Selected quad for the lemma: justice_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
justice_n	earl_n	james_n	lord_n	5,156	5	4.9890	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50697	Observations on the acts of Parliament, made by King James the First, King James the Second, King James the Third, King James the Fourth, King James the Fifth, Queen Mary, King James the Sixth, King Charles the First, King Charles the Second wherein 1. It is observ'd if they be in desuetude, abrogated, limited, or enlarged, 2. The decisions relating to these acts are mention'd, 3. Some new doubts not yet decided are hinted at, 4. Parallel citations from the civil, canon, feudal and municipal laws, and the laws of other nations are adduc'd for clearing these statutes / by Sir George Mackenzie ...	Mackenzie, George, Sir, 1636-1691.	1686 (1686)	Wing M184; ESTC R32044	446,867	482

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perduellion_n allanerly_a what_o we_o now_o call_v protection_n be_v call_v there_o supercederes_n but_o not_o protection_n by_o the_o civil_a law_n publica_fw-la tutelae_fw-la assertio_fw-la principis_fw-la solius_fw-la eratl_n capital_a §_o ad_fw-la statuas_fw-la ff_n de_fw-fr pan_n nunc_fw-la salvagardiae_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la vid._n argentrate_a pag_n 190._o king_n james_n the_o first_o parliament_z 13._o 137._o it_o be_v late_o doubt_v whether_o theft-boot_n which_o be_v the_o transact_n with_o thief_n by_o a_o judge_n for_o free_v they_o from_o punishment_n be_v in_o desuetude_n and_o it_o be_v find_v a_o crime_n yet_o punishable_a there_o be_v two_o kind_n of_o theft-boot_n declare_v by_o this_o act_n to_o be_v punishable_a the_o one_o be_v to_o sell_v a_o thief_n which_o be_v to_o take_v a_o ransom_n for_o liberate_v he_o 〈◊〉_d other_o to_o fine_a with_o a_o thief_n that_o be_v to_o take_v a_o share_n of_o what_o he_o have_v steal_v and_o so_o dismiss_v he_o both_o which_o be_v express_v act_n 2_o par._n 1_o ja._n 5._o by_o concord_v with_o the_o thief_n and_o put_v he_o from_o the_o law_n the_o punishment_n by_o this_o act_n seem_v to_o be_v the_o loss_n of_o the_o right_n of_o regality_n as_o to_o lord_n of_o regality_n but_o to_o be_v death_n in_o sheriff_n justice_n etc._n etc._n and_o if_o so_o it_o seem_v strange_a that_o the_o lord_n of_o regality_n shall_v be_v 〈◊〉_d punish_v than_o other_o but_o i_o think_v the_o punishment_n as_o to_o both_o 〈◊〉_d of_o life_n and_o office_n and_o the_o word_n of_o the_o act_n be_v only_o ill_o place_v and_o by_o the_o civil_a law_n whoever_o commit_v either_o of_o these_o be_v punish_v as_o the_o thief_n himself_o l._n 1._o ff_n de_fw-fr receptator_fw-la where_o the_o two_o species_n of_o theft_n boot_v express_v 〈◊〉_d in_o this_o act_n be_v also_o there_o express_v quia_fw-la cum_fw-la apprehendere_fw-la latrones_fw-la possint_fw-la pecunia_fw-la accepta_fw-la vel_fw-la subreptorum_fw-la parte_fw-la 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