Selected quad for the lemma: justice_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
justice_n	common_a	lord_n	plea_n	3,528	5	9.2358	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26141	An enquiry into the jurisdiction of the Chancery in causes of equity ... humbly submitted to the consideration of the House of Lords, to whom it belongeth to keep the inferiour courts within their bounds / by Sir Robert Atkyns, Knight ... ; to which is added, The case of the said Sir Robert Atkyns upon his appeal against a decree obtained by Mrs. Elizabeth Took and others, plaintiffs in Chancery, about a separate maintenance of 200£ per annum, &c.	Atkyns, Robert, Sir, 1621-1709.	1695 (1695)	Wing A4137; ESTC R16409	49,475	54

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can_v at_o common_a law_n plead_v payment_n without_o produce_v a_o acquittance_n which_o he_o have_v not_o to_o produce_v and_o be_v therefore_o remediless_a at_o the_o common_a law_n for_o it_o be_v a_o maxim_n that_o every_o charge_n must_v be_v discharge_v by_o that_o which_o be_v of_o as_o high_a a_o nature_n as_o that_o which_o charge_v a_o record_n must_v be_v discharge_v by_o a_o record_n and_o a_o specialty_n by_o a_o specialty_n and_o not_o by_o a_o bare_a averment_n of_o the_o party_n that_o be_v charge_v with_o it_o and_o the_o true_a reason_n upon_o which_o that_o maxim_n be_v ground_v be_v give_v by_o st._n germin_n in_o his_o book_n entitle_v a_o dialogue_n between_o a_o doctor_n of_o divinity_n and_o a_o student_n of_o the_o common_a law_n write_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n henry_n viii_o pag._n 22._o b._n &_o 23._o where_o he_o put_v the_o same_o case_n that_o maxim_n say_v st._n germin_n be_v ground_v upon_o great_a reason_n and_o to_o avoid_v a_o great_a 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holpen_v in_o equity_n by_o a_o subpoena_a and_o so_o say_v sir_n geo._n cary_n in_o his_o report_n of_o cause_n in_o chancery_n pag._n 2._o one_a case_n and_o there_o be_v precedent_n of_o it_o in_o chancery_n say_v the_o archbishop_n of_o york_n who_o be_v chancellor_n and_o the_o like_a be_v say_v by_o moreton_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n than_o chancellor_n and_o afterward_o cardinal_n another_o clergyman_n pasc._n 7._o h._n 7._o foe_n 12._o i_o suppose_v these_o author_n rather_o speak_v the_o usage_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o chancery_n in_o such_o case_n court_v than_o what_o be_v their_o own_o opinion_n and_o judgement_n for_o if_o this_o relief_n in_o chancery_n in_o such_o case_n may_v be_v allow_v what_o become_v of_o that_o great_a reason_n upon_o which_o that_o maxim_n be_v ground_v as_o the_o author_n himself_o observe_v before_o and_o how_o be_v that_o great_a inconvenience_n avoid_v by_o this_o maxim_n which_o the_o author_n mention_v in_o the_o same_o breath_n if_o the_o chancery_n may_v receive_v the_o same_o averment_n and_o upon_o proof_n by_o witness_n without_o try_v the_o fact_n by_o a_o jury_n that_o court_n may_v relieve_v the_o party_n do_v not_o the_o inconvenience_n return_v again_o and_o be_v not_o the_o people_n as_o much_o hurt_n by_o it_o or_o be_v it_o a_o mischief_n and_o inconvenience_n in_o the_o common_a law_n court_v and_o none_o in_o a_o court_n of_o equity_n it_o be_v better_o the_o law_n be_v change_v and_o that_o such_o averment_n of_o the_o payment_n may_v be_v plead_v to_o the_o action_n at_o the_o common_a law_n where_o if_o issue_n be_v join_v upon_o it_o it_o must_v not_o only_o be_v prove_v by_o witness_n but_o find_v also_o by_o twelve_o man_n to_o be_v true_a rather_o than_o the_o chancery_n shall_v receive_v that_o averment_n and_o allow_v it_o to_o be_v prove_v by_o witness_n only_o