Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	esq_n	sir_n	thomas_n	18,444	5	10.7065	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B02602	The case of Richard Hutchinson, Esq; against Sir Eliab Harvey, return'd to serve as burgess for Malden, in the county of Essex, in the place of Sir Thomas Darcy, deceased. Appointed to be heard on the 10th day of January.	Hutchinson, Richard, Esq.	1694 (1694)	Wing C970; ESTC R222070	612	1

The CASE of RICHARD HUTCHINSON Esq AGAINST Sir ELIAB HARVEY Return'd to Serve as Burgess for Malden in the County of Essex in the Place of Sir Thomas Darcy Deceased Appointed to be Heard on the 10th Day of January SIR Eliab according to the Poll declared by the Bayliffs of the Town had Voices 159 Richard Hutchinson Esq 127 Of these Sir Eliab had Free-Men made contrary to a Known Unrepealed by-By-Law 73 The aforesaid Richard Hutchinson Esq of such Men only 2 So that Sir Eliab had Legal Voices but 86 And the said Richard Hutchinson Esq 125 According to which the abovesaid Richard Hutchinson Esq had a True Majority of 39 Besides Sir Eliab had Minors 3 The said Richard Hutchinson Esq had also a greater Majority than as aforesaid if the 16 Clergy-Men who Voted for Sir Eliab and the other Free-Men made on purpose to Vote for him since the Death of Sir Thomas Darcy Some of which were made since the Delivery of the Precepts were set aside However The Foul and Partial Practices of the Bayliffs in Giving Honorary Freedoms to them that would promise to Vote for Sir Eliab and denying Freedoms to them who had Right to be Made Free unless they would make such Promise And in delaying the Election for near a Month at Sir Eliab's Desire in suffering him to appoint the Hour of Proceeding to a Choice and to govern the Court at the Poll which was called over according to a List contrived to serve him in Over-ruling all Just Exceptions and absolutely denying a Scrutiny though demanded and insisted on Together with the Bribery Menaces and Force used on that Side it is conceiv'd will be sufficient to make void Sir Eliab's Election if the aforesaid Richard Hutchinson Esq had not a True Majority as above