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	law_n	time_n	1,531	5	3.5321	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88684	Considerations touching the great question of the King's right in dispensing with the penal laws Written on the occasion of His late blessed Majesties granting free toleration and indulgence. By Richard Langhorn, late of the Middle Temple, Esq;	Langhorne, Richard, 1654-1679.; Langhorne, Richard, fl. 1687.	1687 (1687)	Wing L396A; ESTC R229629	25,471	35

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prepare_v of_o any_o bill_n to_o be_v offer_v to_o his_o majesty_n for_o the_o repeal_n or_o suspend_v of_o those_o law_n by_o act_n of_o parliament_n object_n xi_o that_o all_o our_o present_a judge_n have_v express_o declare_v their_o unanimous_a opinion_n in_o the_o very_a point_n by_o give_v in_o charge_n the_o law_n intend_v to_o be_v suspend_v by_o his_o majesty_n late_a declaration_n which_o have_v be_v the_o occasion_n of_o the_o public_a debate_n touch_v this_o matter_n albeit_o the_o say_a declaration_n do_v express_o affirm_v the_o say_a suspension_n to_o be_v for_o publick-good_a answ_n the_o proceed_n of_o our_o reverend_a judge_n be_v always_o regulate_v by_o prudent_a but_o strict_a rule_n and_o those_o rule_n relate_v as_o well_o to_o matter_n of_o form_n as_o to_o matter_n of_o substance_n this_o our_o law_n require_v and_o by_o their_o oath_n they_o be_v bind_v up_o to_o proceed_v according_a to_o law_n which_o be_v the_o true_a reason_n why_o many_o judgement_n 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nevertheless_o bind_v by_o their_o oath_n to_o give_v in_o charge_n and_o this_o be_v conceive_v to_o be_v the_o true_a state_n of_o the_o present_a case_n urge_v in_o the_o objection_n which_o right_o understand_v make_v nothing_o against_o the_o king_n right_a here_o affirm_v and_o justify_v the_o prudence_n and_o high_a integrity_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o judge_n the_o king_n find_v it_o absolute_o necessary_a for_o common-good_a be_v to_o engage_v in_o a_o most_o necessary_a war_n to_o suspend_v the_o execution_n of_o several_a penal_a law_n the_o resolution_n take_v in_o the_o case_n be_v upon_o serious_a debate_n have_v with_o his_o minister_n of_o state_n it_o be_v pure_o a_o affair_n of_o state_n consequent_o his_o majesty_n counsel_n of_o lawyer_n be_v not_o consult_v in_o the_o point_v it_o not_o be_v within_o their_o cognizance_n to_o advise_v in_o affair_n of_o state_n such_o as_o be_v the_o make_n of_o peace_n or_o war_n etc._n etc._n nor_o do_v they_o think_v themselves_o 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majesty_n great_a seal_n of_o all_o those_o penal_a law_n charge_n and_o forfeiture_n whereunto_o the_o roman-catholick_n subject_n of_o his_o majesty_n have_v thentofore_o be_v subject_n and_o in_o the_o same_o grant_v and_o under_o the_o same_o seal_n to_o give_v a_o dispensation_n and_o toleration_n to_o all_o the_o roman-catholic_n his_o majesty_n subject_n as_o well_o priest_n as_o temporal_a person_n etc._n etc._n rushworth_n fol._n 288.289_o the_o marriage_n not_o take_v effect_n and_o animosity_n and_o feud_n happen_v between_o the_o then_o duke_n of_o buckingham_n and_o the_o say_a earl_n of_o bristol_n the_o say_a earl_n after_o that_o king_n death_n in_o parliament_n impeach_v and_o wrought_v with_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o to_o impeach_v the_o say_a duke_n and_o the_o say_a duke_n prevail_v with_o his_o then_o majesty_n first_o to_o exhibit_v a_o impeachment_n against_o the_o say_a earl_n