Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	witness_n	witness_v	word_n	133	3	4.0018	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66733	The law of laws, or, The excellencie of the civil law above all humane laws whatsoever by Sir Robert Wiseman ... ; together with a discourse concerning the oath ex officio and canonical purgation.	Wiseman, Robert, Sir, 1613-1684.; Lake, Edward, Sir, 1596 or 7-1674.	1664 (1664)	Wing W3113A; ESTC R33680	273,497	368

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innocentium_fw-la capitalia_fw-la judicia_fw-la nata_fw-la sunt_fw-la grot._n de_fw-fr jur-bell_n lib._n 1._o ca._n 2._o sect_n 8._o for_o the_o public_a peace_n and_o the_o safety_n of_o innocent_a and_o quiet_a man_n to_o make_v they_o by_o a_o vigorous_a course_n of_o trial_n either_o fear_n to_o offend_v or_o be_v instrumental_a to_o condemn_v themselves_o rather_o than_o they_o shall_v be_v encourage_v to_o offend_v free_o out_o of_o a_o presumption_n that_o their_o evil_a act_n shall_v never_o be_v bring_v to_o light_v for_o if_o there_o be_v but_o one_o positive_a witness_n that_o see_v the_o thing_n do_v as_o it_o be_v mercy_n and_o clemency_n in_o the_o law_n not_o to_o condemn_v the_o accuse_v present_o upon_o so_o short_a a_o proof_n yet_o be_v it_o safe_a be_v it_o not_o augustin_n not_o sicut_fw-la est_fw-la aliquando_fw-la misericordia_fw-la puniens_fw-la ita_fw-la est_fw-la crudelitas_fw-la parcens_fw-la augustin_n cruelty_n to_o all_o the_o people_n be_v it_o not_o of_o ill_a example_n to_o absolve_v he_o quite_o without_o a_o further_a trial_n mere_o because_o there_o be_v no_o better_a proof_n which_o their_o ill-minded_n subtlety_n make_v a_o ill_a use_n of_o the_o favour_n of_o the_o law_n be_v a_o cause_n of_o too_o so_o that_o to_o bring_v man_n to_o the_o rack_n in_o such_o case_n for_o trial_n sake_n be_v not_o to_o be_v censure_v for_o cruelty_n non_fw-la ex_fw-la saevitia_fw-la sed_fw-la ex_fw-la bonitate_fw-la talia_fw-la faciunt_fw-la homines_fw-la say_v agens_fw-la say_v l._n ad_fw-la corin._n 3.12_o de_fw-fr poenis_fw-la humanis_fw-la agens_fw-la st_n chrysostome_n such_o thing_n be_v do_v by_o man_n not_o out_o of_o cruelty_n but_o goodness_n and_o i_o must_v say_v with_o aquil._n with_o de_fw-fr justit_fw-la roman_n leg_n lib_n 2._o dubit_n 64._o arg_n l._n 51._o parag_n ult_n dig._n ad_fw-la l._n aquil._n maestertius_fw-la who_o stiff_o mantain_n this_o proceed_n in_o the_o roman_a law_n sanè_fw-la hic_fw-la juris_fw-la rigour_n si_fw-la aliquis_fw-la sit_fw-la utilitate_fw-la publica_fw-la compensatur_fw-la this_o rigour_n of_o the_o law_n if_o it_o be_v any_o be_v recompense_v with_o advantage_n to_o the_o whole_a commonwealth_n for_o by_o the_o terror_n hereof_o it_o be_v free_a from_o the_o machination_n of_o wicked_a and_o lewd_a man_n and_o though_o there_o have_v be_v some_o as_o ludovicus_n vives_z