Selected quad for the lemma: justice_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
justice_n	john_n	lord_n	time_n	8,617	5	5.3406	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15344	[A short, yet a true and faithfull narration of the fearefull fire that fell in the towne of Wooburne, in the countie of Bedford, on Saturday the 13. of September last, Anno. 1595 Together with a Christian admonition as to the particular people of that place]	T. W. (Thomas Wilcox), 1549?-1608.	1595 (1595)	STC 25629; ESTC S113059	30,731	79

to_o the_o honourable_a and_o his_o very_o good_a ll._n sir_n john_n popham_n knight_n lord_n chief_a justice_n of_o england_n and_o sir_n william_n periam_n knight_n lord_n chief_a baron_n of_o her_o majesty_n court_n of_o exchequer_n t.w._n hearty_o wish_v the_o abundant_a riches_n of_o all_o god_n mercy_n in_o this_o life_n &_o eternal_a blessedness_n in_o that_o which_o be_v to_o come_v through_o christ_n though_o i_o doubt_v not_o my_o good_a lord_n but_o that_o you_o have_v ere_o this_o hear_v of_o the_o fearful_a and_o lamentable_a fire_n that_o in_o september_n last_o light_n upon_o the_o town_n of_o wooburne_n in_o the_o county_n of_o bedford_n and_o be_o full_o persuade_v that_o according_a to_o the_o measure_n of_o heavenly_a wisdom_n that_o god_n have_v vouchsave_v to_o you_o both_o you_o have_v make_v spiritual_a profit_n not_o only_o thereof_o but_o of_o sundry_a other_o such_o like_a judgment_n pass_v already_o in_o diverse_a quarter_n of_o our_o kingdom_n and_o just_o 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