Selected quad for the lemma: judgement_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
judgement_n	bring_v	defendant_n	writ_n	3,438	5	9.2222	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47058	The crie of blood, or, A confutation of those thirteene reasons of the felicers at Westminster for the maintenance of their illegall capias for debt by which is discovered the great benefit and freedome that will accrew to the people of the common wealth by the reformation of that destructive law / by Joht [sic] Jones of Neyath in Com. Brecon, gent.	Jones, John.	1653 (1653)	Wing J964B; ESTC R33617	21,569	96

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bondman_n and_o may_v take_v their_o garment_n from_o they_o and_o the_o bed_n whereon_o they_o do_v lie_v from_o under_o they_o which_o be_v a_o far_o great_a punishment_n than_o our_o light_a arrest_n for_o the_o prison_n with_o we_o be_v but_o a_o gage_n or_o pledge_v until_o the_o defendant_n take_v course_n to_o answer_v the_o action_n mat._n 5.25_o mat._n 18.30_o 2_o king_n 4.7_o levit._fw-la 25.39_o prov._n 20.16_o prov._n 22.27_o 9_o man_n ordinary_o begin_v suit_n upon_o necessity_n and_o debtor_n general_o be_v call_v upon_o before_o any_o suit_n be_v commence_v which_o indeed_o be_v in_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o summons_n but_o yet_o neither_o this_o nor_o the_o writ_n of_o summons_n do_v drive_v man_n to_o take_v any_o course_n until_o the_o process_n of_o arrest_n issue_n forth_o be_v more_o compulsorie_a and_o a_o more_o speedy_a remedy_n for_o the_o creditor_n than_o the_o mild_a and_o gentle_a summons_n be_v find_v to_o be_v as_o appear_v by_o sundry_a statute_n 19_o 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