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	plea_n	3,508	5	9.7258	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88236	A plea, or protest, made by VVilliam Prynne, Esquire, and by him sent unto J.M. Knight, one of the eleven impeached Members. Wherein he declares the injustice and illegality of the Lords, Commons, and grandees of the Armies proceedings against him. Whereunto is annexed the case of A.B. (a citizen of London, and a free commoner of England) truly stated, in reference to a pretended impeachment of treason depending in the House of Peers against him : with an answer to certain queres framed thereupon : unto which is annexed the answer of the said A.B. unto the Lords assembled in Parliament in point of law, ... in which it is fully proved, that the House of Lords ... hath not the least jurisdiction in the world over any commoner ... with a full answer to all their presidents in such cases; and that it is not safe for the said A.B. to kneel at the Lords barre, because it is stooping and submitting to their jurisdiction. / Published for the common good of all honest Englishmen, by Lionel Hurbin Gentleman, March 17. 1647.	Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.; J. M.; Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1648 (1648)	Wing L2161; Thomason E432_18; ESTC R202738	18,211	22

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and_o the_o say_v 29_o chap._n of_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la and_o the_o other_o statute_n make_v in_o exposition_n of_o it_o before_o recite_v be_v and_o now_o stand_v strong_o confirm_v by_o this_o present_a parliament_n in_o the_o two_o forementioned_a act_n for_o abolish_n ship-money_n and_o the_o court_n of_o star_n chamber_n and_o the_o say_v a._n b._n further_o say_v that_o as_o the_o intent_n of_o the_o law_n be_v that_o all_o trial_n may_v be_v equal_a and_o impartial_a and_o as_o free_v from_o will_n pleasure_n and_o arbitrariness_n as_o possible_a can_v be_v so_o it_o be_v found_v upon_o these_o impregnable_a ground_n of_o reason_n justice_n and_o equity_n first_o the_o jury_n be_v to_o be_v of_o the_o neighbourhood_n where_o any_o such_o crime_n be_v commit_v and_o some_o aught_o to_o be_v of_o the_o same_o hundred_o 9_o hundred_o see_v 1_o part_n insti_fw-la lib._n 2._o chap._n 11._o sect._n 193._o fol._n 125._o and_o chap._n 12._o sect._n 234_o foe_n 155._o &_o 157._o &_o the_o 13_o ed._n 138._o &_o 28._o e._n 1_o i_o 9_o for_o the_o law_n presume_v that_o such_o may_v have_v some_o cognizance_n of_o the_o fact_n or_o of_o some_o circumstance_n thereof_o or_o of_o the_o party_n accuse_v who_o condition_n and_o manner_n of_o conversation_n be_v much_o to_o be_v regard_v for_o the_o discover_v his_o intention_n in_o any_o fact_n suppose_v to_o be_v treason_n or_o felony_n etc._n etc._n and_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o law_n be_v actus_fw-la non_fw-la facit_fw-la reum_fw-la nisi_fw-la mens_fw-la fit_a rea_fw-la second_o the_o jury_n that_o pass_v upon_o any_o commoner_n one_o day_n may_v themselves_o be_v in_o a_o condition_n to_o be_v try_v by_o he_o another_o day_n as_o one_o of_o their_o jury_n and_o hereby_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o indifferency_n and_o impartiality_n consider_v it_o may_v be_v their_o own_o case_n three_o the_o party_n accuse_v may_v challenge_v of_o except_o against_o the_o jurer_n either_o against_o the_o array_n if_o the_o sheriff_n or_o bailiff_n impannel_a the_o jury_n be_v whole_o disengage_v and_o indifferent_a as_o to_o the_o cause_n and_o the_o party_n prosecure_v 158._o prosecure_v see_v ut_fw-la surpra_fw-la &_o fol._n 156._o 158._o or_o against_o the_o poll_n and_o in_o case_n of_o treason_n he_o may_v challenge_v 35._o peremptory_o upon_o his_o dislike_n without_o render_v the_o least_o cause_n 227._o cause_n see_v 1_o part_n insti_fw-la lib._n 2_o chap_n 12._o sect._n 234._o foe_n 156._o &_o 3_o part_n foe_fw-mi 27._o 32._o 33._o 227._o and_o as_o many_o more_o as_o he_o can_v render_v any_o reason_n for_o his_o just_a challenge_n as_o in_o case_n he_o can_v challenge_v any_o for_o a_o baron_n or_o lord_n of_o parliament_n who_o as_o sir_n ed._n cook_n say_v shall_v not_o be_v empanel_v in_o any_o case_n 1_o part_z inst_z to_o