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¬tfthly, To prevent the assertion of doubtful rights in a manner which might be productive of irreparable injury. ¬7thly, To prevent injury to a third person by the doubtful title of others. ¬8thly, To put a bound to vexatious and op- pressive litigation. ¬9thly, To compel a discovery, which was be- yond the customary powers of other courts. ¬JOthly, To preserve testimony. ¬These short and simple outlines were after- wards, even in this small volume, so clearly, yet so amply filled up, that I was told by the mosj eminent lawyers that none of the proper objects of this court's jurisdiction were omitted, and that a man of sound understanding, who had acquired a legal apprehension by ordinary study ¬L 3 ancj ¬
