in general, whatever is apt to increase pleasure, to diminish pain in us; or, which amounts to the same, whatever is able to procure or preserve to us the possession of agreeable sensations, and remove those of an opposite nature.

Moral Good, denotes the right conduct of the several senses and passions, or their just proportion and accommodation to their respective objects and relations. See Morals.

Good Bearing (bonus gestus), signifies an exact carriage or behaviour of a subject towards the king and the people, whereunto some persons upon their misbehaviour are bound: and he that is bound to this, is said to be more strictly bound than to the peace: because where the peace is not broken, the surety de bono gestu may be forfeited by the number of a man's company, or by their weapons.

Good Behaviour, in Law, an exact carriage and behaviour to the king and his people.

A justice of the peace may, at the request of another, or where he himself sees cause, demand surety for the good behaviour; and to that end the justice may issue out his warrant against any persons whatsoever, under the degree of nobility; but when it is a nobleman, complaint is to be made in the court of chancery, or king's bench, where such nobleman may be bound to keep the peace. Infants and feme-coverts, who ought to find surety by their friends, may be bound over to their good behaviour; as also lunatics, that have sometimes lucid intervals, and all others who break the peace, or being suspected to do it by affrays, assaults, battery, wounding, fighting, quarrelling, threatening, &c. A person may be likewise bound to his good behaviour for a scandalous way of living, keeping bawdy-houses, gaming-houses, &c. and so may common drunkards, whoremongers, common whores, cheats, libellers, &c. He who demands surety for the peace, on any violence offered, must take an oath before the justice, that he goes in fear of his life, or some bodily harm, &c. and that it is not out of malice, but from a regard to his own safety.

Good Breeding. See Good Manners.