Selected quad for the lemma: justice_n

Word A Word B Word C Word D Occurrence Frequency Band MI MI Band Prominent
justice_n county_n peace_n say_a 12,909 5 7.2596 4 true
View all documents for the selected quad

Text snippets containing the quad

ID Title Author Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication) STC Words Pages
A71205 A Very strange, but true relation of the raining showre of blood at Shewall in the parish of Stoake Idith in the county of Hereford, on the 16th. day of this instant July, 1679 the examination whereof was taken upon oath the 18th. of this instant July before Richard Hopton Esq. one of His Majesties justices of the peace for the said county. 1679 (1679) Wing V279A; ESTC R8069 915 4

There is 1 snippet containing the selected quad. | View original text

a_o very_a strange_a but_o true_a relation_n of_o the_o rain_v a_o shower_n of_o blood_n at_o shewall_n in_o the_o parish_n of_o stoake_n idith_n in_o the_o county_n of_o hereford_n on_o the_o 16_o day_n of_o this_o instant_a july_n 1679._o the_o examination_n whereof_o be_v take_v upon_o oath_n the_o 18_o of_o this_o instant_a july_n before_o richard_n hopton_n esq_n one_o of_o his_o majesty_n justice_n of_o the_o peace_n for_o the_o say_a county_n london_n print_v in_o the_o year_n 1679._o the_o examination_n of_o mary_n the_o wife_n of_o william_n godsal_n take_v at_o cannon_n froome_n in_o the_o county_n of_o hereford_n july_n the_o 18_o 1679._o before_o richard_n hopton_n esq_n one_o of_o his_o majesty_n justice_n of_o the_o peace_n for_o the_o same_o county_n this_o examinant_n say_v that_o upon_o the_o 16_o day_n of_o this_o instant_a july_n in_o the_o evening_n of_o the_o same_o day_n about_o a_o hour_n before_o sun_n set_v as_o she_o be_v milk_v her_o cow_n at_o shewall_n in_o the_o parish_n of_o stoake_n idith_n in_o the_o say_a county_n of_o hereford_n she_o do_v see_v drop_n like_o the_o drop_v of_o blood_n rain_v down_o upon_o the_o ground_n where_o she_o be_v milk_v one_o of_o her_o kine_n that_o it_o cover_v all_o the_o ground_n where_o she_o be_v milk_v to_o the_o breadth_n of_o a_o sheet_n with_o thick_a drop_n of_o blood_n that_o it_o cover_v the_o right_a side_n of_o her_o cow_n as_o she_o be_v milk_v all_o over_o with_o blood_n that_o some_o of_o the_o drop_n fall_v into_o her_o pail_n of_o milk_n and_o disperse_v itself_o all_o over_o the_o pail_n and_o discolour_a the_o milk_n that_o she_o be_v much_o astonish_v and_o afraid_a and_o take_v up_o the_o payl_n of_o milk_n and_o go_v into_o her_o house_n and_o send_v for_o some_o of_o her_o neighbour_n that_o be_v the_o wife_n of_o one_o richard_n billy_n alice_n the_o wife_n of_o philip_n herrington_n margaret_n the_o daughter_n of_o edward_n chamberlin_n and_o mrs._n carpenter_n the_o wife_n of_o one_o warncomb_n carpenter_n and_o this_o examinant_n and_o her_o say_a neighbour_n go_v into_o the_o say_a ground_n where_o it_o rain_v blood_n as_o aforesaid_a and_o there_o this_o examinant_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o her_o neighbour_n do_v see_v the_o blood_n upon_o the_o grass_n in_o the_o say_a ground_n not_o only_o in_o the_o same_o place_n where_o the_o examinant_n milk_v her_o say_a cow_n but_o also_o in_o several_a other_o place_n in_o the_o say_a ground_n and_o this_o examinant_n see_v it_o continue_v rain_v drop_n of_o blood_n in_o the_o say_a ground_n sh●_n cast_v up_o her_o eye_n towards_o the_o sky_n to_o view_v and_o see_v in_o what_o manner_n and_o from_o whence_o the_o same_o drop_n of_o blood_n do_v come_v and_o as_o she_o be_v behold_v the_o same_o several_a drop_n of_o blood_n fall_v upon_o her_o face_n and_o her_o neckcloath_n the_o which_o neckcloath_n she_o have_v since_o wash_v to_o see_v if_o she_o can_v get_v the_o blood_n out_o but_o she_o can_v get_v out_o the_o same_o this_o be_v a_o exact_a copy_n of_o the_o examination_n take_v before_o the_o say_v worshipful_a justice_n of_o the_o peace_n concern_v this_o miraculous_a relation_n and_o be_v publish_v to_o prevent_v false_a report_n finis_fw-la