Selected quad for the lemma: justice_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
justice_n	george_n	sir_n	william_n	3,613	5	8.6915	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75403	An answer of the purchasers of the lands, late of Sir John Stawel, by act of Parliament, exposed to sale for his treason to a pamphlet, intituled, The humble remonstrance of Sir John Stawel: together with the answer of John Ashe Esquire, to divers scandals mentioned in that remonstrance. As also a petition and several reasons for establishment of publick sales; tendred by Wil. Lawrence Esq; one of the judges in Scotland.	Lawrence, William, 1613 or 14-1681 or 2.	1654 (1654)	Wing A3300; Thomason E1072_3; ESTC R208226	62,646	64

sir_n john_n stawell_n to_o this_o effect_n as_o i_o remember_v that_o they_o may_v be_v repay_v out_o of_o my_o personal_a estate_n by_o who_o importunity_n as_o i_o conceive_v i_o be_v still_o keep_v in_o prison_n but_o how_o long_o i_o be_v so_o keep_v in_o prison_n i_o remember_v not_o it_o be_v about_o ten_o year_n sithence_o and_o myself_o about_o 80_o year_n of_o age_n as_o also_o for_o that_o i_o have_v receive_v of_o ______o hellier_n of_o exon_n 200_o l._n which_o be_v thus_o as_o i_o have_v since_o be_v inform_v he_o come_v into_o this_o county_n suppose_v to_o have_v remain_v here_o in_o some_o safety_n but_o this_o be_v know_v unto_o the_o deputy_n lieutenant_n he_o be_v bring_v unto_o the_o inn_n call_v the_o three_o cup_n in_o taunton_n &_o as_o it_o seem_v give_v bond_n for_o payment_n of_o 200._o l._n to_o be_v pay_v unto_o myself_o i_o not_o know_v thereof_o until_o i_o see_v the_o bond_n but_o i_o receive_v the_o 200_o l._n and_o it_o be_v thus_o employ_v the_o dep._n leiut_a before_o that_o time_n want_v 200_o l._n which_o be_v procure_v by_o myself_o mr_n searl_n and_o other_o on_o our_o bond_n and_o repay_v according_o as_o by_o our_o bond_n appear_v during_o my_o imprisonment_n my_o house_n be_v plunder_v and_o i_o not_o leave_v worth_a ten_o shilling_n to_o my_o knowledge_n more_o than_o the_o timber_n stuff_n so_o that_o i_o lose_v 400_o l._n or_o thereabouts_o and_o sir_n john_n stawell_n come_v himself_o to_o the_o prison_n at_o my_o enlargement_n but_o i_o never_o find_v such_o contentment_n in_o prison_n as_o to_o desire_v the_o say_a sir_n joh._n stawell_n to_o send_v i_o back_o to_o prison_n again_o as_o be_v allege_v so_o that_o for_o my_o suffering_n and_o loss_n the_o say_a sir_n john_n confess_v i_o a_o judgement_n 313._o l._n as_o i_o be_v inform_v by_o my_o attorney_n by_o i_o jasper_n chaplin_n and_o although_o sir_n john_n in_o his_o remonstrance_n p._n 20._o seem_v to_o justify_v it_o the_o imprisonment_n be_v by_o his_o consent_n and_o for_o his_o good_a for_o the_o reason_n therein_o set_v forth_o yet_o do_v mr._n chaplin_n deny_v any_o such_o consent_n or_o any_o contentment_n in_o his_o imprisonment_n to_o induce_v either_o his_o desire_n thereof_o or_o consent_v thereunto_o indeed_o his_o great_a age_n can_v take_v no_o delight_n in_o nor_o endure_v any_o imprisonment_n but_o the_o truth_n be_v he_o be_v detain_v by_o sir_n john_n until_o he_o have_v pay_v a_o considerable_a proportion_n of_o that_o moderate_a fine_a and_o although_o it_o shall_v be_v grant_v that_o he_o be_v imprison_v in_o such_o manner_n and_o for_o those_o courteous_a end_n mention_v in_o that_o place_n of_o his_o remonstrance_n yet_o sir_n john_n have_v no_o authority_n nor_o reason_n so_o to_o do_v no_o authority_n we_o know_v nor_o reason_n himself_o confess_v for_o as_o he_o say_v he_o write_v unto_o prince_n maurice_n that_o it_o be_v contrary_a to_o reason_n to_o enforce_v that_o from_o he_o meaning_n mr._n chaplin_n 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