In his introduction to the trial, Potts writes; " Thus have we for a time left the Graund Witches of the Forrest of Pendle, to the good consideration of a very sufficient jury . " Bromley had by then heard the cases against the three Pendle witches who had confessed to their guilt, but he had yet to deal with the others, who maintained their innocence.
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Well, if you also check the registration for the AARUK website & mdash; the one he and his wife edit warred to keep in the article & mdash; you will find that while the name given is " Good Consideration LLP ", which has no bearing on anything here, the address matches that of one Mr . Ian Salisbury, as given on his provided website.
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This unilateral contract ( between A M Satterthwaite ( shippers and " original " plaintiffs ) ) and the stevedores ( NZ Shipping Co Ltd ) was activated by performance ( unloading of the drill ) and relied on the pre-existing contractual obligation between the stevedores and the carrier to provide good consideration; at the point of performance the unilateral contract become a mutual ( synallagmatic ) contract ( see Harvela Investments Ltd v Royal Trust of Canada ( CI ) Ltd ).
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I mean the principle that a man who makes a deliberate promise which is intended to be binding, that is to say, under seal or for good consideration, must keep his promise; and the court will hold him to it, not only at the suit of the party who gave the consideration, but also at the suit of one who was not a party to the contract, provided that it was made for his benefit and that he has a sufficient interest to entitle him to enforce it, subject always, of course, to any defences that may be open on the merits.
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The offer of a reward for the detection of an offender, the recovery of property, and the like, is an offer or proposal, which anyone, capable of performing the service, may accept at any time before it is revoked, and perform the service; and such offer on one side, and acceptance and performance . . . on the other, is a valid contract made on good consideration, which the law will enforce . " In the case then before the Court the offer was published more than three years before the information relied on was given, and in the circumstances the Court held the offer had ceased to operate.
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Provided that this act or anything therein contained shall not extend to any estate or interest in land, tenements, hereditaments, leases, rents, commons, profits, goods or chattels, had, made, conveyed or assured, or hereafter to be had, made, conveyed or assured, which estate or interest is or shall be, upon good consideration and " bona fide ", lawfully conveyed or assured to any person or persons, or bodies politic or corporate, not having at the time of such conveyance or assurance to them made any manner of notice or knowledge of such covin, fraud or collusion as is aforesaid . }}
