A Treatise on the Law of UsuryR. Pheney, 1817 - 292 pages |
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action of debt aforesaid afterwards agreed allowed annuity assumpsit bill of exchange bona fide bond borrower bottomry Brown chevisance Chief Justice cited consideration corrupt agreement corrupt bargain Court of King's covenant Cowp day of payment declaration discount Drury Eliz enacted fendant five pounds Floyer forbearance forborn forfeiture George Lowe giving day Grafton Regis granted grantor hazard Heighway illegal indorsed judgment jury King King's Bench land lawful interest legal interest lend lender lent loan of money Lord Chancellor Lord Ellenborough Lord Hardwicke Lord Kenyon Lord Mansfield Mary Dubois ment merchandizes mortgage nuity offence opinion paid parties payable penalty person or persons plaintiff plea pounds per cent principal profit promissory note purchase received rent rious scrivener shew six pounds statute of Anne statute of usury sums of money terest Term Rep thereof thing tion transaction usurious contract Vern void wares
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Page 265 - ... for the forbearance of one hundred pounds for a year, and so after that rate for a greater or lesser sum, or for a longer or shorter time...
Page 261 - Majesty, her heirs and successors, and the other moiety to him or them that will sue for the same...
Page 271 - ... shall be as good, valid, and effectual, to all intents and purposes whatsoever, as if such consent as aforesaid had been duly given thereto.
Page 257 - Cent ,' it was enacted, that all bonds, contracts and assurances whatsoever made after the first day of May, one thousand seven hundred and thirty-two, for payment of any principal or money to be lent or covenant to be performed upon or for any...
Page 251 - ... shall be utterly void and of none effect, to all intents, constructions and purposes ; any law, custom, or usage to the contrary anyways notwithstanding.
Page 268 - ... engine, or deceitful conveyance, for the forbearing or giving day of payment for one whole year, of and for their money, or other thing, above the sum of...
Page 203 - And, in an action by the indorsee against the maker of a promissory note...
Page 253 - Moiety thereof to him or them that will Sue for the same in any Court of Record at Westminster, wherein no Essoin, Protection, or Wager of Law shall be allowed."!
Page 251 - That no person or persons, of what Estate, Degree, or Condition soever he or they be...
Page 274 - ... attorney, comes and defends the wrong and injury, when, &c...