Selected quad for the lemma: justice_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
justice_n	court_n	earl_n	sir_n	2,664	5	6.7439	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89428	A true and exact relation of the great and heavy pressures and grievances the well-affected of the northern bordering countries lye under, by Sir Arthur Haslerigs misgovernment, and placing in authority there for justices of the peace, commissioners for the militia, ministry, and sequestrations, malignants, and men disaffected to the present government, set forth in the petition, articles, letters and remonstrance, humbly presented to the councel of state, with his apologie to the Lord President, for publishing thereof. / By John Musgrave.	Musgrave, John, fl. 1654.	1650 (1650)	Wing M3153; Thomason E619_10; ESTC R206368	38,763	55

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that_o sr._n arthur_n haslerigge_n *_o contrary_n to_o his_o engagement_n to_o the_o council_n of_o state_n and_o council_n of_o state_n declaration_n upon_o the_o petitioner_n exception_n procure_v late_o such_o in_o the_o county_n of_o cumberland_n to_o be_v justice_n of_o the_o peace_n commissioner_n for_o sequestration_n commissioner_n for_o the_o ministry_n and_o commissioner_n for_o the_o militia_n there_o as_o be_v know_v delinquent_n and_o such_o as_o be_v disaffect_v to_o the_o present_a government_n and_o comply_v with_o the_o scottish_a interest_n as_o by_o the_o charge_n against_o they_o hereunto_o annex_v and_o another_o charge_n against_o they_o former_o exhibit_v to_o the_o council_n of_o state_n may_v appear_v 2._o that_o the_o say_v sr._n arthur_n haslerigge_n be_v the_o chief_a and_o lead_v commissioner_n for_o the_o ministry_n at_o newcastle_n approve_v of_o such_o minister_n in_o cumberland_n at_o newcastle_n as_o refuse_v the_o engagement_n be_v scandalous_a and_o delinquent_n and_o such_o minister_n as_o be_v well_o affect_v without_o any_o charge_n remove_v from_o their_o ministry_n and_o put_v they_o out_o of_o their_o place_n whereby_o he_o discover_v his_o disaffection_n to_o the_o present_a government_n by_o uphold_v and_o countenance_v the_o malignant_a party_n in_o authority_n and_o keep_v under_o the_o parliament_n friend_n all_o which_o this_o petioner_n be_v able_a to_o prove_v and_o further_o refer_v himself_o to_o the_o copy_n of_o letter_n hereunto_o annex_v the_o original_n be_v in_o the_o petitioner_n hand_n 3._o that_o sr._n arthur_n haslerigge_n undertake_v to_o the_o council_n of_o state_n to_o examine_v the_o article_n exhibit_v by_o the_o petitioner_n to_o the_o council_n of_o state_n against_o m._n charles_n howard_n high_a sheriff_n of_o cumberland_n but_o neglect_v the_o same_o &_o come_v private_o into_o the_o country_n to_o naward_n and_o there_o feast_v with_o the_o say_a sheriff_n who_o be_v a_o dangerous_a and_o most_o notorious_a delinquent_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o charge_n exhibit_v against_o he_o by_o the_o petitioner_n to_o the_o council_n of_o state_n pay_n captain_n howard_n be_v son_n to_o the_o lord_n howard_n a_o member_n of_o the_o council_n of_o state_n no_o soldier_n and_o never_o do_v any_o service_n for_o his_o pay_n 4._o that_o the_o say_v sr._n arthur_n haslerigge_n suffer_v captain_n howard_n troop_v to_o lie_v upon_o free_a quarter_n upon_o the_o country_n for_o these_o four_o month_n last_o pass_v and_o do_v coutnenance_n one_o dobson_n captain_n howard_n lieutenant_n who_o cheat_v the_o troop_n of_o 1350._o pound_n and_o when_o complaint_n be_v make_v to_o sr._n arthur_n haslerigge_n he_o never_o punish_v he_o for_o the_o same_o 5._o that_o the_o say_v sr._n arthur_n haslerigge_n give_v commission_n to_o edward_n brig_n to_o be_v lieutenant_n colonel_n for_o carelile_n garrison_n and_o make_v he_o a_o commissioner_n for_o the_o militia_n &_o ministry_n in_o westmoreland_a a_o man_n know_v dis-affected_n to_o the_o present_a government_n and_o late_o casher_v for_o his_o drunkenness_n and_o other_o miscarriage_n by_o the_o now_o lord_n general_n cromwell_n that_o the_o say_v sr._n arthur_n give_v commission_n to_o thomas_n craystour_n cuthbert_n studholme_n captain_n brown_n and_o other_o to_o be_v captain_n and_o lieutenant_n in_o carelile_n garrison_n man_n know_v to_o be_v dis-affected_n to_o the_o present_a government_n profess_a enemy_n to_o honest_a man_n most_o of_o they_o have_v now_o lay_v down_o their_o commission_n when_o they_o be_v to_o march_v into_o scotland_n and_o the_o say_v sr._n arthur_n do_v countenance_n none_o in_o cumberland_n but_o such_o as_o be_v profess_v enemy_n to_o the_o honest_a party_n and_o be_v for_o the_o scottish_a interest_n 6._o that_o by_o the_o say_a sr._n arthur_n haslerigge_n entrust_v the_o authority_n and_o militia_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o delinquent_n and_o man_n for_o the_o scottish_a interest_n the_o well-affected_a in_o cumberland_n and_o bishopric_n lie_v under_o great_a oppression_n then_o former_o under_o king_n and_o prelate_n and_o the_o