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	warrant_n	3,611	5	9.9741	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87750	A discovery of the arbitrary, tyrannicall, and illegall actions of some of the committee of the county of Lincoln, occasioned by a charge given to the grand jury at the Quarter Sessions of the peace held at Folkingham in the county aforesaid, upon the 5 of Octob. 1646. / By Edvvard King, of Marton in the county aforesaid Esquire, Justice of the Peace for that part of the county: wherein is set forth the exorbitancy of the said committee men, who transgressed the laws, changed the ordinances, and broak the solemn vow, League and covenant; with severall warrants under their hands for the cleer and evident proof of the same.	King, Edward, of Marton, Lincolnshire.	1647 (1647)	Wing K492; Thomason E373_3; ESTC R201324	20,581	34

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he_o call_v he_o knave_n and_o in_o angry_a manner_n bid_v he_o give_v two_o sh●●●●●_n to_o his_o man_n to_o draw_v up_o a_o petition_n to_o the_o board_n if_o he_o have_v 〈◊〉_d ●●●●ng_n to_o complain_v of_o and_o this_o defendant_n further_o say_v that_o so_o great_a be_v the_o miscarriage_n of_o the_o say_a committee_n in_o lincolnshire_n that_o colonel_n cromwell_n now_o lieutenant-generall_n inform_v the_o house_n of_o commons_o of_o the_o same_o whereupon_o die_n luna_n 22._o janu._n 1643._o a_o committee_n be_v nominate_v to_o take_v into_o consideration_n the_o miscarriage_n inform_v etc._n etc._n die_v lunae_n 29._o janu._n 1643._o it_o be_v resolve_v upon_o the_o question_n by_o the_o commons_o house_n of_o parliament_n that_o the_o committee_n for_o lincolnshire_n information_n shall_v have_v power_n to_o examine_v sir_n anthony_n irby_n m._n ellis_n and_o sir_n edward_n ayscough_n member_n of_o this_o house_n but_o the_o trouble_n of_o the_o kingdom_n increase_v and_o 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