Selected quad for the lemma: judgement_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
judgement_n	action_n	arrest_n	verdict_n	1,507	5	10.7239	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80048	Judges judged out of their own mouthes or the question resolved by Magna charta, &c. Who have been Englands enemies, kings seducers, and peoples destroyers, from Hen. 3. to Hen. 8. and before and since. Stated by Sr. Edvvard Coke, Knt. late L. Chief Justice of England. Expostulated, and put to the vote of the people, by J. Jones, Gent. Whereunto is added eight observable points of law, executable by justices of peace.	Jones, J., Gent.; Coke, Edward, Sir, 1552-1634.; England. Magna Charta.	1650 (1650)	Wing C4938; Thomason E1414_1; ESTC R13507	46,191	120

justice_n in_o eyre_n shall_v try_v he_o why_o not_o such_o a_o writ_n still_o since_o odium_fw-la which_o the_o lord_n c._n define_v to_o be_v hatred_n and_o atia_fw-la malice_n and_o prisoner_n for_o those_o cause_n be_v no_o scant_a now_o than_o in_o former_a time_n and_o why_o not_o justice_n in_o eyre_n make_v since_o competent_a judge_n by_o commission_n without_o writ_n to_o determine_v such_o matter_n which_o before_o they_o can_v but_o inquire_v of_o by_o writ_n as_o the_o lord_n c._n say_v elsewhere_o though_o he_o say_v here_o to_o try_v they_o employ_v for_o that_o service_n and_o now_o if_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o a_o judge_n of_o the_o kings-bench_n to_o determine_v a_o debt_n and_o to_o grant_v a_o habeas_fw-la corpus_fw-la for_o money_n to_o bring_v the_o prisoner_n before_o he_o to_o put_v in_o bail_n why_o shall_v he_o take_v money_n for_o the_o writ_n and_o refuse_v sufficient_a bail_n tender_v after_o oath_n make_v of_o their_o sufficiency_n without_o the_o plaintiff_n consent_n nay_o after_o acceptation_n of_o the_o bail_n why_o refuse_v to_o file_v it_o no_o freeman_n shall_v be_v take_v etc._n ca_n 2.9_o no_o free_a man_n etc._n etc._n or_o imprison_v or_o be_v disseise_v of_o his_o freehold_n or_o liberty_n or_o free_a custom_n or_o be_v outlaw_v or_o exile_v or_o any_o way_n otherwise_o destroy_v nor_o we_o shall_v not_o pass_v upon_o he_o but_o by_o lawful_a judgement_n of_o his_o peer_n or_o by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n we_o shall_v sell_v to_o no_o man_n we_o shall_v deny_v or_o defer_v to_o no_o man_n either_o justice_n or_o right_o freeman_n extend_v to_o villain_n both_o sex_n etc._n lord_n coke_n upon_o mag._n chart._n fol._n 46_o etc._n etc._n etc._n etc._n upon_o this_o chapter_n as_o out_o of_o a_o root_n many_o fruitful_a branch_n of_o the_o law_n of_o england_n have_v spring_v it_o contain_v nine_o several_a branch_n first_o that_o no_o man_n be_v take_v or_o imprison_v but_o by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n viz._n the_o common-law_n statute-law_n or_o custom_n of_o england_n etc._n etc._n second_o no_o man_n shall_v be_v disseise_v viz._n put_v out_o of_o his_o freehold_n that_o be_v land_n livelihood_n or_o liberty_n or_o free_a custom_n such_o as_o belong_v to_o he_o by_o his_o free_a birthright_n unless_o it_o be_v by_o the_o lawful_a judgement_n and_o verdict_n of_o his_o equal_n or_o by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n that_o be_v to_o speak_v it_o once_o for_o all_o by_o the_o due_a course_n and_o process_n of_o the_o law_n three_o no_o man_n shall_v be_v outlaw_v or_o put_v off_o the_o law_n viz._n deprive_v of_o the_o benefit_n of_o it_o unless_o he_o be_v outlaw_v by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n four_o no_o man_n shall_v be_v exile_v etc._n etc._n unless_o according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n five_o no_o man_n shall_v be_v destroy_v etc._n etc._n unless_o by_o verdict_n or_o according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n sixthly_a no_o man_n shall_v be_v condemn_v etc._n etc._n but_o by_o the_o judgement_n of_o his_o equal_n or_o according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n seven_o we_o shall_v