 | William Paley - 1811 - 412 lapas
...above eight. pounds per cent, was prohibited (and consequently under that rate allowed), with this sage provision: That this statute shall not be construed...practice of usury in point of religion or conscience. thought to be binding upon any but the commonwealth of Israel. This interpretation is confirmed, I... | |
 | John Prince Smith - 1813 - 562 lapas
...prohibited interest to be taken beyond acertainrate and consequently allowed it under that rate, adds that this statute shall not be construed or expounded...practice of usury in point of religion or conscience.* JereniyBenthama\so,in his able defence of usury, is very facetious on the passage usually quoted from... | |
 | Abraham John Valpy - 1816 - 618 lapas
...prohibited beyond a certain rate of interest to be taken (and consequently allowed it under that rate), " that this statute shall not be construed or expounded...practice of usury in point of religion or conscience.'' 1 Jeremy Bentham, in his able defence of usury, is very facetious on the passage usually quoted from... | |
 | Sir Robert Buckley Comyn - 1817 - 326 lapas
...first session of parliament then next following: Provided, that no words in this law contained, shall be construed or expounded to allow the practice of usury, in point of religion or conscience. [Made perpetual by 3 Car. ic 4. s. 5.] 265 N° VIII. 12 Car. II. c. 13. • An Act Jur restraining... | |
 | 1817 - 436 lapas
...statute, which merits attention. The provUo s that "the statute shall not be construed or ex" pounded to allow the practice of usury in point •' of religion or conscience." Such was the influ'•' ence of prejudice sanctioned by time. Thus even in the 17lh century, the parliament... | |
 | South Carolina. Constitutional Court of Appeals, David James McCord - 1823 - 576 lapas
...of James 1st. the statute was made to end with a proviso, that no words in the law contained, should be construed or expounded to allow the practice of usury, in point of religion or conscience. But from the rcigu of Henry, the Sth, in England, and now, throughout the civilized world, interest... | |
 | Richard Burn - 1824 - 626 lapas
...This act has an express saving of the ecclesiastical jurisdiction. See § 9. 1 Hagg. R. 465. note. expounded to allow the practice of usury in point of religion or conscience). And by the 12 An. st. 2. c. 16. None shall take above 51. per cent, on pain of treble value of the... | |
 | William Paley - 1824 - 516 lapas
...above eight :pounds per cent. wat prohiblted (and consequently under that rate allowed,) with this sage provision, " That this statute shall not be construed or expounded to allow the prautice ef usurf in point of religion or conscienee. mayest lend upon usury ; but unto thy brother... | |
 | William Paley, Edmund Paley - 1825 - 578 lapas
...above eight pounds per cent, was prohibited (and consequently under that rate allowed), with this sage provision': That this statute shall not be construed...allow the practice of usury in point of religion or co*sc'unce. This prohibition is now generally understood to have been intended for the Jews alone,... | |
 | Henry Soames - 1827 - 782 lapas
...interest was fixed at eight per cent. with a proviso, that the statute assigning this limitation *' shall not be construed or expounded to allow the practice of usury in point of religion or conscience." The act of Elizabeth rendered such as might exceed the limitation liable to ecclesiastical censures.... | |
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That this statute shall not be construed or expounded to allow the practice of usury in point of religion or conicience. 
