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Lines of Equity This page intentionally left blank. [52.90.181.205] Project MUSE (2024-03-19 14:54 GMT) cornell university press ithaca & london LINES of EQUITY LITERATURE AND THE ORIGINS OF LAW IN LATER STUART ENGLAND Elliott Visconsi Copyright © 2008 by Cornell University All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in a review, this book, or parts thereof, must not be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher. For information, address Cornell University Press, Sage House, 512 East State Street, Ithaca, New York 14850. First published 2008 by Cornell University Press Printed in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Visconsi, Elliott. Lines of equity : literature and the origins of law in later Stuart England / Elliott Visconsi. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978–0–8014–4672–6 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. English literatures—Early modern, 1500–1700—History and criticism. 2. Law and literature—England—History—17th century. 3. Law in literature. 4. Equity in literature. I. Title. PR438.L38V57 2008 820.9'355409032—dc22 2007048433 Cornell University Press strives to use environmentally responsible suppliers and materials to the fullest extent possible in the publishing of its books. Such materials include vegetable-based, low-VOC inks and acid-free papers that are recycled, totally chlorine-free, or partly composed of nonwood fibers. For further information, visit our website at www.cornellpress.cornell.edu. Cloth printing 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 [52.90.181.205] Project MUSE (2024-03-19 14:54 GMT) ForMaura This page intentionally left blank. [52.90.181.205] Project MUSE (2024-03-19 14:54 GMT) Forming in conscience lines of equity To temper Laws, and without force infuse A home-born practice of civility Currant with that which all the world doth use Whereby divided kingdoms may unite If not in truth, at least in outward rite. —Fulke Greville,Lord Brooke,“ATreatise of Monarchie”in The Remains of Fulk Grevill,Lord Brooke (London,1670) This page intentionally left blank. ...