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The hand-maid of repentance. Or, A short treatise of restitution. Written by Arth
The hand-maid of repentance. Or, A short treatise of restitution. Written by Arth: Dent, Minister of Gods word at Southshoobery in Essex. As a necessary appendix to his Sermon of Repentance
London: printed by G. Eld for Thomas Thorp, 1614
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
How much ought to be restored.
If the quantity of the matter taken, or of ⟨image 13⟩damage sustained, be certain; he is bound to satisfy as much: if it be uncertain, as in injuries and wrongs, then as much as an honest person shall appoint, according to the circumstances of the offence, &c.
If the quantity of the matter taken, or of ⟨image 13⟩damage sustained, be certain; he is bound to satisfie as much: if it be vncertaine, as in iniuries and wrongs, then as much as an honest person shall appoint, according to the circumstances of the offence, &c.
He that possesseth any thing that is another's, whereby he is enriched, ought to restore it wholly, and the increase thereof: deducting out his expenses, for getting, keeping, and preserving the same, and fruits thereof.
He that possesseth any thing that is anothers, whereby he is enriched, ought to restore it wholly, and the increase thereof: deducting out his expences, for getting, kéeping, and preseruing the same, and fruits thereof.