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	majesty_n	sir_n	6,797	5	7.3094	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44301	A short treatise touching sheriffs accompts written by the Honourable Sir Matthew Hale ... ; to which is added, A tryal of witches, at the assizes held at Bury St. Edmonds, for the county of Suffolk, on the 10th of March 1664, before the said Sir Matthew Hale, Kt.	Hale, Matthew, Sir, 1609-1676.	1683 (1683)	Wing H260; ESTC R14358	33,283	119

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other_o old_a obscure_a record_n and_o some_o thing_n incident_o open_v that_o have_v be_v former_o obscure_a and_o scarce_o intelligible_a yet_o fit_a to_o be_v know_v some_o thing_n also_o relate_v to_o the_o difference_n between_o the_o auditor_n of_o the_o revenue_n and_o the_o officer_n of_o the_o pipe_n there_o may_v be_v some_o mistake_n of_o my_o own_o i_o confess_v in_o a_o matter_n of_o so_o great_a intricacy_n perplexity_n and_o obsoleteness_n which_o i_o can_v not_o easy_o correct_v in_o the_o country_n because_o many_o of_o my_o paper_n be_v at_o london_n that_o concern_v this_o business_n and_o i_o fear_v hardly_o to_o be_v retrieve_v into_o a_o due_a order_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o late_a distraction_n and_o here_o may_v be_v some_o mistake_n in_o the_o transcriber_n which_o at_o this_o distance_n i_o can_v not_o examine_v but_o possible_o notwithstanding_o these_o mistake_n your_o lordship_n may_v find_v something_o that_o may_v be_v useful_a and_o when_o i_o wait_v upon_o you_o i_o shall_v review_v and_o correct_v your_o lordship_n humble_a servant_n the_o content_n chap._n i._o touch_v the_o ancient_n and_o modern_a weight_n and_o alloy_n of_o sterling_a silver_n page_n 1._o chap._n ii_o concern_v the_o weight_n of_o coin_n and_o the_o difference_n therein_o with_o regard_n to_o the_o denomination_n of_o coin_n p._n 14._o chap._n iii_o touch_v the_o corruption_n of_o money_n and_o the_o remedy_n ancient_o use_v in_o relation_n thereunto_o p._n 19_o chap._n iu._n concern_v the_o manner_n of_o answer_v the_o king_n firme_v ancient_o p._n 30._o chap._n v._o concern_v the_o manner_n of_o collect_v the_o king_n revenue_n of_o the_o county_n and_o the_o several_a kind_n of_o they_o with_o their_o several_a title_n p._n 33._o chap._n vi_o concern_v the_o manner_n how_o the_o annual_a revenue_n of_o the_o county_n be_v usual_o answer_v in_o the_o ancient_a time_n until_o 10_o e._n 1._o p._n 48._o chap._n vii_o the_o second_o period_n of_o the_o sheriff_n account_n viz._n how_o they_o stand_v from_o 10_o e._n 1._o until_o 34_o h._n 8._o p._n 63._o chap._n viii_o touch_v the_o state_n of_o the_o sheriff_n firme_v from_o the_o statute_n of_o 34_o h._n 8._o till_o the_o 14_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n charles_n 1._o which_o be_v the_o second_o period_n p._n 77._o chap._n ix_o the_o three_o period_n from_o the_o 15_o year_n of_o king_n charles_n 1._o until_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 1650_o and_o how_o the_o sheriff_n firme_v and_o account_n stand_v in_o that_o interval_n p._n 87._o chap._n x._o the_o four_o period_n of_o the_o sheriff_n firme_v from_o the_o year_n 1650_o unto_o this_o day_n and_o how_o they_o be_v answer_v in_o that_o interval_n p._n 89._o a_o short_a treatise_n touch_v sheriff_n account_n chap._n i._o touch_v the_o ancient_a and_o modern_a weight_n and_o alloy_n of_o sterling_a silver_n it_o will_v be_v necessary_a for_o the_o better_a understanding_n of_o sheriff_n account_n especial_o in_o 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forest_n set_v by_o justice_n in_o eyre_n which_o for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v write_v out_o in_o charge_n against_o the_o particular_a land_n upon_o which_o they_o be_v charge_v and_o some_o perchance_o be_v