Selected quad for the lemma: act_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
act_n	king_n	law_n	treason_n	3,277	5	8.9802	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B03411	Information for my Lord and Lady Nairn, David Falconer of Newtoun, and Michael Balfour of Forret; against the Earl of Argyl.		1690 (1690)	Wing F295; ESTC R178651	9,822	16

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argument_n from_o these_o law_n against_o the_o judge_n or_o their_o heir_n to_o make_v they_o liable_a according_a to_o the_o desire_n of_o the_o petition_n and_o to_o which_o the_o earl_n be_v drive_v by_o the_o view_n of_o the_o obvious_a and_o unanswerable_a defence_n above_o write_v especial_o that_o all_o crime_n be_v extinguish_v dby_o death_n therefore_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o this_o crime_n shall_v be_v screw_v up_o to_o the_o pitch_n of_o treason_n that_o the_o heir_n may_v become_v liable_a and_o in_o effect_n forfeit_v by_o a_o great_a stretch_n than_o the_o forme●_n it_o be_v then_o to_o be_v consider_v by_o what_o reason_n this_o pretence_n can_v be_v support_v which_o must_v necessary_o bear_v the_o weight_n of_o the_o whole_a claim●●_n and_o imo._n it_o be_v uncontravert_v that_o penal_a statute_n be_v not_o to_o be_v be_v extend_v de_fw-la casu_fw-la in_o casum_fw-la instit_fw-la casum_fw-la l_o 42_o ff_n de_fw-mi poen_fw-mi l_o 19_o ff_n the_o lib_n &_o posthum_fw-la haered_a instit_fw-la and_o though_o the_o law_n affix_v a_o great_a penalty_n to_o 〈◊〉_d small_a crime_n it_o be_v to_o be_v inflict_v licet_fw-la durum_fw-la fit_a quia_fw-la ita_fw-la lex_fw-la scripsit_fw-la b●●_n to_o pretend_v from_o thence_o that_o every_o crime_n as_o heighnous_a of_o its_o o●●_n nature_n or_o have_v any_o resemblance_n to_o that_o which_o be_v express_v shou●●_n be_v punish_v by_o the_o same_o severity_n be_v such_o a_o notion_n as_o never_o former_o enter_v into_o the_o head_n of_o any_o lawyer_n this_o be_v indeed_o to_o rende●●_n every_o man_n uncertain_a in_o his_o life_n or_o estate_n and_o to_o make_v our_o penal_a law_n altogether_o arbitrary_a at_o the_o apprehension_n of_o every_o judge_n according_a to_o his_o opinion_n and_o estimation_n of_o the_o crime_n libel_v 2do_fw-la there_o can_v hardly_o be_v two_o crime_n have_v less_o of_o parity_n or_o resemblance_n one_o to_o another_o then_o that_o of_o a_o malicious_a accuser_n with_o 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