Selected quad for the lemma: judgement_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
judgement_n	king_n	parliament_n	reverse_v	1,554	5	12.7527	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94265	Syllogologia; or, An historical discourse of parliaments in their originall before the Conquest, and continuance since. Together with the originall growth, and continuance, of these courts following, viz. [brace] High Court of Chancery, Upper Bench, Common-Pleas, Exchequer, Dutchy, and other inferiour courts now in use in this Commonwealth.	J. S.	1656 (1656)	Wing S93; Thomason E1646_1; ESTC R203463	29,703	88

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that_o this_o be_v no_o act_n that_o may_v bind_v 7.18_o 4._o h._n 7.18_o and_o therefore_o the_o party_n be_v restore_v hitherto_o of_o the_o continuance_n and_o assent_n of_o this_o our_o first_o and_o high_a court_n ment_fw-mi this_o court_n of_o parliament_n make_v enlarge_v diminish_v abrogate_v repeal_v and_o revive_v law_n statute_n &c._n &c._n concern_v matter_n ecclesiastical_a capital_a criminal_a common_a civil_a martial_a maritine_a etc._n etc._n cook_n 1_o inst_z fol._n 110._o sect_n 164._o see_v 4._o inst_z chap._n parlia_n ment_fw-mi whereunto_o after_o that_o i_o shall_v have_v add_v a_o word_n or_o two_o of_o the_o jurisdiction_n thereof_o i_o will_v proceed_v to_o the_o rest_n if_o all_o judgement_n as_o cicero_n say_v be_v conversant_a either_o in_o the_o punishment_n of_o offence_n or_o in_o the_o decision_n of_o controversy_n then_o be_v the_o judgement_n of_o our_o parliament_n of_o as_o ample_a authority_n as_o the_o assent_n of_o any_o or_o all_o other_o court_n 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