...hold every man," says Lord Bacon', "a debtor to his profession ; from the which as men of course do seek to receive countenance and profit, so ought they of duty to endeavour themselves, by way of amends, to be a help and ornament thereunto. « [James Percival, who...

...opportunity to assist in improvement of the law, in obedience to his favourite maxim, "that every man is countenance and profit, so ought they of duty to endeavour themselves, by way of amends, to be a help...

...servant, THE PREFACE. I HOLD every man a debtor to his profession ; from the which, as men of course do seek to receive countenance and profit, so ought they of duty to endeavour themselves, by way of amends, to be a help and ornament thereunto. This is performed in some...

...would say, " I hold every man a debtor to his profession ; from the which, as men of course do seek and receive countenance and profit, so ought they of duty to endeavor themselves to be a help and ornament thereto." Moreover, I may add that every individual, however humble, may...

...agaii what I h:i\ <• often quoted before, the nobk words of Bacon on this subject — "I bold every man a debtor to his profession— from the which as men do of course expect to receive countenance and profit, so ought tin of duty by way of amends to endeavour to be...

...to the treatise. " I hold every man a debtor to his profession ; from the which as men of course do by some, that great ringing of bells in populous cities hath cha endeavour themselves, by way of amends, to be a help and ornament thereunto. This is performed in some...

...Preface to the Elements of the Common Law, " a debtor to his profession ; from which, as men of course do seek to receive countenance and profit, so ought they of duty to endeavour themselves, by way of amends, to be a help and ornament thereunto;" and he adds : — " I...

...preservation. THE PREFACE. I HOLD every man a debtor to his profession ; from the which, as men of course do seek to receive countenance and profit, so ought they of duty to endeavour themselves, by way of amends, to be » help and ornament thereunto. This is performed in...

...This !• common to all professions : " I hold," says Lord Bacon, " that ever)' man Is a debtor to bla profession, from the which, as men do of course seek to receive counter&nce and profit, so ought they of doty to end«avor themselves, by way of amends, to be a help...

...which we should respond to them, in the words of the author of the " Novum Organum : " "I hold every man a debtor to his profession ; from the which, as men do seek and receive countenance and profit, so ought they of duty to endeavor themselves to be a help...