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	law_n	power_n	2,872	5	4.6226	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A84663	The fooles complaint to Gotham colledge, and resolution taken up by free subjects, in and about the city of London and VVestminster, of that society: in the behalfe of themselves, and the priviledges of their hospitall; with their requests, that [brace] Policy, Curiosity, Solicitude, [brace] may be judges. Study, the chiefe warden, Diligence, the atturney generall, and Fame, the beadle of the court.		1643 (1643)	Wing F1419; Thomason E246_6; ESTC R8771	4,862	9

THE FOOLES COMPLAINT TO GOTHAM COLLEDGE And Resolution taken up by free Subjects in and about the City of London and VVestminster of that Society in the behalfe of themselves and the priviledges of their Hospitall with their requests that Policy may be Judges Curiosity may be Judges Solicitude may be Judges Study the chiefe Warden Diligence the Atturney Generall and Fame the Beadle of the Court. The Foole Rids mee London printed by Ridibundus in this present yeare of wits and fancies 1643. THE FOOLES COMPLAINT TO GOTHAM COLLEDGE WE reason absolute Monarch and sole Soveraigne of the world not acknowledging any Superiour in any sort equall unto you for the redressenesse and reforming of mens manners against the obstinate and perverse wilfulnesse of folly and all other his wickednesse which hath taken such deepe root and multiplied it selfe in that abundance to our notable hurt and detriment the prejudice of our Royall Prerogative and t●e great dammage of all mankinde for to avoid those great inco●veniences with the corruption of so dangerous and spreading a 〈◊〉 nay causes that it may not creep more and more upon your loving subjects whose welfare and safety ought to be tendred as your owne 〈◊〉 that it may not dilate it selfe any further to their utter undoing 〈◊〉 nall destruction that you will please to command and ordaine 〈◊〉 to publish and proclaime lawes to all those that are alredy 〈…〉 shall be borne hereafter in succeeding ages by the power of 〈◊〉 rall consent of your Councell of State that they be taken and 〈…〉 such as shall be by you established and confirmed and that they be 〈◊〉 very exactly religiously observed and fully complied withall both in a● and every the point or parcell herein specified or contained as they will answer to it at their perill and incurre that grievous punishment to those that shall violate and infringe such lawes as in that case you shall provide Moreover because the first thing that you are in your Princely care to consider of that all due fitting and convenient provision be made for the quicke expedition and good execution of Justice that you will bee pleased to nominate and appoint certaine Officers both of good sufficiency and trust such as shall be requisite and needfull for this so important a businesse and therefore to depute nominate and assigne for Judges good policy curiosity and solicitude to the end that they as if it were you your selfe and a representing you in your owne proper person may truely and uprightly administer Justice giving them by vertue of your power full and plenall authority to apprehend set at liberty and punish any manner of person or persons whatsoever upon just cause referring the said Judges to be ordered and directed by your lawes and ordinances and not to differ from the true intent and meaning of them to the damnifying of the subject and the dishonouring of your selves Furthermore both for the present and ever hereafter to substitute as elder brothers of the fraternity and chiefe wardens of your incorporation all those that be jealous observers every one according to his place and merit and he that shall be most jealous may be most honoured that your Atturney Generall may be diligent and your Beadle that shall warne them to the Court fam'd I. FIrst of all therefore any person or persons that shall talke to themselves as they walke in the streets or at any time when they are alone or in a house p●ivate may be censured for fooles three moneths within which terme of time if they absteine therefrom and reforme this their foolery their punishment then to be taken off but in case that they shall not amend th●s fault that some three termes of the said time or thereabouts may be peremptory set downe to be inflicted upon them within which l●mited time they shall bring a certificate of their reformation and amendment upon paine of being held for approved attained and converted fooles and accordingly to command your aforesaid elder brothers and ancients of the Company to finde them guil●y and to see them afterwards severely punished as violaters and breakers of the lawes II. They who shall walke along the streets casting their cloake under one arme and stretching out their fingers playing with the wall and making indentures with their fingers ends let them be admitted Schollers of your house and Colledge Provided alwaies that they have sixe moneths of approbation granted unto them in which you to command them to be reformed Otherwise in default thereof to ordaine that the Warden Sub-Warden or Deane of the Colledge and in their absence the Senior Fellow put his coate upon him according to the custome of the house his cap and his bable and other ornaments belonging to his degree and ever afterwards be held a profest foole III. Whosoever walking through any place paved with bricke or stone shall pitch their toes or heeles walking by a direct line stride or corner of the said bricke or pavement may be condemned in the same punishment as aforesaid IV. That whosoever shall play at bowles seeing the bowle runne awry shall wry their body with it thinking to make the bowle run the more on that side and governe it selfe as they direct it with these mimicke jestures if they should be seene to practice this their error we must declare them for brothers already profest And further that the like be also understood of those who use the like Apish action when they see something fall downe from some high place to the ground shrinking their shoulders wiping their mouths or turning up the whites of their eyes that the like censure may passe V. Also concerning those who wearing Vizards shall under them make strange faces and gesticulations either by frowning or smiling or biting of the lip as if in so doing it did really and truely seeme unto them that these changes of their various countenances did outwardly appeare VI. They who cutting out something with a bad paire of sheeres or a dul edged knife or any untuned instrument shall draw their mouth on some side like a flounder lill out their tongue like a calfe wrinckle up their cheekes forehead and eyes like a scorched piece of parchment and such Idiot-like postures our will and pleasure is that they in like manner shall take the degree of fooles VII Whosoever expecting the returne of their servant sent of some errant shall stay waiting for him at the doore or window of his house where hee may soonest see him when he comes thinking that by his staying there he will come the sooner to condemne all such to detract and acknowle●ge their error upon paine that in case they shall refuse so to do they be severely proceeded against VIII They who draw their cards with a great deale of leisure by a little and a little to discover at this or that other corner first to view the colour then after a little pausing discourse upon it arguing the case whether it