sell_v to_o no_o man_n justice_z or_o right_o eight_o we_o shall_v deny_v no_o man_n justice_n or_o right_n and_o nine_o we_o shall_v defer_v no_o man_n justice_n or_o right_n etc._n etc._n first_o quer._n expost_n and_o quer._n if_o no_o man_n ought_v to_o be_v take_v or_o imprison_v but_o by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n viz._n the_o common-law_n statute-law_n and_o custom_n of_o england_n be_v it_o not_o clear_v by_o our_o expostulation_n before_o upon_o the_o 11._o chapter_n that_o debtor_n be_v take_v and_o imprison_v in_o the_o kings-bench_n contrary_a to_o the_o common-law_n of_o england_n declare_v by_o mag._n chart._n contrary_a to_o the_o chief_a statute_n of_o england_n which_o be_v mag._n char._n and_o which_o the_o lord_n coke_n say_v shall_v live_v as_o be_v accord_v by_o king_n and_o people_n for_o ever_o and_o contrary_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o england_n declare_v by_o mag._n charta_n and_o also_o by_o the_o lord_n coke_n not_o to_o extend_v to_o the_o imprisonment_n of_o any_o debtor_n but_o only_o the_o king_n and_o be_v not_o debtor_n other_o than_o the_o king_n so_o imprison_v as_o well_o elsewhere_o as_o in_o the_o kings-bench_n second_o if_o no_o man_n shall_v be_v disseise_v viz._n put_v out_o of_o his_o freehold_n that_o be_v to_o say_v his_o livelihood_n liberty_n or_o free-custom_n such_o as_o belong_v to_o he_o by_o his_o birthright_n unless_o it_o be_v by_o the_o lawful_a judgement_n and_o verdict_n of_o his_o equal_n or_o by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n that_o be_v to_o say_v once_o for_o all_o by_o due_a course_n and_o process_n of_o law_n be_v not_o debtor_n disseise_v of_o their_o livelihood_n liberty_n and_o freedom_n which_o belong_v unto_o they_o as_o their_o freehold_a by_o birth_n right_a when_o they_o be_v imprison_v in_o london_n westminster_n or_o elsewhere_o by_o arrest_n and_o 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char._n and_o by_o it_o declare_v and_o confirm_v unto_o they_o as_o aforesaid_a can_v writ_n of_o trespass_n execute_v for_o debt_n or_o capiase_n ground_v upon_o counterfeit_a original_n be_v construe_v by_o any_o law_n to_o be_v due_a process_n of_o law_n three_o be_v man_n lawful_o outlaw_v upon_o exigent_n for_o debt_n ground_v upon_o a_o repeal_v statute_n and_o be_v not_o all_o debtor_n that_o be_v outlaw_v so_o outlaw_v be_v man_n lawful_o outlaw_v that_o be_v outlaw_v upon_o exigent_n ground_v upon_o summonitus_fw-la or_o non_fw-la est_fw-la inventus_fw-la counterfeit_o return_v by_o attorney_n who_o at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o return_n be_v no_o sheriff_n or_o competent_a officer_n and_o be_v not_o all_o or_o most_o debtor_n and_o trespasser_n that_o be_v outlaw_v in_o london_n and_o middlesex_n so_o outlaw_v be_v man_n lawful_o outlaw_v upon_o any_o exigent_n that_o be_v outlaw_v without_o the_o

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they_o fol._n 526._o four_o if_o no_o man_n shall_v be_v exile_v etc._n etc._n be_v not_o debtor_n exile_v from_o their_o native_a soil_n in_o cumberland_n or_o cornwall_n and_o from_o all_o their_o worldly_a comfort_n of_o wife_n child_n family_n friend_n and_o estate_n both_o real_a and_o personal_n when_o call_v and_o force_v by_o habeas_fw-la corpus_fw-la etc._n etc._n to_o attend_v duke_n humsrey_n in_o paul_n or_o judge_n owen_n in_o westminster_n as_o good_a dead_a as_o any_o judge_n live_v to_o hear_v or_o dispatch_v suit_n by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n in_o any_o way_n of_o justice_n while_o the_o suitor_n money_n last_v or_o to_o relieve_v they_o with_o any_o alm_n when_o their_o purse_n be_v spend_v and_o if_o at_o last_o send_v to_o the_o fleet_n or_o marshalsey_n where_o they_o be_v pen_v up_o as_o aforesaid_a be_v they_o not_o worse_o exile_v than_o into_o turkey_n where_o they_o may_v have_v more_o liberty_n of_o land_n and_o sea_n and_o live_v in_o less_o slavery_n 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