Selected quad for the lemma: judgement_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
judgement_n	according_a	judge_v	law_n	4,033	5	5.2533	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19182	A pleasant comedie, shewing the contention betweene liberalitie and prodigalitie As it was playd before her Maiestie.		1602 (1602)	STC 5593; ESTC S108520	21,697	48

Suiter Now good my Lord vouchsafe of your charitie To cast here aside your pittifull eye Vpon a poore souldier naked and needy That in the Queenes warres was maimed as you see Lib. Where haue you serued 3. Suit In Fraunce in Flaunders but in Ireland most Lib. Vnder whom 3. Suit Vnder Captaine Wel-don Cap. He was my souldier indeed sir vntill he lost his legge Lib. Hold pray for the Queene 3. Suit God saue the Queene and God saue Liberalitie SCENE V. Enter Tipstaues Liberality Equity Sherife Clerks Cryer Prodigality and the Iudge Tip. Roome my Masters giue place stand by Sir Equity hath sent me to let you vnderstand That hither he will resort out of hand To sit vpon the arraignement of 〈◊〉 Lib. In good time Tip. Behold he comes Lib. Now Equity how falles the matter out Equit. That Prodigality is guiltie of the fact no doubt And therefore for furtherance of Iustice effectually My Lord the Iudge comes to sit vpon him presently Wherein we craue your assistance Lib. I le wayte vpon you Tip. Roome my masters roome for my Lord stand by The Iudge placed and the Clerkes vnder him Iudge Call for the prisoner Clerk Make an oyes cryer Cryer Oyes oyes oyes Clerk Sherife of Middlesex Cryer Repeat Sherife c. Clerk Bring forth the prisoner Cryer 〈◊〉 c. Clerk Prodigalitie Cryer Prodigalitie Clerk Paine of the perill shall fall thereon Cryer Paine of c. Sherif Here sir Clerk Prodigality hold vp thy hand Thou art indited here by the name of Prodigality for that thou the fourth day of February in the three fortie yeere of the prosperous raigne of Elizabeth our dread Soueraigne by the grace of God of England France and Ireland Queene defender of the faith c. together with two other malefactors yet vnknowne at High-gate in the County of Middle sex afore said didst 〈◊〉 ly take from one Tenacity of the parish of Pancridge yeoman 〈◊〉 the said County one thousand pounds of gold and siluer starling And also how thy 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 with a sword price twenty shillings then and there cruelly didst giue the saide Tenacitie vpon the head one mortall 〈◊〉 whereof hee is now dead contrarie to the Queenes peace her Crowne and dignitie Iudge How saist thou Prodigalitie to this 〈◊〉 felonie and murther art thou 〈◊〉 or not guiltie Prod. My Lord I beseech you graunt me councell to plead my cause Iudg. That may not be it standeth not with our lawes Prod. Then good my Lord let me some respite take Iudg. Neyther may that be thus doth the inditement lie Thou art 〈◊〉 of murther and of robberie To which thou must now answere presently Whether thou be thereof guiltie or not guiltie Prod. Well since there is no other remedie And that my fact falles out so apparantly I will confesse that in deed I am guilty Most humbly appealing to the 〈◊〉 mercy Iudg. Then what canst thou say for thy selfe Prodigalitie That according to the law thou shouldst not die Prod. Nothing my Lord but still appeale to the Princes mercy Iudg. Then hearken to thy iudgement Thou Prodigalitie by that name haste bin indited and arraigned here of a robbery murther and felonie against the lawes committed by thee the inditement whereof being read vnto thee here thou confessest thy selfe to be guilty therein whereupon I iudge thee to be had from hence to the place thou camst fro and from thence to the place of execution there to be hangd till thou be dead God haue mercy on thee Prod. My Lord I most humbly beseech you to heare mee Iudg. Say on Prod. I confesse I haue runne a wanton wicked race Which now hath brought me to this wofull wretched case 〈◊〉 heartily sorrie and with teares doe lament My former lewd and vile misgouernment I finde the brittle stay of 〈◊〉 Fortunes state My heart now 〈◊〉 after Vertue all too late Yet good my Lord of pittie condiscend To be a meane for him that meaneth to amend The Prince is mercifull of whose great mercy Full many haue largely tasted already Which makes me appeale thereto more boldly Iudg. Prodigalitie I not mislike your wailefull disposition And therefore for you to the Prince there shall be made Petition That though your punishment be not fully remitted Yet in some part it may be qualified Prod. God saue your life Vertue Equitie Liberalitie Iudge and all come downe before the Queene and after reuerence made Vertue speaketh THE EPILOGVE MOst mightie Queene yonder I sate in place Presenting shew of chiefest dignitie Here prostrate lo before your Princely grace I shew my selfe such as I ought to be Your humble vassall subiect to your will With feare and loue your Grace to reuerence still FINIS Vers to Fortune Vers to Money