Selected quad for the lemma: justice_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
justice_n	baron_n	chief_a	knight_n	3,637	5	8.5333	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35234	Historical remarques and observations of the ancient and present state of London and Westminster shewing the foundation, walls, gates, towers, bridges, churches, rivers ... : with an account of the most remarkable accidents as to wars, fires, plagues, and other occurrences which have happened therein for above nine hundred years past, till the year 1681 : illustrated with pictures of the most considerable matters curiously ingraven on copper plates, with the arms of the sixty six companies of London, and the time of their incorporating / by Richard Burton, author of The history of the wars of England.	R. B., 1632?-1725?	1681 (1681)	Wing C7329; ESTC R22568	140,180	238

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ozbet_n a_o citizen_n seditious_o move_v the_o people_n to_o stand_v up_o for_o their_o liberty_n and_o not_o to_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o rich_a and_o mighty_a be_v take_v and_o bring_v before_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n in_o the_o tower_n where_o he_o be_v condemn_v by_o the_o judge_n and_o be_v draw_v thence_o by_o the_o heel_n to_o the_o elm_n in_o east-smithfield_n he_o be_v there_o hang_v in_o 1214._o king_n john_n write_v to_o jeffery_n magnaville_n to_o deliver_v the_o tower_n of_o london_n with_o the_o prisoner_n armour_n and_o all_o other_o thing_n find_v therein_o belong_v to_o the_o king_n to_z william_n archdeacon_n of_o huntingdon_n in_o the_o first_o of_o henry_n 3._o 1216._o the_o tower_n be_v deliver_v to_o lewes_n of_o franse_n and_o the_o baron_n of_o england_n in_o 1206_o plea_n of_o the_o