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	sergeant_n	4,053	5	11.1212	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51472	The most remarkable trials of Nathaniel Thompson, William Paine, John Farwell, at the Kings-Bench Bar in Guild-Hall, on the 20th of this instant June, 1682 for trespass and misbehaviours, in writing, printing, and publishing letters, importing, that Sir Edmund Bury Godfrey murthered himself : also several scandalous reflections upon the government, and arraigning the justice of the nation : with all the material circumstances that attended their trial, wherein they were all three found guilty.	England and Wales. Court of King's Bench.	1682 (1682)	Wing M2917; ESTC R16746	2,686	2

the_o most_o remarkable_a trial_n of_o nathaniel_n thompson_n william_n paine_n john_n farewell_o at_o the_o kings-bench_n bar_n in_o guild-hall_n on_o the_o 20_o of_o this_o instant_a june_n 1682._o for_o trespass_n and_o misbehaviour_n in_o write_v print_v and_o publish_v letter_n import_v that_o sir_n edmund_n bury_v godfrey_n murder_v himself_o also_o several_a scandalous_a reflection_n upon_o the_o government_n and_o arraign_v the_o justice_n of_o the_o nation_n with_o all_o the_o material_a circumstance_n that_o attend_v their_o trial_n wherein_o they_o be_v all_o three_o find_v guilty_a guild-hall_n june_n 20._o this_o be_v the_o first_o sit_v of_o this_o term_n at_o the_o king_n bench_n bar_n for_o the_o city_n of_o london_n and_o the_o liberty_n thereof_o after_o several_a trial_n the_o long_o expect_a trial_n of_o nathaniel_n thompson_n william_n paine_n and_o john_n farewell_o according_a to_o the_o adjournment_n of_o the_o last_o term_n come_v to_o a_o issue_n first_o the_o jury_n be_v swear_v viz._n peter_n hubland_n foreman_n mr._n ellis_n mr._n barry_n mr._n brooks_n mr._n bifeild_n mr._n lee_n mr._n whitwood_n mr._n sambrook_n william_n jacob_n john_n denew_v mr._n baly_n and_o mr._n howard_n all_o substantial_a citizen_n and_o man_n of_o worth_n whereupon_o mr._n thompson_n counsellor_n at_o law_n open_v the_o heinousness_n of_o the_o fact_n insist_v that_o nath._n thomson_n have_v print_v and_o publish_v two_o letter_n the_o first_o direct_v to_o mr._n miles_n prance_v about_o his_o evidence_n in_o relation_n to_o the_o death_n of_o sir_n edmundbury_a godfrey_n the_o other_o in_o answer_n to_o the_o ghost_n both_o date_v in_o march_n last_o in_o which_o he_o not_o only_o go_v about_o to_o make_v the_o people_n believe_v that_o sir_n edmundbury_a godfrey_n murder_v himself_o but_o also_o arraign_v the_o justice_n of_o the_o nation_n the_o paper_n be_v produce_v in_o court_n sir_n philip_n floyd_n sir_n john_n nicols_n and_o esq_n bridgman_n be_v 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