Selected quad for the lemma: judgement_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
judgement_n	error_n	law_n	reverse_v	1,511	5	12.3423	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

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to_o pay_v public_a debt_n and_o relieve_v distress_a soldier_n for_o it_o be_v law_n itself_o as_o virtue_n itself_o invirtuate_v dignifi_v and_o authorize_v her_o true_a servant_n to_o execute_v her_o precept_n and_o confound_v expulse_v and_o turn_v out_o of_o her_o service_n all_o her_o unjust_a steward_n and_o underminer_n as_o jacob_n and_o david_n be_v prefer_v before_o their_o elder_a brethren_n and_o saul_n jeroboam_n etc._n etc._n be_v confound_v by_o and_o for_o their_o own_o apostasy_n faxit_fw-la as_o in_o all_o these_o case_n etc._n etc._n all_o justice_n of_o peace_n shall_v be_v careful_a to_o observe_v their_o oath_n and_o perform_v their_o duty_n to_o the_o commonwealth_n whereof_o they_o be_v eminent_a member_n so_o no_o doubt_n the_o freeman_n of_o england_n will_v be_v ready_a to_o assist_v they_o in_o the_o regain_n and_o preservation_n of_o their_o ancient_a birthrights_a law_n and_o liberty_n deus_fw-la faxit_fw-la 8._o under_o the_o title_n of_o trespase_n contempt_n oppression_n