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	lord_n	parliament_n	9,195	5	6.8800	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90609	A petition presented by the inhabitants of Nevvport-pagnell and the parts adjacent to his excellency the Lord Generall Fairfax, and the General Councell at White-Hall on Tuesday, Decemb. 26. 1648, desiring the person of the king might be brought to speedy iustice, and other matters of like nature. To the Right Honourable His Excellency the Lord Fairfax, Generall of the the Parliaments forces, and to the officers of the excellencies army now met in general councell. The humble petition fo the well-affected in Newport-Pagnell, and the parts adjacent.	Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671.	1648 (1648)	Wing P1845; Thomason 669.f.13[61]; ESTC R211110	2,182	1

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