demand_v in_o a_o gross_a sum_n among_o other_o small_a rent_n sub_fw-la nomine_fw-la vicecomitis_fw-la 5._o crementum_fw-la comitatus_fw-la or_o firma_n de_fw-fr cremento_fw-la comitatus_fw-la which_o be_v some_o improvement_n of_o the_o king_n rent_n above_o the_o ancient_a vicontiel_n rent_n for_o which_o the_o sheriff_n answer_v under_o the_o title_n of_o firma_n comitatus_fw-la and_o this_o crementum_fw-la comitatus_fw-la or_o the_o several_a small_a advance_n of_o the_o old_a vicontiel_n rent_n be_v answer_v under_o the_o title_n of_o crementum_fw-la comitatus_fw-la or_o firma_n de_fw-fr cremento_fw-la comitatus_fw-la but_o those_o kind_n of_o firme_v the_o cremento_n be_v only_o find_v in_o the_o county_n of_o bedford_n buck_n norfolk_n suffolk_z warwick_z leicester_n 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corpus_fw-la comitatus_fw-la and_o the_o proficua_fw-la comitatus_fw-la the_o vicontiel_n rent_n that_o make_v up_o the_o sheriff_n firm_a of_o the_o body_n of_o the_o county_n come_v under_o various_a title_n and_o denomination_n in_o several_a county_n viz._n 1._o reditus_fw-la assize_n in_o cumberland_n hertford_n surry_n 2._o firm_a &_o feodi_fw-la firm_a in_o cumberland_n northumberland_n nottingham_n stafford_n 3._o firma_n antiqua_fw-la in_o huntingdon_n 4._o albeit_o firm_a in_o norfolk_n &_o suff._n 5._o blanch_n firme_v in_o ebor_n ’_o &_o suff._n 6._o blanc_n rent_n in_o kent_n 7._o albus_n cervus_fw-la in_o dorset_n 8._o auxilium_fw-la vicecom_v ’_o in_o cant_v ’_o cumbr_n ’_o essex_n hunt_n ’_o leic_n ’_o north_n ’_o sussex_n warw_n ’_o wilts_n 9_o auxilium_fw-la ad_fw-la turcum_fw-la vicecom_v ’_o in_o devon_n 10._o hidage_n in_o berks_n bedf._n buck_n oxon._n 11._o prestatio_n pro_fw-la pulchre_fw-la placitando_fw-la in_o bedf_n ’_o buck_n 12._o secta_fw-la &_o warda_n in_o bedf_n ’_o buck_n 13._o visus_fw-la franci_n plegii_fw-la in_o bedf_n ’_o buck_n cant_n ’_o hunt_v ’_o essex_n hertford_n north'ton_n somerset_n south'ton_n stafford_n 14._o certitudines_fw-la in_o berks_n here_o be_v ’_o rutland_n 15._o certi_fw-la reditus_fw-la in_o lincóln_n leicester_n somerset_n south’ton_n warwick_n &_o wilts_n 16._o certi_fw-la reditus_fw-la ad_fw-la communem_fw-la finem_fw-la in_o derby_n nottingham_n 17._o reditus_fw-la pro_fw-la warda_n castri_fw-la in_o cant_n ’_o northum_n ’_o oxon_n nor●_n &_o suff_v ’_o 18._o reditus_fw-la ad_fw-la turnum_n hundredi_n in_o dorset_n 19_o finis_fw-la antiq●us_fw-la in_o essex_n 20._o finis_fw-la pro_fw-la secta_fw-la curie_n relaxand_v ’_o in_o berks_n &_o oxon._n 21._o commune_v fine_n in_o glouc_n ’_o heref_o ’_o hert●_n ●urry_v suffolc_n salop._n 22._o fi●es_n aldermanno●um_n in_o sussex_n 23._o turnum_n vicecom_v ’_o in_o essex_n &_o hert●_n 24._o secta_fw-la burg._n &_o vill._n in_o cant_n ’_o 25._o suit_n silver_n in_o staff_n 26._o hundred_o silver_n in_o nor●_n 27._o i'faith_o silver_n in_o staff_n 28._o panel_n silver_n in_o nor●_n 29._o ward_n silver_n in_o essex_n 30._o certum_fw-la lete_fw-la cum_fw-la capitag_n ’_o in_o nor●_n 31._o leet_n fee_n in_o suff_v ’_o 32._o soken_n fee_n in_o suff_v ’_o 33._o mott_n fee_n in_o salop_n these_o be_v the_o general_a title_n of_o those_o vicontiel_n rent_n that_o usual_o come_v under_o the_o title_n of_o firma_n comitatus_fw-la which_o be_v write_v general_o sub_fw-la nomine_fw-la vicecom_v '_o without_o expression_n of_o the_o particulars_n but_o the_o sheriff_n that_o have_v a_o particular_a roll_n of_o these_o vicontiel_n rent_n deliver_v in_o that_o roll_n many_o time_n upon_o his_o account_n though_o not_o write_v especial_o ●n_v charge_n under_o those_o name_n or_o in_o particular_a by_o the_o summons_n of_o the_o pipe_n and_o thus_o much_o concern_v the_o certain_a annual_a revenue_n 2._o the_o uncertain_a annual_a revenue_n be_v 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