Selected quad for the lemma: justice_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
justice_n	aforesaid_a	hear_v	judgement_n	3,599	5	8.2228	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94202	A reviler rebuked, or, Abraham Bonifield's envy, falseness and folly, in his late book, called The cry of the oppressed, etc., laid open in this answer thereunto Written by Oliver Sansom...	Sansom, Oliver, 1636-1710.	1696 (1696)	Wing S685; ESTC R43915	56,159	52

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himself_o to_o brand_v i_o and_o other_o friend_n with_o be_v of_o a_o persecute_v spirit_n than_o which_o there_o be_v nothing_o we_o be_v more_o against_o but_o in_o this_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o both_o his_o wickedness_n and_o folly_n do_v sufficient_o appear_v and_o the_o reader_n may_v from_o hence_o take_v notice_n what_o a_o captious_a cavil_v nature_n this_o man_n be_v of_o and_o how_o little_a he_o be_v to_o be_v regard_v from_o my_o alter_n with_o my_o pen_n the_o title_n of_o his_o former_a book_n from_o plain_a and_o honest_a deal_v which_o he_o do_v not_o use_v to_o false_a and_o treacherous_a deal_v which_o it_o plain_o appear_v he_o both_o than_o do_v and_o still_o do_v use_v he_o take_v occasion_n to_o arraign_v my_o conversation_n say_v in_o p._n 37._o because_o o._n s._n have_v so_o injurious_o abuse_v my_o true_a and_o honest_a title_n etc._n etc._n i_o shall_v make_v a_o little_o far_a enquiry_n as_o a_o addition_n to_o the_o former_a of_o his_o manner_n of_o 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out_o of_o which_o he_o print_v several_a fragment_n in_o p._n 38_o 39_o 40_o and_o 41._o intermingle_v other_o matter_n between_o which_o both_o make_v confusion_n and_o manifest_v he_o be_v in_o confusion_n when_o he_o do_v it_o however_o i_o intend_v to_o speak_v to_o this_o business_n or_o case_n as_o he_o call_v it_o of_o n._n hall_n and_o his_o wife_n first_o and_o afterward_o to_o other_o thing_n in_o their_o order_n he_o begin_v in_o p._n 38._o with_o a_o branch_n as_o he_o call_v it_o in_o a_o letter_n from_o dor._n hall_n to_o i_o which_o he_o say_v be_v to_o this_o effect_n that_o she_o be_v deep_o concern_v for_o two_o of_o her_o old_a acquaintance_n viz._n for_o spiritual_a zion_n that_o her_o husbandry_n be_v manage_v no_o better_a that_o her_o harvest_n be_v so_o small_a etc._n etc._n second_o for_o old_a england_n that_o so_o much_o of_o her_o fair_a building_n be_v moultr_a year_n ago_o and_o now_o i_o have_v lean_v say_v she_o upon_o one_o of_o her_o prop_n and_o 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letter_n both_o to_o himself_o and_o i_o be_v many_o and_o of_o divers_a kind_n and_o matter_n i_o shall_v not_o repeat_v they_o all_o nor_o his_o comment_n upon_o they_o but_o the_o substance_n of_o such_o of_o they_o as_o relate_v to_o hall_n own_o business_n be_v to_o represent_v i_o as_o have_v wrong_v he_o and_o his_o wife_n in_o one_o of_o they_o as_o a._n b._n have_v publish_v it_o he_o say_v thus_o o._n s._n my_o cry_n be_v again_o for_o justice_n that_o the_o wrong_n that_o thou_o have_v do_v i_o and_o my_o wife_n may_v be_v put_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o good_a and_o understand_a friend_n for_o a_o hear_n concern_v thy_o unjust_a unmerciful_a and_o unchristian_a action_n p._n 39_o in_o another_o thus_o o._n s_o i_o not_o have_v justice_n do_v i_o last_o second_o day_n at_o charloe_n which_o be_v at_o the_o quarterly_o meet_v i_o do_v send_v these_o line_n unto_o thou_o to_o have_v the_o money_n that_o thy_o hard_a heart_n have_v wrong_v i_o of_o in_o another_o thus_o i_o do_v great_o want_v what_o thou_o have_v wrong_v i_o of_o to_o labour_v with_o my_o own_o hand_n p._n 40._o in_o another_o thus_o that_o o.s._n through_o his_o envy_n and_o cruelty_n have_v put_v he_o to_o almost_o five_o pound_n loss_n for_o less_o than_o forty_o pound_n upon_o land_n security_n upon_o which_o a._n b._n add_v this_o as_o his_o comment_n i_o suppose_v say_v he_o by_o his_o vexatiousness_n at_o law_n upon_o they_o for_o i_o have_v hear_v he_o be_v very_o extreme_a etc._n etc._n from_o these_o forego_n and_o other_o passage_n of_o like_a tendency_n in_o a._n b_n book_n a_o stranger_n may_v think_v that_o i_o have_v great_o injure_v and_o wrong_a nicholas_n hall_n that_o i_o have_v deal_v

refer_v to_o he_o he_o be_v willing_a all_o shall_v know_v that_o what_o he_o do_v therein_o shall_v not_o be_v clandestine_o but_o open_o and_o aboveboard_n or_o to_o that_o effect_n and_o he_o desire_v i_o to_o give_v he_o the_o true_a state_n of_o the_o case_n in_o write_v because_o i_o live_v remote_a from_o he_o and_o n._n hall_n be_v his_o neighbour_n shall_v have_v liberty_n to_o make_v his_o objection_n and_o to_o represent_v his_o case_n also_o i_o therefore_o draw_v up_o the_o state_n of_o the_o case_n in_o substance_n the_o same_o as_o i_o have_v give_v it_o here_o before_o but_o more_o large_a with_o the_o circumstance_n of_o it_o and_o some_o time_n after_o the_o say_a counsellor_n give_v forth_o his_o award_n or_o judgement_n under_o his_o hand_n as_o follow_v have_v peruse_v well_o weigh_v and_o consider_v of_o this_o state_n of_o the_o case_n between_o o._n s._n and_o n._n h._n whereto_o as_o a_o neighbour_n i_o have_v be_v no_o stranger_n i_o shall_v be_v short_a to_o truth_n and_o justice_n shall_v i_o not_o true_o declarto_fw-ge whosoever_o may_v please_v to_o take_v notice_n hereof_o that_o it_o be_v my_o judgement_n that_o the_o say_v o._n s._n have_v in_o all_o the_o transaction_n thereof_o full_o acquit_v himself_o as_o a_o prudent_a and_o upright_a person_n and_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v persecute_v so_o causlesty_n by_o the_o say_v n._n h._n by_o various_a rumour_n to_o the_o contrary_a as_o of_o late_o he_o have_v do_v in_o divers_a place_n after_o this_o matter_n have_v be_v full_o and_o free_o discuss_v in_o a_o open_a and_o free_a meeting_n at_o west_n chawlow_v etc._n etc._n michael_n mallett_n about_o the_o same_o time_n the_o counsellor_n judge_v it_o needful_a to_o inform_v a._n bonifield_n how_o he_o have_v find_v the_o right_n of_o the_o matter_n to_o stand_v write_v he_o a_o letter_n in_o answer_n to_o that_o he_o receive_v from_o he_o a_o copy_n of_o which_o here_o follow_v love_v friend_n abraham_n bonifield_n have_v not_o long_a 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