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	treasurer_n	2,704	5	10.8093	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56192	The Popish royall favourite: or, a full discovery of His Majesties extraordinary favours to, and protections of notorious papists, priestes, Jesuites, against all prosecutions and penalties of the laws enacted against them notwithstanding his many royall proclamations, declarations, and protestations to the contrary: as likewise of a most desperate long prosecuted designe to set up popery, and extirpate the Protestant religion by degrees, in this our kealme [sic] of England, and all His Majesties dominions. Manifested by sundry letters of grace, warrants, writings under the Kings own signe-manuall, privy-signet, his privy-councels, and Secretary Windebanks hands and seals, by divers orders and proceedings in open sessions at Newgate, in the Kings Bench, and elsewhere ... Collected and published by authority of Parliament: by William Prynne, of Lincolns Inne, Esquire.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1643 (1643)	Wing P4039A; ESTC R220569	95,274	89

this_o your_o majesty_n kingdom_n and_o the_o let_v and_o opposition_n which_o hinder_v he_o in_o effect_v the_o service_n the_o which_o be_v humble_o conceive_v both_o in_o discharge_n of_o his_o duty_n and_o trust_v repose_v in_o he_o be_v aught_o to_o present_v unto_o your_o majesty_n the_o 19_o of_o january_n in_o the_o 14._o year_n of_o your_o majesty_n reign_n your_o majesty_n confer_v the_o say_a employment_n upon_o i_o the_o 28._o of_o february_n follow_v divers_a of_o your_o majesty_n commissioner_n at_o my_o request_n and_o for_o the_o better_a enable_v i_o to_o proceed_v in_o the_o service_n do_v sign_n letter_n which_o i_o then_o present_v unto_o they_o ready_o write_v direct_v to_o the_o justice_n of_o peace_n within_o all_o the_o several_a county_n for_o convict_v of_o all_o recusant_n as_o by_o the_o say_a letter_n may_v appear_v i_o but_o about_o two_o or_o three_o day_n after_o one_o of_o the_o commissioner_n do_v advertise_v i_o that_o it_o be_v your_o majesty_n pleasure_n those_o letter_n shall_v not_o be_v send_v which_o i_o obey_v the_o eleven_o of_o july_n after_o i_o send_v comission_n into_o ten_o several_a county_n for_o inquiry_n to_o be_v make_v of_o the_o estate_n of_o recusant_n already_o convict_v but_o present_o after_o letter_n be_v send_v to_o the_o several_a sheriff_n of_o the_o say_a county_n require_v they_o to_o stay_v all_o proceed_n upon_o the_o say_a commission_n until_o your_o majesty_n pleasure_n be_v further_o know_v upon_o sight_n whereof_o the_o commissioner_n desist_v whereby_o i_o lose_v 114_o li._n which_o i_o have_v disburse_v to_o substitute_n and_o messenger_n to_o defray_v the_o charge_n of_o execute_v the_o say_a commission_n and_o albeit_o in_o october_n follow_v letter_n be_v send_v to_o the_o say_a sheriff_n for_o proceed_n to_o be_v have_v upon_o the_o say_a commission_n yet_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o afforesaid_a stay_n the_o service_n be_v so_o disparage_v and_o the_o commissioner_n be_v so_o 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declaration_n make_v by_o your_o majesty_n royal_a father_n of_o bless_a memory_n and_o thereupon_o your_o majesty_n appoint_v the_o lord_n treasurer_n lord_n dorset_n lord_n cottington_n master_n treasurer_n and_o the_o lord_n chief_a justice_n littleton_n to_o take_v due_a information_n thereof●_n and_o deliver_v their_o opinion_n to_o your_o majesty_n who_o in_o july_n follow_v meet_v and_o hear_v the_o recusant_n by_o their_o council_n at_o which_o time_n i_o show_v precedent_n for_o the_o like_a foreign_a indictment_n and_o necessity_n for_o proceed_v in_o that_o course_n in_o regard_n many_o recusant_n have_v for_o many_o year_n escape_v conviction_n in_o their_o proper_a county_n through_o fear_n or_o favour_n and_o perhaps_o will_v so_o continue_v all_o their_o life_n howbeit_o i●_n be_v advertise_v afterward_o that_o it_o be_v your_o majesty_n pleasure_n such_o manner_n of_o indict_v shall_v be_v suspend_v beside_o all_o this_o i_o have_v meet_v with_o another_o main_a 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