Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	king_n	land_n	law_n	7,177	5	4.9109	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04743	The boke for a justyce of peace neuer so well and dylygently set forthe.; Book for a justice of peace.		1544 (1544)	STC 14878.3; ESTC S3937	87,001	173

the_o book_n for_o a_o justyce_n of_o peace_n never_o so_o well_o and_o dylygent_o set_v forth_o londini_fw-la in_o edibus_fw-la wilhelmi_n middilton_n to_o the_o reader_n this_o book_n of_o justyce_n of_o peace_n be_v amend_v now_o at_o this_o imprynt_a as_o in_o the_o allegacyon_n of_o the_o year_n of_o statute_n &_o the_o chapter_n of_o the_o same_o and_o furthermore_o many_o statute_n that_o in_o dyvers_a case_n charge_v the_o lay_v justycer_n of_o peace_n be_v add_v to_o that_o be_v never_o before_o prynt_v in_o the_o say_a book_n one_o cause_n be_v for_o many_o of_o they_o have_v be_v enact_v since_o the_o time_n that_o the_o same_o book_n be_v first_o compile_v which_o be_v a_o very_a good_a act_n for_o lyght_o there_o be_v nothing_o belong_a to_o a_o justyce_n of_o the_o peace_n to_o do_v as_o concern_v the_o process_n of_o their_o sessyon_n to_o make_v warrant_n supersedias_fw-la enditemente_n of_o high_a treason_n petty_a treason_n felony_n appe●les_n trespass_n upon_o statute_n and_o contra_fw-la regis_fw-la pacem_fw-la but_o it_o be_v contain_v in_o this_o lycle_n book_n justyce_n of_o peace_n ¶_o what_o man_n shall_v be_v justyce_n of_o the_o peace_n their_o auctoryte_n and_o power_n the_o form_n of_o their_o charge_n and_o whereof_o they_o may_v inquire_v draw_v out_o of_o the_o statute_n and_o the_o come_v law_n in_o every_o countye_n good_a man_n and_o lawful_a that_o be_v no_o maynteyner_n of_o evyll_n nor_o barretour_n in_o the_o country_n shall_v be_v assingn_v to_o be_v justyce_n of_o the_o peace_n the_o statute_n thereof_o be_v anno_fw-la primo_fw-la edwardi_fw-la tertii_fw-la statuto_fw-la secundo_fw-la capitulo_fw-la decimosexto_fw-la ¶_o good_a man_n and_o lawful_a shall_v be_v assign_v in_o every_o shire_n to_o keep_v the_o peace_n and_o at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o assygnemente_n mencyon_n shall_v be_v make_v that_o such_o as_o shall_v be_v endyte_v or_o take_v by_o the_o say_a keper_n of_o the_o peace_n shall_v not_o be_v let_n to_o maynpryse_v by_o the_o shyryffe_n nor_o by_o none_o other_o mynystres_n if_o they_o be_v not_o maynpernable_a by_o the_o law_n anno_fw-la quarto_fw-la edwardi_fw-la tertii_fw-la capitulo_fw-la secundo_fw-la ¶_o two_o or_o three_o of_o the_o most_o substauncial_a man_n of_o the_o shire_n shall_v be_v assign_v keper_n of_o the_o peace_n by_o the_o king_n commission_n and_o they_o with_o other_o learned_a in_o the_o law_n shall_v hear_v and_o determine_v felonye_n and_o trespass_n commit_v and_o do_v against_o the_o peace_n and_o do_v reasonable_a punysshement_n accord_v to_o law_n and_o reason_n anno_fw-la decimo_fw-la octavo_fw-la edwardi_fw-la tertii_fw-la capi_fw-la 2._o ¶_o justyces_n of_o the_o peace_n shall_v hold_v their_o sessyous_a i.i_fw-la time_n in_o the_o year_n at_o least_o that_o be_v to_o say_v at_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o annunciation_n of_o our_o lady_n saint_n margaret_n saint_n michael_n and_o saint_n nycholas_n and_o more_o often_o as_o shall_v be_v though_o requisyte_n by_o the_o discrecyon_n of_o the_o say_a justycer_n statutum_n de_fw-fr seruicientibꝰ_n an._n 25._o ed._n 3._o capi._n ult_n et_fw-fr a_fw-fr 26_o ed._n 3._o capi_fw-la 12._o ☞_o in_o every_o countye_n shall_v be_v assign_v a_o lord_n &_o three_o or_o four_o of_o the_o moll_n sustancial_a of_o the_o shire_n with_o some_o learned_a in_o the_o law_n for_o the_o savegarde_n of_o the_o peace_n and_o they_o have_v power_n to_o enquere_v of_o mysdoer_n ryottour_n and_o other_o barratour_n and_o they_o pursue_v arreste_n take_v and_o chastyce_n after_o their_o trespass_n and_o to_o impryson_n &_o due_o punysshe_v they_o accord_v to_o the_o law_n &_o custom_n of_o the_o realm_n and_o also_o to_o enquere_v of_o they_o that_o wander_v about_o which_o will_v not_o labour_v