Selected quad for the lemma: justice_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
justice_n	chief_a	law_n	lord_n	7,276	5	3.9306	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A58853	The Lord Chief Justice Scroggs his speech in the King-Bench, the first day of this present Michaelmas term 1679 occasioned by the many libellous pamphlets which are publisht against law, to the scandal of the government and publick justice : together with what was declared at the same time on the same occasion, in open court, by Mr. Justice Jones, and Mr. Justice Dolbin.	Scroggs, William, Sir, 1623?-1683.	1679 (1679)	Wing S2122; ESTC R32132	5,141	11

october_n 23._o 1679._o i_o do_v appoint_v robert_n pawlet_n to_o print_v this_o my_o speech_n and_o that_o no_o other_o person_n presume_v to_o re-print_n the_o same_o william_n scroggs_n the_o lord_n chief_a justice_n scroggs_n his_o speech_n in_o the_o kings-bench_n the_o first_o day_n of_o this_o present_a michaelmas_n term_n 1679._o occasion_v by_o the_o many_o libellous_a pamphlet_n which_o be_v publish_v against_o law_n to_o the_o scandal_n of_o the_o government_n and_o public_a justice_n together_o with_o what_o be_v declare_v at_o the_o same_o time_n on_o the_o same_o occasion_n in_o open_a court_n by_o mr._n justice_n jones_n and_o mr._n justice_n dolbin_n london_n print_v for_o robert_n pawlet_n at_o the_o bible_n in_o chancery-lane_n 1679._o the_o lord_n chief_a justice_n scroggs_n his_o speech_n in_o the_o kings-bench_n the_o first_o day_n of_o this_o present_a michaelmas_n term_n 1679._o occasion_v by_o the_o many_o libellous_a pamphlet_n that_o be_v publish_v against_o law_n to_o the_o scandal_n of_o the_o government_n and_o public_a justice_n with_o what_o mr._n justice_n jones_n and_o mr._n justice_n dolbin_n then_o declare_v about_o the_o same_o i_o have_v bind_v over_o this_o man_n richard_n radley_n to_o his_o good_a behaviour_n and_o to_o appear_v here_o this_o day_n for_o say_v false_a and_o scandalous_a word_n of_o i_o which_o be_v swear_v to_o by_o two_o several_a affidavit_n viz._n william_n lewis_n make_v oath_n that_o on_o the_o seven_o day_n of_o august_n 1679_o there_o be_v a_o difference_n between_o robert_n raylett_n and_o richard_n radley_n he_o hear_v the_o say_a richard_n radley_n say_v to_o he_o the_o say_a raylett_n if_o you_o think_v to_o have_v the_o money_n you_o have_v overthrow_v i_o in_o go_v to_o weale-hall_n to_o my_o lord_n scroggs_n for_o he_o have_v receive_v money_n enough_o of_o dr._n wakeman_n for_o his_o acquittal_n william_n lewis_n jurat_fw-la 4_o die_v septembris_fw-la 1679._o coram_fw-la i_n will._n scroggs_n 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