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	privy_a	2,795	5	10.6100	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39892	Virginia and Maryland, or, The Lord Baltamore's printed case, uncased and answered shewing the illegality of his patent and usurpation of royal jurisdiction and dominion there : with the injustice and tyranny practised against ... adventurers and planters : also a short relation of the papists late rebellion against the government of His Highness the Lord Protector ... : to which is added a brief account of the commissioners proceedings in the reducing of Maryland ...	Baltimore, Cecil Calvert, Baron, ca. 1605-1675.	1655 (1655)	Wing F1457; ESTC R248	31,654	55

said 〈…〉 his hand and Seal at arms and that it shall no● be ●ffixed ●o any othe● Writing or thing whatsoever directly o● indirectly with my privy consent or knowledg 〈…〉 best endeavour carefully to preserve the said G●eat 〈◊〉 in my custody so long as it shall please his said Lordship to continue me in the charge and keeping thereof 〈◊〉 ●nd that it may no● be lost stollen or unlawfully taken from me And 〈◊〉 by any other Person may 〈◊〉 the impression thereof unto any Wri●ing or thing whatsoe●er without Authority for ●o doing lawfully derived or to be derived from by or under a commission or Warrant under his said Lordships Hand and Seal 〈…〉 and that I wil truly and faithfully deliver up againe the said grea● Seal into the hands of such Person or Persons as his sa●● Lordship or his Heirs shall appoent when his or their pleasure for that purpose shall be signified to me under hi● or their hands and Seals at arms so help me God and by the contents of this Book The Oath of fidelity to the Lord Proprietor I A B. Do faithfully and truly acknowledge the Right Honourable Cecilius Lord Baron of Balt●more to be the true and absolute Lord and Pro●itiary of this Province and Country of M●●yland and the Islands ther●unto belonging And I do swear that I will bear true faith unto his Lordship and his Heires as to the true and absolute Lords and proprietories of the said Province and the Islands thereunto belonging and will not at a●y time by words or actions in publick or private wittingly or willingly to the best of my understanding any way deroga●● fr●m but w●ll at all tim●● as occasion shall require to the uttermost 〈◊〉 my p●wer defend and maintaine all such 〈◊〉 said Lordships 〈…〉 ●●itle Interest Pr●viledges an● his Royal Jurisdiction Prerogative propriety and Dominion over and in the said 〈◊〉 of Maryland and the Islands thereunto belonging and over the people who 〈…〉 shall be therein for the time being 〈◊〉 are granted 〈…〉 be granted to his said Lordship and to his Heirs by the King of E●gland in his said Lordships patent of the said province under the Great ●eale of England I do also swear that I will with all expedition discover to his said Lordship or his Lieutenane or other chief Governor of the said province for the time being and also 〈◊〉 my best endeavours to prevent 〈…〉 any 〈◊〉 ●conspiracy or combination which I shall know or have cause to suspect is intended or shal be intended against the person of his said Lordship o● which shal tend my 〈◊〉 to the disin●erison or deprivation of his said Lordships or his heirs the Right Title Royal Jurisdiction or Dominion aforesaid or any part thereof and I do swear that I will not either by my self or by any other person or persons directly or indirectly take accept receive purchase or possess any Lands Tenements or Hereditant● within the said Province of Maryland or the Isla●ds thereunto belonging from any Indian or Indians to any other use or uses but to the use of his said Lordship and his heirs or knowingly from any other person or persons not deriving a legall Title thereunto from or under some Grant from his ●aid Lordship or his said Heirs legally passed or to be passed under his or their Great Seal of the said pr●vince for the time being so help me God and by the Contents of this Book The Oath of a Counsellor of State in Maryland I A B. Do swear that I will be true and faithfull to the Right Honorable Cecilius Lord Baron of Baltemore the true and absolute Lord and Proprietory of this Province or Maryland and his Heirs and him and them ●nd his and their Right Royal Jurisdictions and signiory and every of them into and over the said Province and Islande hereunto belonging wil as all times defend and maintaine to the utmost of my power and will never accept of nor execute any Place Office or Imployment within the said Province any way concerning or relating to the Government from time to time but from his said Lordship or his Heirs Lords and proprietaries of the said Province under his or their Hands and Seal at Arms The peace and welfare of the people of this Province I will ever procure as far as I can I will aid and assist the administring and execution of Justice in all things to my power● to none will I delay or deny Right for fear favor or affection I will to my best skill and according to my heart and conscience give good and faithful Counsel to the said Lord and Proprietary and his Heirs and to his and their Lievtenant and chief Governor of this Province for the time being when thereunto I shall be called I will keep secret all matters committed or revealed unto me or which shall be moved or debated secretly in Councel and faithfully declare my mind and opinion therein according to my heart and conscience And if any of the said Treaties and Councel shall touch any the Privy Counsellors of this Province I will not reveal the same to him so touched or concerned but will keep the same secret until such time as by the consent of the Lord Proprietary or chief Governor here for the time being publication shall be made thereof I will as a Counsellor as a Justice and Commissioner for conservation of the peace of this Province do equal right unto the poor and to the rich to the best of my understanding and judgment according to the Laws from time to time in force within this Province and in default thereof according to my best discretion and generally in all things will do as a faithful Counsellor to the Lord Proprietary And I do further Swear I will not by my self or any other person directly or indirectly trouble molest or discountenance any person or persons in the said Province professing to believe in Jesus Christ and in particular no Roman Catholick for or in respect of his or their Religion nor in his or her free exercise thereof within the said Province so as they be not unfaithful to his said Lordship nor molest or conspire against the Civil Government established under him So help me God and the Contents of this Book That whosoever shall call any one an Idolater Papish Priest Jesuite Jesuited Papist c. to forfeit ten pounds and that no Papist shall be troubled for exercise of his Religion so as they be faithful to his Lordship Whosoever shall be accessory to the running away of an Apprentice shall suffer death but the party himself if apprehended to serve his time double Whosoever shall counterfeit his Lordships Seal or Sign Manual shall suffer the loss of his hand imprisonment during life or pains of death or confiscation of Lands or Estate or any one or more of them as the Governor and Chancellor and Councel shall think fit His Lordship suffers Dutch French or Italian Descents