Selected quad for the lemma: justice_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
justice_n	case_n	court_n	law_n	4,039	5	4.7450	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50073	Severall lavvs and orders made at the General Courts in May 3, August 1, & October 11, 1665 printed and published by order of the General Court held at Boston the 11th of October, 1665, by Edward Rawson, secr.; Laws, etc.	Massachusetts.	1665 (1665)	Wing M1019; ESTC R36914	2,431	4

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any_o person_n legal_o convict_v of_o that_o or_o any_o other_o shameful_a and_o vicious_a crime_n be_v a_o freeman_n it_o shall_v be_v in_o the_o liberty_n and_o power_n of_o the_o court_n that_o have_v the_o proper_a cognizance_n thereof_o beside_o any_o other_o penalty_n or_o punishment_n to_o add_v disfranchisement_n thereto_o stranger_n order_n for_o rate_v stranger_n or_o order_n for_o assessment_n on_o stranger_n this_o court_n understand_v that_o several_a gentleman_n merchant_n stranger_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o every_o year_n frequent_o come_v into_o these_o part_n and_o bring_v great_a store_n of_o english_a and_o other_o good_n of_o all_o sort_n to_o great_a value_n and_o usual_o make_v up_o their_o market_n to_o their_o great_a advantage_n before_o the_o six_o month_n when_o the_o rate_n or_o order_n for_o the_o collect_v of_o they_o by_o law_n be_v to_o issue_v out_o not_o without_o a_o considerable_a disadvantage_n to_o the_o merchant_n and_o shopkeeper_n resident_n 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such_o stranger_n in_o any_o month_n of_o the_o year_n yearly_a in_o proportion_n to_o a_o single_a rate_n by_o will_n and_o doom_n as_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o this_o country_n be_v use_v to_o be_v rate_v and_o for_o nonpayment_n by_o the_o constable_n to_o levy_v their_o say_a assessment_n as_o in_o other_o case_n by_o warrant_n from_o the_o say_a select-man_n etc._n direction_n to_o court-officer_n to_o grant_v copy_n etc._n etc._n resolve_v upon_o the_o question_n that_o the_o word_n roll_n record_n or_o register_n of_o any_o court_n or_o office_n contain_v in_o the_o print_a law_n tit_n record_n etc._n etc._n sect._n 3._o pag._n 69._o be_v to_o be_v interpret_v and_o understand_v only_o of_o such_o act_n of_o court_n as_o concern_v particular_a person_n in_o matter_n of_o justice_n licence_n grant_v or_o approbation_n or_o of_o such_o law_n as_o be_v of_o public_a concernment_n august_n 1._o 1665._o this_o court_n be_v sensible_a that_o through_o the_o wicked_a practice_n of_o 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the_o use_n of_o the_o several_a county_n as_o former_o any_o thing_n in_o the_o abovesaid_a law_n to_o the_o contrary_a notwithstanding_o and_o in_o case_n any_o person_n or_o person_n so_o sentence_v do_v neglect_n or_o refuse_v to_o pay_v such_o fine_a or_o mulct_n as_o shall_v be_v legal_o impose_v on_o they_o or_o give_v security_n in_o court_n to_o the_o treasurer_n for_o payment_n thereof_o every_o such_o person_n or_o person_n so_o refuse_v or_o neglect_v to_o submit_v to_o the_o court_n sentence_n shall_v for_o such_o his_o contempt_n be_v corporal_o punish_v according_a as_o the_o court_n that_o have_v cognizance_n of_o the_o case_n shall_v determine_v and_o where_o any_o be_v corporal_o punish_v their_o fine_n shall_v be_v remit_v october_n 11._o 1665._o whereas_o sundry_a inconvenience_n do_v arise_v by_o reason_n that_o plaintiff_n in_o civil_a case_n do_v delay_n to_o enter_v their_o action_n to_o the_o great_a expense_n of_o much_o precious_a time_n action_n rule_n for_o 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