Selected quad for the lemma: justice_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
justice_n	authority_n	county_n	peace_n	2,755	5	6.0708	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A22254	By the King. A proclamation for suppressing insolent abuses committed by base people against persons of qualitie, aswell strangers as others, in the streetes of the citie and suburbes of London, with the parts adiacent; Proclamations. 1621-04-08	England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I); James I, King of England, 1566-1625.	1621 (1621)	STC 8666; ESTC S100940	2,646	3

honi_fw-fr soit_fw-fr qvi_fw-fr mal_fw-fr y_fw-fr pense_fw-fr diev_n et_fw-fr mon_fw-fr droit_n ¶_o by_o the_o king_n ¶_o a_o proclamation_n for_o suppress_v insolent_a abuse_n commit_v by_o base_a people_n against_o person_n of_o quality_n aswell_o stranger_n as_o other_o in_o the_o street_n of_o the_o city_n and_o suburb_n of_o london_n with_o the_o part_n adjacent_a as_o we_o have_v ever_o esteem_v it_o a_o happiness_n to_o meet_v with_o any_o occasion_n that_o may_v just_o move_v we_o to_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o careful_a and_o discreet_a government_n of_o such_o as_o be_v trust_v in_o high_a place_n of_o authority_n and_o magistracy_n under_o we_o in_o which_o case_n as_o the_o world_n can_v well_o bear_v we_o witness_v we_o have_v ever_o be_v ready_a to_o express_v the_o gladness_n of_o our_o heart_n by_o our_o gracious_a thankfulness_n unto_o they_o in_o one_o kind_n or_o other_o so_o on_o the_o other_o side_n do_v we_o hold_v it_o as_o necessary_a a_o duty_n belong_v unto_o we_o to_o who_o god_n have_v commit_v the_o chief_a and_o sovereign_a care_n of_o all_o not_o only_o sharp_o to_o reproove_v where_o we_o find_v supine_n and_o unexcusable_a negligence_n but_o when_o through_o improvidence_n and_o weakness_n of_o government_n the_o mischief_n grow_v strong_a and_o pernicious_a to_o take_v the_o reformation_n into_o our_o own_o supreme_a power_n unless_o otherwise_o we_o find_v a_o speedy_a amendment_n our_o city_n of_o london_n the_o prime_n and_o chief_a city_n of_o all_o other_o within_o our_o realm_n and_o dominion_n the_o place_n that_o we_o and_o our_o predecessor_n in_o this_o kingdom_n have_v always_o think_v worthy_a to_o be_v honour_v with_o the_o residence_n of_o our_o person_n and_o of_o our_o supreme_a court_n of_o justice_n and_o which_o ourself_o in_o particular_a have_v ever_o since_o our_o come_n unto_o the_o crown_n favour_v and_o therish_v by_o all_o the_o mean_n we_o may_v to_o testify_v our_o princely_a and_o extraordinary_a 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