as_o they_o be_v wont_a and_o to_o take_v and_o arrest_v all_o those_o that_o they_o find_v culpable_a by_o enditement_n or_o suspection_n and_o to_o commyt_v they_o to_o prysone_n and_o they_o that_o be_v 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or_o cause_v any_o assemble_v or_o assaute_n or_o hurt_v any_o person_n assign_v to_o control_v they_o he_o shall_v then_o have_v imprysoment_n by_o the_o space_n of_o a_o year_n without_o letting_a to_o bail_v or_o maynpryse_n and_o make_v fine_o at_o the_o king_n will_v the_o same_o mysdemeanour_n to_o be_v try_v by_o examinacyon_n afore_o the_o justyce_n of_o peace_n and_o from_o the_o say_a ordynaunce_n there_o be_v no_o more_o except_v but_o artyfycer_n and_o labourer_n within_o the_o city_n of_o london_n and_o liberty_n of_o the_o same_o and_o also_o minour_n or_o labourer_n for_o time_n lead_v iron_n silver_n and_o set_v coal_n otherwise_o call_v smiths_n coal_n artifycers_n artifycers_n ¶_o also_o there_o shall_v no_o labourer_n be_v retain_v by_o the_o week_n nor_o that_o no_o labourer_n carpenter_n tiler_n plasterer_n dauber_n nor_o coverer_n of_o house_n take_v no_o wage_n for_o the_o holy_a day_n nor_o for_o no_o feryalle_n where_o they_o work_v but_o to_o noon_n but_o 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marchaundyse_n so_o buy_v be_v forfayte_v to_o the_o king_n and_o the_o statute_n thereof_o be_v an._n 14._o e._n 3._o cap._n ulter_z regratour_n regratour_n ¶_o also_o you_o shall_v enquyre_v of_o all_o regratour_n a_o regratour_n be_v he_o that_o when_o the_o vytayle_n or_o corn_n be_v bring_v to_o the_o market_n by_v it_o at_o his_o own_o price_n and_o sell_v it_o again_o in_o the_o market_n at_o a_o more_o derer_n price_n in_o hurt_n and_o prejudice_n of_o the_o people_n the_o say_a thing_n so_o regret_v be_v forfeit_n and_o if_o he_o have_v sell_v it_o the_o value_n thereof_o be_v forfayte_n etc._n etc._n ¶_o also_o you_o shall_v enquyre_v if_o any_o man_n by_o or_o sell_v by_o poise_n of_o auncell_n mesure●_n mesure●_n which_o be_v forbyden_n by_o dyvers_a statute_n for_o the_o deceit_n that_o have_v be_v find_v therein_o upon_o payve_a of_o forfeiture_n of_o the_o good_n so_o paysed_z and_o the_o statute_n thereof_o be_v anno._n 8._o h._n 6._o cap._n 5._o ¶_o also_o of_o they_o that_o by_o by_o the_o busshell_n peck_n galone_n potell_fw-mi or_o quart_n or_o any_o other_o measure_n standard_n mesure_n after_o the_o standard_n without_o it_o be_v enseal_v accord_v to_o the_o standard_n of_o the_o escheke_a and_o such_o as_o be_v find_v gyltye_n herein_o shall_v be_v commit_v to_o the_o shyryffe_n which_o shall_v retain_v they_o in_o prison_n till_o they_o have_v make_v fine_o to_o the_o king_n the_o statute_n thereof_o be_v an._n 14._o ed._n 3._o capi._n 12._o ¶_o also_o you_o shall_v enquyre_v if_o every_o city_n borrow_v and_o town_n of_o the_o realm_n of_o england_n weyght_n weyght_n have_v a_o common_a balance_n with_o common_a weyghte_n seal_v accord_v to_o the_o standard_n of_o the_o escheke_a ▪_o upon_o the_o common_a cost_n of_o the_o say_a cyte_n borrow_v or_o town_n in_o the_o keep_a of_o the_o mayor_n or_o constable_n of_o the_o same_o with_o which_o balance_n and_o common_a weyght_n all_o the_o inhabytaunte_n of_o the_o same_o city_n boroughe_n or_o town_n may_v free_o weigh_v without_o any_o thing_n payenge_a &_o that_o they_o thus_o have_v on_o pain_n to_o forfayte_v every_o cytte_n ten_o li._n every_o boroughe_n a_o c._n ℥_o every_o town_n where_o a_o constable_n be_v rl.s_n the_o statut_fw-la thereof_o be_v anno._n octave_n henrici_fw-la sexti_fw-la cap._n 5._o ¶_o also_o of_o they_o that_o use_v double_a measure_n mesure_n mesure_n as_o to_o bye_o be_v a_o great_a and_o to_o sell_v by_o a_o small_a in_o dysceyte_n of_o the_o king_n people_n for_o it_o be_v ordain_v that_o one_o weyght_n one_o measure_n and_o one_o yard_n be_v through_o all_o the_o land_n and_o he_o that_o do_v trespass_n against_o this_o ordinance_n shall_v have_v a_o year_n imprysonment_n and_o be_v ransome_v at_o the_o king_n will_n statutum_n inde_fw-la anno._n 27._o eo_fw-la