Selected quad for the lemma: justice_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
justice_n	act_n	offence_n	peace_n	2,595	5	6.0850	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53249	The preservation of the King's Majesties royal person, crown, and dignity the preparing of the fishing trade : maintenance of the poor : preserving of peace and safety of the kingdomes / by W. O. ...	Okeham, William.	1663 (1663)	Wing O190; ESTC R9907	5,671	11

for_o ship_n belong_v to_o your_o majesty_n and_o the_o trade_n of_o fish_v and_o merchant_n or_o other_o which_o shall_v buy_v they_o that_o the_o constable_n headborough_z and_o overseer_n of_o every_o parish_n and_o tithing_n take_v care_n to_o send_v twice_o every_o week_n or_o often_o to_o every_o nobleman_n gentleman_z and_o farmer_n house_n for_o their_o break_a meat_n and_o other_o their_o benevolence_n towards_o the_o better_a maintenance_n of_o the_o poor_a people_n so_o set_v on_o work_n and_o which_o be_v sick_a and_o not_o able_a to_o do_v any_o manner_n of_o work_n that_o if_o there_o be_v any_o poor_a people_n abuse_v each_o other_o in_o word_n or_o otherwise_o so_o that_o it_o cause_v a_o disturbance_n that_o such_o person_n be_v apprehend_v and_o the_o fact_n try_v by_o witness_n before_o two_o justice_n of_o the_o peace_n and_o the_o master_n and_o warden_n appoint_v over_o every_o work_n house_n in_o every_o hundred_o where_o every_o such_o offence_n be_v commit_v and_o that_o what_o punishment_n they_o decree_v or_o order_v the_o same_o to_o be_v put_v in_o execution_n that_o a_o act_n be_v make_v and_o pass_v that_o after_o a_o time_n no_o english_a merchant_n or_o other_o may_v bring_v over_o or_o buy_v any_o cable_n net_n sail_n cord_n or_o other_o tackle_n for_o ship_n or_o other_o commodity_n make_v in_o the_o several_a work-house_n except_o for_o their_o necessary_n in_o their_o voyage_n but_o out_o of_o your_o majesty_n warehouse_n and_o that_o your_o majesty_n officer_n afford_v they_o to_o the_o merchant_n and_o other_o tradesman_n at_o some_o convenient_a cheap_a rate_n than_o they_o can_v bring_v they_o over_o from_o beyond_o the_o sea_n into_o england_n that_o if_o there_o be_v any_o want_n of_o hemp_n and_o flax_n and_o not_o sufficient_a bring_v over_o for_o the_o supply_n of_o the_o work_n of_o the_o poor_a and_o other_o tradesman_n that_o then_o every_o farmer_n which_o hold_v any_o farm_n of_o the_o rent_n of_o 20_o l._n per._n a_o and_o so_o for_o every_o big_a or_o lesser_a farm_n according_a to_o the_o rate_n be_v enjoin_v to_o sow_v two_o acre_n of_o hemp_n and_o flax_n every_o year_n to_o the_o end_n there_o be_v no_o want_n of_o hemp_n and_o flax_n this_o to_o be_v perform_v upon_o some_o penalty_n or_o otherwise_o according_a to_o the_o old_a statute_n and_o law_n to_o sow_v hemp_n and_o flax._n that_o all_o seaport_n town_n and_o other_o town_n and_o parish_n within_o forty_o mile_n distant_a from_o they_o be_v compel_v to_o set_v forth_o buss_n and_o other_o vessel_n according_a to_o the_o ability_n of_o they_o for_o fish_v and_o that_o for_o the_o better_a accomplish_n of_o it_o that_o your_o majesty_n be_v please_v to_o give_v order_n that_o the_o survey_v of_o your_o majesty_n sea_n take_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n richard_n the_o second_o and_o other_o survey_v of_o your_o majesty_n sea_n be_v look_v into_o that_o no_o idle_a person_n or_o alm_n people_n or_o beggar_n be_v suffer_v to_o be_v idle_a or_o go_v out_o of_o he_o she_o or_o their_o parish_n or_o abode_n without_o a_o sufficient_a certificate_n from_o the_o minister_n constable_n or_o church_n warden_n for_o their_o good_a behaviour_n nor_o be_v suffer_v to_o beg_v in_o the_o street_n or_o parish_n or_o at_o any_o man_n house_n and_o that_o no_o pedlar_n tinker_n or_o other_o person_n be_v suffer_v to_o wander_v or_o travel_v out_o of_o their_o parish_n except_o such_o as_o be_v send_v unto_o without_o licence_n from_o two_o justice_n of_o the_o peace_n and_o the_o master_n and_o warden_n of_o every_o grand_a workhouse_n in_o every_o hundred_o upon_o pain_n of_o 3._o month_n work_v in_o every_o grand_a workhouse_n in_o the_o hundred_o where_o they_o shall_v be_v so_o take_v and_o that_o every_o grand_a workhouse_n have_v their_o seal_n belong_v to_o their_o corporation_n that_o so_o it_o may_v be_v know_v to_o be_v the_o seal_n of_o such_o a_o grand_a workhouse_n that_o care_n be_v take_v that_o there_o be_v 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