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	lord_n	plea_n	5,523	5	9.8646	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34694	To the Kings Most Excellent Majesty a true and exact relation of the petitioner James Carol, in discovering the treasonable words spoke by one Thomas Allin ...	Carol, James.	1673 (1673)	Wing C646; ESTC R36271	6,092	10

To the KINGS Most Excellent MAJESTY A True and Exact Relation of the Proceedings of the Petitioner James Carol in discovering the Treasonable words spoke by one Thomas Allin and unjust Prosecution used by the Earl of Clanriccard against the Petitioner for the same to the Petitioners Damage above 1000 l. already tending not only to the Petitioners utter undoing if not speedily Relieved by your Majesty but likewise to the discouragement of all Loyal Subjects from discovering the like Treasons hereafter To the King 's most Excellent MAJESTY THe Petitioner together with James Caroll the Elder the Petitioners Father having occasion to Travel in your Majesties Kingdome of Ireland to buy Wool Skins and other Commodities relating to the Calling of your Petitioner did on the 12 th day of April 1672. arrive at Tortumlin in the County of Galloway a Town belonging to the Earl of Clanriccard and took up their lodging at the house of the abovenamed Thomas Allin an Innkeeper living at the Blackspread-Eagh there The said Thomas Allin falling into discourse with them and supposing them to be Irish your Petitioners Father speaking that tongue did demand of them What News there was abroad to which they replyed that they had been Travelling up and down the Countrey but had heard no strange News whereupon the said Allin told them in English as followeth Viz. If said he we have news that the Dutch are beaten then my Lord of Clanriccard will presently sound a Trumpet and I will go along with him and three or four score more of this Town well Hors'd and well Arm'd and every man five pounds in his pocket and I hope I shall kill one hundred of the Protestants Anabaptists Independants and such like Phanatick people before I am killed for I expect a Quartermasters place myself and I will have some of them upon the point of my Sword before the last of June And as for those that are here in this Countrey we will soon cut them off for they shall have no help to come from the other side of the Brook meaning England there shall be no shipping to come to help them for we will cut them off in a Months time we shall be twelve to one we will leave them neither Root nor Branch and not spare them as in the former Rising The Petitioner sitting at the Table with the said Allin and his said Father took out his Pocket book and his Pen and Ink and in his said Pocket book did write down the aforesaid words as the said Allin spoke them The Petitioners Father hearing the said Allin speak the words aforesaid replyed This is strange news indeed to which the said Allin rejoynd Why did you not hear what was spoken at Mass last day Which was the Easter Monday before at every word cursing the English and declaring their wicked and bloody intentions against them The Petitioner upon his return to Dublin holding himself obliged in bounden duty and Allegiance to your Sacred Majesty and natural affection to his Countrey-men the English Prorestants of that Kingdome to make known such Treasonable words against your Majesties Crown and Dignity did repair to Doctor Toppham a Master of Chancery there and upon his corporal Oath did declare to him the whole business as aforesaid The next day after which Declaration your Petitioner was sent for to appear before the Lord Berkeley your Majesties then Lord Lieutenant there by whom he was examined concerning the premises which he again confirmed upon three several Examinations before the said Lord Lieutenant and your Majesties Councel there after which he was sent for before Sir Robert Rooth Chief Justice of the Common Pleas and by him engaged to prosecute the said Tho. Allin for the Treasonable words aforesaid The said Tho. Allin being sent for by a Pursevant who mist to attach him did soon after appear at Dublin and with him the Earl of Clanriccard the said Allin being examined before the said Lord Lieutenant and Councel concerning the Treasonable words spoke by him as aforesaid did deny the same with dreadful execrations and Oaths confirming the same with asserting that the Petitionar was neither at his house nor at the said town of Portumlin at the time before mentioned whereupon the Petitioner being examined in the presence of the said Allin confirmed the Accusation aforesaid and did further prove his being there contrary to the assertion of the said Allin by a Bond taken at that time for performance of a Bargain of Goods the Petitioner had bought and to which one Simon Allin Brother of the said Tho. Allin was witness whose hand the said Tho. Allin could not deny offering further to prove the truth of what he had asserted by his said father James Carrol if his Excellency and Councel would please to send for him But they being fully satisfied of the truth of the Premisses from the Petitioners circumstantial Evidence sought for no more but then proceeded to press the said Allin to make an ingenious confession of the whole truth telling him if he did not it would be worse for him But he persisting obstinately in denyal thereof t was by them ordered to be committed close Prisoner without Bail or Main-price commanding the Goaler to take him away Nevertheless the said Allin was at liberty the same day upon what motives the Petitioner troubled himself not to inquire being satisfied that he had discharged his duty About two Months after the Petitioner with his said Father having a new occasion to travel into the said County of Galloway arrived at the River Shanon near Portumlin aforesaid where the wind being high it was late before the Ferry-Boat could pass them over to Portumlin side where arriving on a Saturday night and finding the Inhabitants of that place to gaze upon them to draw Tumultously together they believ'd it not safe to continue there and though very Wet and Weary did rather chuse to travel four Miles farther to a lone house standing on the road to Laughrea but six miles short of that place whether they intended to go had not the delay at the Ferry prevented them but the next morning being the Lord's day came into Laughrea aforesaid about seven in the morning and there stayed all day and night But very early on Monday morning at the Instigation of the said Tho. Allin and other his accomplices the Constable of Laughrea with others with them rudely throwing open their Chamber door and affrighting the Petitioner and his said father out of their sleep did attach them by Vertue of a Warrant from one Donnolan Steward to the said Earl of Clanriccard and Justice of Peace on pretence of Travelling on the Sabbath day though several of the Neighborhood had come in with Cart and Horses loden from a fair the day before twenty Miles from thence and were for their more Notorius travelling on the Sunday no ways molested by them they further Seized on a case of Pistols and two Swords belonging to this