Selected quad for the lemma: justice_n
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A90833
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The poore committee-mans accompt, avouched by Britannicus.
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Wing P2861; Thomason 669.f.11[68]; ESTC R210615
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the_o poor_a committee-mans_n account_n avouch_v by_o britannicus_n o_o yes_o behold_v here_o be_v my_o account_n i_o be_o ready_a for_o to_o make_v it_o if_o any_o man_n who_o love_v the_o king_n will_v please_v to_o come_v and_o take_v it_o i_o be_o not_o as_o the_o cavalier_n be_v please_v to_o call_v i_o traitor_n i_o be_o a_o poor_a committee_n clerk_n a_o simple_a harmless_a creature_n that_o this_o be_v true_a you_o need_v not_o doubt_v examine_v mr._n needam_n he_o will_v tell_v you_o true_a and_o swear_v it_o too_o it_o be_v for_o the_o kingdom_n freedom_n free_a pole-money_n free_a money_n lend_v upon_o the_o proposition_n free_a money_n raise_v for_o irish_a land_n but_o god_n know_v the_o condition_n free_a money_n lend_v on_o ordinance_n free_a subsidy_n full_a fifty_o if_o our_o committee_n grow_v not_o rich_a i_o will_v never_o think_v they_o thrifty_a that_o this_o be_v true_a etc._n etc._n the_o five_o and_o twenty_o part_n excise_n custom_n and_o sequestration_n the_o king_n revenue_n too_o we_o have_v beside_o the_o great_a taxation_n and_o that_o great_a tax_n be_v monthly_o lay_v upon_o the_o associate_v which_o come_v to_o threescore_o thousand_o pound_n a_o month_n if_o right_o state_v that_o this_o be_v true_a etc._n etc._n but_o o_o that_o topheâ—goldsmiths-hall_n where_o man_n make_v composition_n which_o get_v they_o say_v the_o devil_n and_o all_o that_o spanish_a inquisition_n if_o any_o dives_fw-la shall_v fall_v sick_a and_o die_v as_o man_n be_v sickly_a they_o will_v his_o heir_n a_o lazarus_n make_v and_o they_o will_v do_v it_o quick_o that_o this_o be_v true_a etc._n etc._n they_o say_v they_o fourscore_o thousand_o have_v some_o make_v it_o up_o a_o hundred_o suppose_v four_o hundred_o pound_n a_o man_n a_o sum_n scarce_o to_o be_v number_v the_o bishop_n land_n be_v but_o a_o toy_n with_o such_o great_a sum_n compare_v yet_o those_o we_o hope_v will_v one_o day_n come_v among_o we_o to_o be_v share_v that_o this_o be_v true_a etc._n etc._n ship-money_n be_v a_o hideous_a thing_n these_o payment_n be_v but_o trifle_n that_o be_v enjoin_v by_o the_o king_n all_o law_n and_o justice_n stifle_v these_o toy_n the_o parliament_n enjoin_v therein_o all_o subject_n share_v too_o yet_o they_o who_o at_o the_o stern_a do_v sit_v for_o this_o will_v take_v a_o care_n too_o that_o this_o be_v true_a etc._n etc._n alas_o why_o shall_v such_o man_n pay_v debt_n the_o cavalier_n do_v plunder_v if_o not_o yet_o they_o their_o charge_n bear_v than_o be_v it_o not_o a_o wonder_n the_o wicked_a shall_v say_v they_o grow_v rich_a who_o but_o contrive_v the_o payment_n and_o of_o the_o public_a stock_n take_v care_n their_o gain_n scarce_o find_v they_o raiment_n that_o this_o be_v true_a etc._n etc._n these_o man_n defy_v all_o wicked_a tongue_n that_o challenge_v close_a committee_n let_v they_o throw_v stone_n have_v do_v no_o wrong_n be_v it_o not_o a_o thousand_o pity_n such_o careful_a pious_a man_n as_o those_o who_o have_v do_v their_o endeavour_n to_o purge_v the_o church_n and_o wicked_a state_n shall_v now_o be_v think_v deceiver_n that_o this_o be_v true_a etc._n etc._n suppose_v they_o have_v a_o public_a stock_n sure_o that_o must_v be_v conceal_v it_o be_v but_o for_o the_o public_a raise_v and_o it_o shall_v be_v reveal_v we_o know_v that_o be_v the_o stock_n as_o great_a as_o dávids_n which_o amount_v to_o such_o a_o sum_n we_o have_v such_o man_n it_o need_v not_o to_o be_v count_v that_o this_o be_v true_a you_o need_v not_o doubt_v examine_v mr._n needame_n he_o will_v tell_v you_o true_a and_o swear_v it_o too_o it_o be_v for_o the_o kingdom_n freedom_n