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	peace_n	person_n	3,511	5	5.1813	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63219	The tryals of Robert Green, Henry Berry, & Lawrence Hill for the murder of Sr. Edmond-bury Godfrey kt., one of His Majesties justices of the peace for the county of Middlesex at the Kings-Bench bar at Westminster, before the Right Honourable Sir William Scroggs ... on Monday the 10th of February 1678/9 : where, upon full evidence they were convicted, and received sentence accordingly on Tuesday, the next day following.	Green, Robert, d. 1679.; Berry, Henry, d. 1679.; Hill, Lawrence, d. 1679.; England and Wales. Court of King's Bench.	1679 (1679)	Wing T2256; ESTC R24642	68,735	97

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