Selected quad for the lemma: justice_n
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A66818
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A short collection of the most remarkable passages from the originall to the dissolution of the Virgina company
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Woodnoth, Arthur, 1590?-1650?
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Wing W3243; ESTC R8866
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this_o the_o council_n company_n adventurer_n and_o planter_n for_o virginia_n conceive_v their_o estate_n and_o condition_n grow_v more_o hopeful_a have_v pâ—st_a through_o the_o fire_n of_o such_o several_a rigorous_a inquisition_n and_o the_o undertakâ—râ—_n have_v far_o engage_v therein_o a_o great_a rise_n of_o confidâ—nce_n and_o assurance_n appear_v general_o as_o a_o renew_a encouragement_n but_o their_o sedulity_n and_o fervency_n be_v sudden_o quasâ—t_v by_o a_o quo_fw-la wâ—rranto_fw-la bring_v in_o the_o king_n bench_n against_o their_o pâ—tent_n and_o notwithstanding_o it_o be_v more_o than_o presume_v by_o some_o that_o the_o most_o rightful_a contest_n or_o wage_n in_o a_o legal_a way_n will_v be_v fruitless_a yet_o the_o company_n by_o vote_n and_o order_n thereupon_o entertain_v counsel_n of_o the_o best_a lawyer_n they_o can_v get_v and_o resolve_v to_o spend_v the_o remain_a part_n of_o their_o stock_n and_o cash_n to_o plead_v their_o cause_n to_o a_o due_a issue_n 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many_o honest_a and_o worthy_a person_n decline_v to_o act_v under_o the_o king_n â—ommissâ—on-laws_n suâ—â—cased_v from_o their_o exemplary_a industâ—y_n towards_o plantation_n only_o the_o company_n of_o bermuda_n dependent_a and_o derive_v by_o particular_a purchase_n and_o for_o valuable_a consideration_n from_o the_o virginia_n company_n with_o conâ—irmation_n by_o special_a charter_n under_o the_o great_a seal_n persist_v in_o great_a hope_n and_o confidence_n by_o reason_n their_o chief_a undertaker_n be_v eâ—rls_n lord_n and_o other_o of_o qualiâ—y_n but_o most_o of_o they_o fail_v in_o short_a time_n either_o by_o compliance_n or_o neglect_n the_o care_n of_o this_o plantation_n fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o some_o member_n of_o the_o company_n less_o considerable_a as_o to_o court-interest_n and_o qualification_n noâ—_z without_o discouragement_n in_o the_o general_a which_o be_v the_o more_o disperse_v by_o divers_a suggestion_n as_o that_o those_o island_n have_v be_v 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nevertheless_o by_o the_o incessant_a good_a endeavour_n of_o some_o few_o worthy_a patriot_n seasonable_o assist_v by_o sir_n iâ—hâ—_z