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	power_n	statute_n	3,508	5	8.3236	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66820	The high court of justice. Or Cromwells new slaughter-house in England With the authoritie that constituted and ordained it, arraigned, convicted, and condemned; for usurpation, treason, tyrannie, theft, and murder. Being the III. part of the Historie of independencie: written by the same author.; High court of justice	Walker, Clement, 1595-1651.; Andrews, Eusebius, d. 1650.	1651 (1651)	Wing W324D; ESTC R203985	41,776	78

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not_o by_o any_o law_n of_o the_o land_n but_o by_o the_o will_n of_o lawless_a power_n and_o rebellion_n that_o have_v cancel_v all_o our_o law_n liberty_n and_o property_n and_o subvert_v our_o fundamental_a government_n and_o disfranchise_v and_o disinherit_v the_o whole_a nation_n yet_o master_n st._n john_n in_o his_o say_a argument_n against_o strafford_n p._n 38._o be_v then_o of_o opinion_n that_o to_o subvert_v the_o law_n and_o government_n and_o make_v a_o kingdom_n no_o kingdom_n be_v treason_n at_o the_o common_a law_n this_o act_n 26._o mar._n 1650_o be_v a_o new_a model_a commission_n of_o oier_fw-fr and_o terminer_n and_o all_o the_o people_n of_o the_o land_n be_v by_o the_o consequence_n thereof_o disfranchise_v and_o proscribe_v the_o illegality_n and_o tyranny_n thereof_o they_o have_v introduce_v who_o in_o this_o parliament_n so_o zealous_o complain_v against_o the_o court_n of_o the_o precedent_n and_o counsel_n of_o york_n or_o of_o the_o north_n as_o a_o intolerable_a grievance_n notwithstanding_o it_o have_v be_v of_o as_o long_a continuance_n as_o from_o 31._o h._n 8_o as_o appear_v by_o a_o worthy_a member_n speech_n or_o argument_n against_o it_o in_o the_o say_a book_n of_o speech_n and_o passage_n p._n 409._o make_v by_o order_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o in_o april_n 1649._o i_o find_v not_o one_o exception_n there_o make_v against_o the_o court_n of_o york_n to_o which_o this_o upstart_n high_a court_n be_v not_o more_o liable_a than_o it_o 1._o the_o commissioner_n of_o this_o high_a court_n be_v not_o appoint_v to_o inquire_v per_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la proborum_fw-la et_fw-la legalium_fw-la hominum_fw-la that_o be_v by_o jury_n as_o by_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la and_o above_o 30._o statute_n confirm_v it_o all_o commission_n ought_v to_o run_v 2._o they_o be_v not_o appoint_v nor_o swear_v to_o hear_v and_o determine_v secundùm_fw-la leges_fw-la angliae_fw-la according_a to_o the_o know_a law_n as_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v but_o according_a to_o certain_a article_n and_o power_n give_v in_o the_o say_a act_n 26._o march_n 1650._o 3._o the_o say_a act_n 26._o march_n leave_v a_o dangerous_a latitude_n to_o the_o interpretation_n and_o discretion_n of_o the_o commissioner_n contrary_a to_o what_o be_v do_v in_o the_o act_n 25._o ed._n 3._o chap._n 2._o namely_o it_o have_v one_o clause_n enable_v they_o to_o inflict_v upon_o offender_n such_o punishment_n either_o by_o death_n or_o otherwise_o corporal_o as_o the_o say_a commissioner_n or_o the_o major_a part_n of_o they_o present_a shall_v judge_v to_o apperteine_v to_o justice_n this_o leave_v it_o in_o the_o breast_n of_o the_o commissioner_n without_o any_o law_n or_o rule_n to_o walk_v by_o to_o inflict_v what_o torment_n and_o ignominious_a punishment_n they_o please_v although_o not_o use_v in_o our_o nation_n and_o arbitrary_a corporal_a pain_n be_v proper_a to_o slave_n not_o to_o subject_n here_o after_o the_o loss_n of_o all_o but_o their_o body_n the_o people_n may_v see_v their_o body_n subject_a to_o the_o lawless_a will_n of_o our_o grandee_n and_o by_o another_o clause_n this_o act_n impower_v the_o commissioner_n to_o examine_v witness_n upon_o oath_n or_o otherwise_o if_o need_v be_v this_o word_n or_o otherwise_o etc._n etc._n give_v they_o power_n to_o examine_v witness_n without_o oath_n if_o they_o can_v procure_v witness_n so_o far_o the_o son_n of_o belial_n and_o cauterize_v in_o conscience_n as_o to_o adventure_v upon_o a_o oath_n even_o in_o case_n of_o life_n and_o death_n and_o mutilation_n of_o member_n contrary_a to_o the_o current_n of_o all_o our_o law_n and_o practice_n of_o all_o our_o court_n of_o law_n and_o of_o all_o nation_n see_v stat._n 1._o ed._n vi_o chap._n 12._o 5_o ed._n vi_o chap._n 11._o cook_n 3._o inst._n pag._n 24_o 25_o 26._o deut._n 17._o 6._o ex_fw-la ore_fw-la duorum_fw-la vel_fw-la trium_fw-la peribit_fw-la qui-occidetur_fw-la deut._n 17._o 6._o matth._n 18._o 16._o john_n 18._o 23._o 2_o cor._n 13._o 1._o heb._n 10._o 28._o this_o be_v the_o most_o arbitrary_a and_o destroy_a liberty_n that_o ever_o be_v give_v to_o judge_n and_o such_o as_o none_o but_o profess_a thief_n and_o murderer_n will_v accept_v or_o make_v use_n of_o the_o scripture_n say_v a_o oath_n be_v the_o end_n of_o controversy_n between_o man_n and_o man_n how_o then_o can_v they_o end_v and_o determine_v a_o controversy_n without_o oath_n but_o the_o end_n of_o all_o controversy_n before_o this_o butcher-row_n of_o judge_n be_v cut_v of_o throat_n and_o confiscation_n of_o estate_n and_o by_o the_o same_o clause_n of_o the_o say_a act_n to_o examine_v witness_n they_o may_v and_o i_o hear_v do_v examine_v witness_n clandestine_o and_o proceed_v upon_o bare_a deposition_n read_v in_o court_n whereas_o they_o ought_v to_o produce_v the_o witness_n face_n to_o face_n in_o open_a court_n and_o there_o swear_v they_o 26._o that_o the_o party_n accuse_v may_v interrogate_v they_o 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