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	king_n	lord_n	10,308	5	4.0925	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50735	The speech of Sir Audley Mervyn, knight, His Majesties prime Serjeant at Law, and speaker of the House of Commons in Ireland delivered to His Grace James Duke of Ormond, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, the 13 day of February, 1662, in the Presence-chamber in the castle of Dublin : containing the sum of affairs in Ireland, but more especially, the interest of adventurers and souldiers.	Mervyn, Audley, Sir, d. 1675.	1662 (1662)	Wing M1893; ESTC R904	35,291	43

or_o not_o guilty_a of_o the_o rebellion_n be_v one_o part_n and_o have_v hitherto_o be_v first_o try_v by_o they_o and_o to_o this_o part_n the_o oath_n provide_v in_o these_o word_n you_o shall_v true_o administer_v justice_n between_o his_o majesty_n and_o the_o subject_a then_o admit_v the_o person_n be_v adjudge_v innocent_a yet_o the_o english-adventurer_n or_o soldier_n in_o case_n such_o innocent_n title_n to_o the_o land_n be_v not_o good_a be_v in_o by_o the_o act_n and_o then_o in_o the_o second_o place_n the_o title_n come_v in_o question_n and_o for_o this_o the_o oath_n be_v suit_v viz._n and_o betwixt_o party_n and_o party_n regular_o either_o by_o office_n or_o attainder_n forfeited-land_n be_v vest_v in_o the_o king_n and_o his_o majesty_n be_v gracious_o please_v not_o to_o proceed_v by_o the_o severity_n of_o attainder_n which_o reach_v life_n and_o corruption_n of_o blood_n on_o the_o one_o hand_n nor_o the_o expense_n and_o delatoriness_n of_o office_n to_o be_v find_v not_o consist_v with_o a_o kingdom_n gasp_v for_o a_o settlement_n be_v please_v to_o rest_v his_o title_n upon_o a_o trial_n of_o innocency_n so_o that_o exclude_v his_o majesty_n to_o be_v party_n the_o commissioner_n judgement_n cut_v both_o way_n the_o irish_a be_v turn_v out_o of_o their_o inheritance_n upon_o the_o account_n of_o treason_n and_o the_o king_n not_o party_n the_o english_a shall_v have_v their_o land_n and_o yet_o they_o be_v never_o legal_o settle_v in_o the_o king_n so_o that_o treason_n will_v seem_v to_o be_v a_o crime_n not_o so_o much_o against_o the_o king_n as_o against_o the_o subject_a land_n by_o the_o act_n be_v vest_v in_o his_o majesty_n so_o they_o be_v not_o the_o land_n of_o innocent_a person_n and_o qualification_n for_o the_o trial_n of_o their_o innocency_n be_v positive_a land_n be_v give_v to_o the_o adventurer_n and_o soldier_n if_o they_o belong_v not_o to_o innocent_n where_o rest_v the_o freehold_a in_o the_o innocent_a person_n 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