Selected quad for the lemma: judgement_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
judgement_n	case_n	court_n	writ_n	2,874	5	9.1804	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63255	The triumphs of justice over unjust judges exhibiting, I. the names and crimes of four and forty judges hang'd in one year in England, as murderers for their corrupt judgments, II. the case of the Lord Chief Justice Trefilian, hang'd at Tyburn, and all the rest of the judges of England (save one) banisht in K. Rich. the 2ds time, III. the crimes of Empson and Dudley, executed in K. Henry the 8th's days, IV. the proceedings of the ship-money-judges in the reign of K. Charles the first, V. diverse other presidents both antient and modern : to which is added VI. the judges oath, and some observations thereupon, humbly dedicated to the Lord Chief Justice Scroggs.	Philo-Dicaios.	1681 (1681)	Wing T2297; ESTC R3571	28,282	42

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death_n for_o a_o offence_n not_o mortal_a 13._o he_o hang_v rambold_n because_o he_o judge_v leschild_n in_o a_o case_n not_o notorious_a without_o appeal_n and_o without_o indictment_n 14._o he_o hang_v rolf_n because_o he_o judge_v dunston_n to_o die_v for_o a_o escape_n out_o of_o prison_n 15._o he_o hang_v frebern_n because_o he_o judge_v harpin_n to_o die_v whereas_o the_o july_n be_v in_o doubt_n of_o their_o verdict_n for_o in_o doubtful_a case_n one_o ough_n rather_o to_o save_v than_o condemn_v 16._o he_o hang_v seabright_n who_o judge_v athebrus_n to_o death_n because_o he_o have_v discharge_v one_o that_o have_v give_v a_o false_a judgement_n in_o a_o case_n capital_a 17._o he_o hang_v hale_v because_o he_o save_v tristrain_v the_o sheriff_n from_o death_n who_o take_v to_o the_o king_n use_n from_o another_o good_n against_o his_o will_n for_o as_o much_o as_o any_o such_o take_n from_o another_o against_o his_o will_n and_o robbery_n have_v no_o difference_n 18._o he_o 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