Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	aforesaid_a	person_n	say_a	1,580	5	7.1901	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44360	Due order of law and justice pleaded against irregular & arbitrary proceedings in the case and late imprisonment of George Whitehead and Thomas Burr in the city and county gaol of Norwich, from the 21st day of the 1st moneth called March, 1679, to the 12th day of the 5th moneth, called July, 1680 being an impartial account of the most material passages and letters to the magistrates relating to the said proceedings with the prisoners above said : wherein the people called Quakers are vindicated and cleared from popery : published for information and caution on the behalf of true Protestants and English-mens birth-rights.	Hookes, Ellis, d. 1681.	1680 (1680)	Wing H2660; ESTC R7941	74,567	109

therefore_o to_o will_n and_o require_v you_o to_o receive_v and_o keep_v the_o say_a george_n whitehead_n and_o thomas_n burr_n in_o the_o common_a goal_n for_o the_o city_n and_o county_n aforesaid_a until_o they_o shall_v be_v from_o thence_o discharge_v by_o due_a order_n of_o law_n and_o hereof_o fail_v not_o give_v under_o my_o hand_n and_o seal_n the_o 21_o day_n of_o march_n anno_fw-la dom._n 1679._o to_o the_o constable_n of_o the_o ward_n of_o west-wymor_a and_o to_o either_o of_o they_o to_o convey_v and_o to_o your_o keeper_n of_o the_o common_a goal_n aforesaid_a to_o receive_v and_o keep_v the_o say_a george_n whitehead_n and_o thomas_n burr_n according_a to_o this_o warrant_n g.w._n do_v the_o recorder_n own_o this_o to_o be_v a_o true_a copy_n yea_o or_o nay_o r._n i_o care_v not_o whether_o it_o be_v true_a or_o false_a there_o be_v another_o mittimus_fw-la against_o you_o etc._n etc._n g.w._n let_v this_o mittimus_fw-la be_v consider_v first_o doff_v thou_o own_v it_o to_o be_v a_o true_a copy_n or_o no_o we_o have_v it_o attest_v r._n it_o may_v be_v it_o be_v what_o then_o it_o may_v be_v true_a for_o aught_o i_o know_v etc._n etc._n or_o to_o that_o effect_n g.w._n then_o pray_v observe_v this_o mittimus_fw-la the_o tenor_n of_o it_o what_o it_o contain_v 1_o st_o as_o to_o the_o cause_n of_o our_o commitment_n 2_o dly_z that_o be_v the_o premise_n which_o we_o be_v to_o answer_v to_o and_o to_o be_v try_v and_o deliver_v upon_o 3_o dly_z and_o that_o according_a to_o law_n or_o according_a to_o due_a course_n of_o law_n etc._n etc._n 1_o st_o then_o the_o charge_n concern_v matter_n of_o fact_n i.e._n be_v at_o a_o meeting_n and_o 2_o dly_a what_o such_o a_o meeting_n or_o how_o qualify_v i.e._n a_o meeting_n in_o disturbance_n of_o the_o public_a peace_n etc._n etc._n these_o be_v the_o matter_n in_o charge_n against_o we_o which_o the_o court_n ought_v to_o take_v judicial_a cognizance_n of_o either_o to_o acquit_v we_o if_o clear_a or_o to_o 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to_o be_v hold_v for_o the_o city_n and_o county_n aforesaid_a and_o hereof_o fail_v not_o give_v under_o my_o hand_n and_o seal_n the_o 23d_o day_n of_o march_n anno_fw-la dom._n 1679._o to_o the_o keeper_n of_o the_o common_a goal_n for_o the_o city_n and_o county_n of_o norwich_n g.w._n i_o hope_v the_o recorder_n can_v deny_v the_o copy_n to_o be_v true_a r._n i_o will_v vindicate_v it_o by_o law_n in_o any_o court_n in_o england_n etc._n etc._n or_o to_o that_o effect_n g.w._n hear_v the_o exception_n against_o this_o second_o warrant_n i_o will_v read_v they_o deliberate_o if_o the_o court_n have_v any_o thing_n to_o object_n against_o any_o particular_a that_o may_v be_v read_v over_o again_o after_o the_o first_o read_v court_n read_v they_o go_v on_o etc._n etc._n the_o exception_n against_o the_o second_o warrant_n for_o detention_n of_o the_o prisoner_n in_o the_o common_a goal_n without_o bail_n or_o mainprize_n bear_v date_n the_o 23d_o day_n of_o march_n anno_fw-la dom._n 1679._o exception_n i._n first_o the_o prisoner_n be_v commit_v till_o session_n there_o to_o answer_v to_o the_o premise_n contain_v in_o their_o mittimus_fw-la therefore_o the_o court_n ought_v to_o take_v judicial_a cognizance_n thereof_o that_o be_v of_o the_o charge_n contain_v in_o the_o say_v mittimus_fw-la for_o their_o trial_n and_o discharge_v thereupon_o by_o due_a order_n of_o law_n and_o not_o to_o suffer_v the_o second_o warrant_n to_o be_v insist_v upon_o nor_o the_o mittimus_fw-la to_o be_v evade_v exception_n 2._o second_o because_o that_o after_o the_o command_v give_v to_o the_o keeper_n to_o keep_v they_o in_o the_o common_a goal_n until_o the_o next_o general_n quarter-session_n etc._n etc._n the_o lawful_a conclusion_n be_v want_v viz._n until_o they_o shall_v be_v deliver_v by_o due_a course_n of_o law_n see_v cook_n in_o the_o 2d_o part_n of_o his_o institutes_n fol._n 52._o concern_v a_o commitment_n by_o lawful_a warrant_n exception_n warrant_n warrant_n 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