Selected quad for the lemma: justice_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
justice_n	peace_n	person_n	say_a	10,718	5	7.2399	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10187	Histrio-mastix The players scourge, or, actors tragædie, divided into two parts. Wherein it is largely evidenced, by divers arguments, by the concurring authorities and resolutions of sundry texts of Scripture ... That popular stage-playes ... are sinfull, heathenish, lewde, ungodly spectacles, and most pernicious corruptions; condemned in all ages, as intolerable mischiefes to churches, to republickes, to the manners, mindes, and soules of men. And that the profession of play-poets, of stage-players; together with the penning, acting, and frequenting of stage-playes, are unlawfull, infamous and misbeseeming Christians. All pretences to the contrary are here likewise fully answered; and the unlawfulnes of acting, of beholding academicall enterludes, briefly discussed; besides sundry other particulars concerning dancing, dicing, health-drinking, &c. of which the table will informe you. By William Prynne, an vtter-barrester of Lincolnes Inne.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1633 (1633)	STC 20464A; ESTC S115316	1,193,680	1,258

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interlude_n shall_v be_v banish_v upon_o sabbath_n day_n and_o not_o long_o after_o relate_v many_o godly_a citizen_n and_o well-disposed_n gentleman_n of_o london_n consider_v that_o playhouse_n and_o purpose_n dicing-house_n be_v trap_n for_o young_a gentleman_n and_o other_o and_o perceive_v the_o many_o inconvenience_n and_o great_a damage_n that_o will_v ensue_v upon_o the_o long_o suffer_v of_o the_o same_o not_o only_o to_o particular_a person_n but_o to_o the_o whole_a city_n and_o that_o it_o will_v also_o be_v a_o great_a disparagement_n unto_o the_o governor_n and_o a_o dishonour_n to_o the_o government_n of_o this_o honourable_a city_n if_o they_o shall_v any_o long_o continue_v acquaint_v some_o pious_a magistrate_n therewith_o desire_v they_o to_o take_v some_o speedy_a course_n for_o the_o suppression_n of_o common_a playhouse_n and_o dicing-house_n within_o the_o city_n of_o london_n and_o liberties_n thereof_o who_o thereupon_o make_v humble_a suit_n to_o queen_n 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