWITHIN AS LORD CHANCELLOR. The legend of St. Swithin, once... | |
 | John Joseph Lalor - Economics - 1883 - 1076 pages
...foot, what an uncertain measure would this be! One chancellor has a long foot, another a short foot, :t third an indifferent foot, it is the same thing in the chancellor's conscience." — This uncertainty has, however, long ceased in that branch of our law which is expressed... | |
 | Familiar quotations - 1883 - 942 pages
...standard for the measure we call a Foot a Chancellpr's Foot ; what an uncertain measure would this be ? One Chancellor has a long Foot, another a short Foot, a third an indifferent Foot. 'T is the same thing in the Chancellor's conscience. Table Talk. Equity. Old friends are best. King... | |
 | John Joseph Lalor - Economics - 1883 - 1076 pages
...foot, what an uncertain measure would this be! One chancellor has a long foot, another a short foot, n third an indifferent foot: it is the same thing in the chancellor's conscience."—This uncertainty has, however, long ceased in that branch of our law which is expressed... | |
 | Sir Sidney Low, Frederick Sanders Pulling - Great Britain - 1884 - 1254 pages
....... 'Tis all one as if wo should make the standard for the measure of a foot the Chancellor's foot. One Chancellor has a long foot ; another, a short foot ; a third, an indifferent foot." The Tudor Chanci-llors certainly seem to have deferred to the personal leaning« of the sovereign.... | |
 | Sidney James Mark Low, Frederick Sanders Pulling - Great Britain - 1884 - 1136 pages
....... 'Tis all one as if we should make the standard for the measure of a foot the Chancellor's foot. One Chancellor has a long foot : another, a short foot ; a third, an indifferent foot." The Tudor Chancellors certainly seem to have deferred to the personal leanings of the sovereign. But... | |
 | William Blackstone - Law - 1884 - 724 pages
...meisnre a chancellor's foot. What an uncertain mesure would ПнчЬм: Ou<- chancellor has a long root, another a short foot, a third an indifferent foot. It is the same tiling with the chancellor'» conscience." (z> Í 1>. Wms. 640. See book II, p. S37. (a) Salk. 154.... | |
 | Sir Sidney Low, Frederick Sanders Pulling - Great Britain - 1884 - 1150 pages
....... 'Tie all one as if we thould make the standard for the measure of » foot the Chancellor's foot. One Chancellor has a long foot ; another, a short foot ; a third, яп indifferent foot." The Tudor ChanOellors certainly seem to have deferred to the personal leanings... | |
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