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	say_a	session_n	6,600	5	10.5428	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64032	Two petitions of the counties of Buckingham and Hertford presented to His Excellencie S. Thomas Fairfax at S. Albans.	Buckinghamshire (England); Hertfordshire.	1647 (1647)	Wing T3502; ESTC R23903	3,015	10

two_o petition_n of_o the_o county_n of_o buckingham_n and_o hertford_n present_v to_o his_o excellency_n s._n thomas_n fairfax_n at_o s._n alban_n cambridge_n print_v by_o roger_n daniel_n printer_n to_o the_o university_n 1647._o to_o his_o excellency_n sir_n thomas_n fairfax_n knight_n general_n of_o the_o force_n raise_v for_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o kingdom_n etc._n etc._n the_o humble_a petition_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o county_n of_o buckingham-shire_n may_v it_o please_v your_o excellency_n we_o bless_v god_n for_o you_o as_o the_o instrument_n who_o he_o have_v raise_v up_o and_o make_v eminent_a in_o put_v a_o end_n to_o the_o sad_a and_o dreadful_a war_n wherein_o this_o kingdom_n be_v involve_v not_o many_o month_n since_o our_o eye_n be_v still_o upon_o you_o and_o our_o prayer_n for_o you_o that_o god_n will_v crown_v your_o labour_n with_o a_o happy_a period_n of_o our_o misery_n end_v in_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o our_o due_a and_o native_a liberty_n which_o be_v the_o thing_n we_o have_v choose_v our_o fellow_n subject_n serve_v in_o parliament_n to_o obtain_v for_o we_o they_o be_v the_o thing_n for_o which_o we_o have_v adventure_v our_o life_n and_o estate_n free_o be_v the_o first_o county_n that_o appear_v for_o they_o they_o be_v the_o thing_n we_o have_v so_o often_o petition_v for_o and_o can_v not_o have_v so_o much_o as_o expect_v a_o delay_n of_o answer_n to_o these_o our_o just_a desire_n but_o to_o our_o grief_n we_o speak_v it_o we_o have_v be_v reject_v and_o be_v become_v hopeless_a of_o satisfaction_n by_o some_o man_n who_o have_v not_o only_o prevail_v in_o discountenance_v our_o just_a petition_n the_o proper_a way_n of_o the_o subject_n address_n but_o have_v almost_o make_v it_o a_o fault_n for_o the_o subject_n to_o petition_n even_o for_o thing_n that_o be_v due_a to_o they_o both_o by_o common_a birthright_n and_o the_o law_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o which_o frequent_o have_v be_v confirm_v unto_o we_o by_o 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their_o common_a good_a and_o just_a liberty_n that_o you_o will_v be_v please_v to_o mediate_v in_o our_o behalf_n to_o the_o honourable_a court_n of_o parliament_n for_o the_o obtain_n of_o our_o so_o dear_a and_o near_a concernment_n without_o the_o enjoyment_n whereof_o even_o our_o life_n will_v be_v uncomfortable_a to_o we_o and_o although_o this_o our_o address_n may_v seem_v strange_a or_o hazardous_a unto_o you_o yet_o we_o doubt_v not_o but_o the_o justice_n of_o our_o desire_n will_v preserve_v you_o as_o for_o our_o own_o part_n we_o be_v resolve_v in_o the_o mediation_n hereof_o to_o assist_v you_o to_o the_o uttermost_a of_o our_o power_n etc._n etc._n finis_fw-la to_o the_o right_n noble_a his_o excellency_n sir_n thomas_n fairfax_n captain_n general_n of_o the_o force_n raise_v for_o the_o preservation_n of_o the_o kingdom_n the_o humble_a petition_n of_o divers_a knight_n gentleman_n freeholder_n and_o other_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o county_n of_o hertford_n may_v it_o 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