Selected quad for the lemma: justice_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
justice_n	commit_v	offender_n	say_a	2,656	5	7.5206	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34843	The gentleman's recreation in four parts, viz. hunting, hawking, fowling, fishing : wherein these generous exercises are largely treated of, and the terms of art for hunting and hawking more amply enlarged than heretofore : whereto is prefixt a large sculpture, giving easie directions for blowing the horn, and other sculptures inserted proper to each recreation : with an abstract at the end of each subject of such laws as relate to the same.	Cox, Nicholas, fl. 1673-1721.; Langbaine, Gerard, 1656-1692. Hunter, a discourse in horsemanship.	1686 (1686)	Wing C6705; ESTC R33687	308,510	564

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overseer_n for_o the_o use_n of_o the_o poor_a of_o the_o parish_n where_o such_o offence_n shall_v be_v commit_v such_o sum_n of_o money_n not_o exceed_v 10_o s._n as_o the_o say_a justice_n shall_v think_v meet_a and_o if_o such_o offender_n or_o offender_n do_v not_o make_v recompense_n or_o satisfaction_n to_o the_o say_a party_n or_o party_n injure_v and_o also_o pay_v the_o say_a sum_n to_o the_o poor_a as_o aforesaid_a then_o the_o say_a justice_n shall_v commit_v the_o say_a offender_n or_o offender_n to_o the_o house_n of_o correction_n for_o such_o time_n as_o the_o say_a justice_n shall_v think_v fit_a not_o exceed_v one_o month_n v._o provide_v that_o what_o be_v mention_v in_o this_o act_n of_o 22_o &_o 23_o car._n 2._o extend_v not_o to_o abridge_v any_o royalty_n or_o prerogative_n of_o his_o majesty_n nor_o to_o abridge_v change_n or_o alter_v any_o forest-law_n but_o the_o same_o to_o be_v of_o force_n and_o remain_v as_o if_o this_o act_n have_v not_o be_v make_v a_o further_a abstract_n of_o some_o penal_a law_n as_o concern_v forest_n chase_n etc._n etc._n i._o there_o shall_v be_v three_o swainmote_n in_o the_o year_n viz._n one_o 15_o day_n before_o michaelmass_n another_o about_o martinmass_n and_o the_o three_o 15_o day_n before_o midsummer_n at_o the_o first_o two_o of_o which_o none_o shall_v appear_v by_o distress_n but_o the_o foster_n uerdor_n and_o gest-taker_n and_o at_o the_o other_o only_o the_o foster_n and_o uerdor_n howbeit_o the_o foster_n and_o uerdor_n shall_v meet_v every_o forty_o day_n to_o see_v the_o attachment_n of_o the_o forest_n as_o well_o for_o green-hue_n as_o hunt_v and_o the_o swainmote_n shall_v not_o be_v keep_v but_o in_o the_o county_n where_o they_o have_v use_v to_o be_v keep_v ii_o lawing_n of_o dog_n shall_v be_v make_v in_o forest_n from_o 3_o year_n to_o 3_o year_n by_o the_o view_n and_o testimony_n of_o lawful_a man_n and_o not_o otherwise_o howheit_n such_o lawing_n of_o dog_n shall_v not_o be_v but_o 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shall_v destroy_v or_o take_v away_o the_o egg_n of_o any_o wildfowl_n in_o pain_n to_o forfeit_v for_o every_o egg_n of_o a_o crane_n or_o bustard_n so_o take_v or_o destroy_v 20_o d._n of_o a_o bittern_n hern_n or_o shoveland_n 8_o d._n and_o of_o a_o mallard_n zeal_n or_o other_o wildfowl_n 1_o d._n to_o be_v divide_v betwixt_o the_o king_n and_o the_o prosecutor_n stat._n 23_o eliz._n cap._n 10._o none_o shall_v kill_v or_o take_v any_o pheasant_n or_o partridge_n with_o any_o net_n or_o engine_n in_o the_o nighttime_n in_o pain_n to_o forfeit_v for_o every_o pheasant_n 20_o s._n and_o for_o every_o partridge_n 10_o s._n which_o if_o the_o offender_n pay_v not_o within_o ten_o day_n he_o shall_v suffer_v one_o month_n imprisonment_n without_o bail_n and_o enter_v into_o bond_n for_o two_o year_n with_o good_a surety_n before_o some_o justice_n of_o peace_n not_o to_o offend_v in_o the_o like_a kind_n ii_o none_o shall_v hawk_v or_o hunt_n with_o his_o spaniel_n in_o stand_a grain_n 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