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were afterwards pointed out by Lord Coke, as I 

 have already mentioned. 



A purchaser for a valuable consideration is said to 

 be a favourite in a Court of Equity : he is in fact a 

 favourite in every Court of Justice. That a man, who 

 has given convincing proof of his good faith by paying 

 his money, in order to obtain some stipulated advan- 

 tage, has a strong claim to be protected in his pur- 

 chases is unquestionable, and every court would lean 

 in his favour, when the contest lies between him and 

 a person claiming under an ancient gift, of which the 

 purchaser has had no notice. 



I do not, however, discover any ground, for attri- 

 buting to the judges of the Common Pleas, the 

 opinions expressed by modern writers, with regard to 

 the injurious effects of entails on the cultivation of 

 the soil, and the well-being of the people. 



