An Act Against Such Persons as do Make Bankrupts, ' ' and is in part as follows : "Where divers and sundry persons craftily obtaining into their hands great substance of other men's goods, do suddenly flee to parts unknown, or keep their houses, not minding... The Pamphleteer - Page 361edited by - 1818Full view - About this book
| William Blackstone - Law - 1807 - 698 pages
...statute, begins with this preamble : " Whereas divers and sundry persons " craftily obtaining into their hands great substance of other men's " goods,...houses, not •* minding to pay or restore to any their creditors their debts and duties, * but at their own wills and pleasures consume the substance... | |
| Edward Christian - Bankruptcy - 1812 - 398 pages
...of the subsequent statutes. In the first section, after stating that dirers persons craftily obtain great substance of other men's goods, do suddenly...unknown, or keep their houses, not minding to pay their creditors their debts, fyc. It then enacts upon every complaint made to them, in writing by any... | |
| Joseph Gabbett - Law reports, digests, etc - 1812 - 700 pages
...Eng. which recited, that sundry persons, craftily obtaining into their hands other men's goods, dq suddenly flee to parts unknown, or keep their houses, not minding to pay their creditors their debts and duties, &c ; and therefore provided, that the lord chancellor, lord... | |
| United States. Congress - Law - 1829 - 870 pages
...against those who are described in •he preamble, as persons that, " craftily obtaining into in.— U ' their hands great substance of other men's goods,...their houses, ' not minding to pay or restore to any their debts and ' duties ; but, at their own wills and pleasures, consume ' the substance obtained... | |
| Nathaniel Appleton Haven - American literature - 1827 - 404 pages
...of the creditor was its only object : " Whereas divers and sundry persons, craftily obtaining into their hands great substance of other men's goods,...their houses, not minding to pay or restore to any their creditors, their dues, but at their own will and pleasure consume debts and the substance obtained... | |
| Nathaniel Appleton Haven - American literature - 1827 - 406 pages
...the creditor was its only object : " Whereas divers and sundry persons, craftily obtaining into then: hands great substance of other men's goods, do suddenly...their houses, not minding to pay or restore to any their creditors, their dues, but at their own will and pleasure consume debts and the substance obtained... | |
| Edward E. Deacon - Bankruptcy - 1827 - 1088 pages
...Bankrupts as " persons craftily obtaining into their " hands great substance of other men's goods, who suddenly " flee to parts unknown, or keep their houses, not minding " to pay or restore to any creditors their debts and duties, " but at their own wills and pleasures consume the sub" stance obtained... | |
| United States. Congress - United States - 1829 - 866 pages
...against those who arc described i the preamble, as persons that, "craftily obtaining int Vol. IIL— 11 ' their hands great substance of other men's goods,...parts unknown, or keep their houses, ' not minding to pav or restore to any their debts and 'duties; but, at their own wills and pleasures, consume ' the... | |
| Jeremiah O'Callaghan - Economics - 1834 - 396 pages
...persons craftily obtaining into their hands, great substance of other men's goods, do suddenly Bee to parts unknown, or keep their houses, not minding...to pay, or restore to any of their creditors their debts and duties ; but, at their own wills and pleasures, consume the substance obtained by credit... | |
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