The hand-maid of repentance. Or, A short treatise of restitution. Written by Arth

The sixth is, if present restitution should ⟨image 15⟩more hurt the debtor, than profit the Creditor. As if an Artificer, being in debt, should sell his tools or instruments of his occupation, whereby he getteth his living: in this case he ought not to make present restitution; because in reason he ought to have time given him. It should be otherwise if the Creditor were in like state:¹ because no man ought to hurt another for his own benefit. It is otherwise where a man deferreth to restore, only for lucre sake, and not upon necessity. Note also, that if delay should be hurtful to the Creditor: although a man should avoid the greater loss in his proper goods; yet at the least, the Debtor must keep him lossless.

The sixt is, if present restitution should ⟨image 15⟩more hurt the debtor, than profit the Creditor. As if an Artificer, beeing in debt, should sell his tooles or instruments of his occupation, whereby he getteth his liuing: in this case he ought not to make present restitution; because in reason he ought to haue time giuen him. It should be otherwise if the Creditor were in like state:¹ because no man ought to hurt another for his owne benefit. It is otherwise where a man deferreth to restore, onely for lucre sake, and not vpon necessity. Note also, that if delay should be hurtfull to the Creditor: although a man should auoide the greatr losse in his proper goods; yet at the least, the Debtor must kéepe him losselesse.