Lord Chancellor Eldon in the case of Hampson v. Hampson, English Reports, Full Print, 35 Chancery Book, 15, 395, 3 V. & B., 42, stated the early English Law to be
"Courts of Equity have an original jurisdiction, which, I agree, must be exercised to a sound discretion; to try questions of fact without the intervention of a jury; and which aid is sought, according to the common expression, for the purpose...
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