Selected quad for the lemma: justice_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
justice_n	king_n	law_n	people_n	8,247	5	5.1348	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59002	The second part of the Peoples antient and just liberties asserted in the proceedings against, and tryals of Tho. Rudyard, Francis Moor, Rich. Mew, Rich. Mayfeild, Rich. Knowlman, Gilbert Hutton, Job Boulton, Rich. Thornton, Charles Banister, John Boulton, and William Bayly : at the sessions begun and held at the Old-Bailey in London the last day of the 6th moneth, and there continued till the 7th day of the 7th moneth next following, in the year 1670, against the arbitrary procedure of that court, and justices there : wherein their oppression and injustice are manifested, their wickedness and corruption detected, and the jury-mans duty laid open.	Rudyard, Thomas, d. 1692, defendant.; Moor, Francis, defendant.; Mew, Richard, defendant.; Penn, William, 1644-1718. People's antient and just liberties asserted, in the tryal of William Penn.; England and Wales. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (London)	1670 (1670)	Wing S2312; ESTC R21970	50,633	70

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natural_o fly_v from_o the_o want_n of_o virtue_n or_o from_o the_o debauch_a practice_n of_o the_o magistrate_n govern_v and_o judge_v the_o people_n by_o will_n and_o power_n and_o not_o by_o establish_v law_n which_o be_v the_o case_n of_o these_o prisoner_n who_o yet_o lie_v in_o durance_n at_o the_o will_n of_o their_o cruel_a adversary_n because_o as_o one_o say_v sepultum_fw-la est_fw-la jus_o in_fw-la regno_fw-la prava_fw-la voluntas_fw-la vis_fw-fr &_o volentia_fw-la magis_fw-la regnat_fw-la quam_fw-la juditium_fw-la finis_fw-la 2_o chron._n 13._o 18_o 19_o 20._o w._n h_n epistle_n in_o his_o translation_n of_o mirror_n of_o justice_n quod_fw-la non_fw-la lego_fw-la non_fw-la credo_fw-la august_n trinit_fw-la 22._o c._n 2._o 1_o hen._n 7._o fol._n 27._o co._n 2_o inst_n fol._n 51._o mag._n char._n chap._n 14._o vide_fw-la p._n 60._o of_o the_o people_n ancient_n and_o just_a liberty_n assert_v print_a an._n 1670._o observe_v this_o trial_n of_o twelve_o good_a folly_n 155._o 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parl._n 11._o decem._n 1667._o vote_n parl._n 11_o decom_v 1667._o