Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	great_a	king_n	people_n	13,648	5	4.7769	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66317	By the King and Queen, a proclamation for the discovery and apprehending of high-way-men and robbers, and for a reward to the discoverers	England and Wales. Sovereign (1689-1694 : William and Mary); Mary II, Queen of England, 1662-1694.; William III, King of England, 1650-1702.	1689 (1689)	Wing W2608; ESTC R38098	854	1

DIEV ET MON DROIT HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE By the King and Queen A PROCLAMATION For the Discovery and Apprehending of High-way-men and Robbers and for a Reward to the Discoverers William R. WHereas Robberies upon the High-ways have been frequently committed of late to the great Terrour and Damage of Our Loving Subjects and in Contempt of the Laws and well Established Government of this Realm And We being desirous to Provide most effectually for the Common Peace and Safety of Our People by Suppressing and Preventing the said Mischiefs and bringing the Offenders to condign Punishment Do therefore by and with the Advice of Our Privy Council hereby straitly Charge and Command all Sheriffs Iustices of the Peace Mayors Bayliffs Constables Headboroughs Tythingmen and other Our Officers Ministers and Subjects to whom it doth or shall appertain That they and every of them in their respective Places and Stations do use their utmost Endeavours for Discovering and Apprehending all High-way-men and Robbers And for the Encouragement of all such Persons to put in Execution this Our Proclamation We are Graciously Pleased and do hereby Declare That all and every Person and Persons who shall at any time within One year now next ensuing Discover to any Iustice of Peace or any other Officer of Iustice any Person that hath committed or shall commit any Robbery on the High-way and shall Apprehend or cause to be Apprehended such Offender shall within Fifteen Days after Conviction of such Offender so Apprehended upon such Discovery have a Reward of Ten pounds for every such Offender so Apprehended and Convicted And all and every Sheriff and Sheriffs of the respective Counties where such Conviction shall be had are hereby Required upon the Certificate of the Iudge or under the Hand of Two or more Iustices before whom such Conviction shall be had to pay unto such Person or Persons who shall Discover and Apprehend such Offender or upon whose Discovery such Offenders shall be Apprehended the said Reward of Ten pounds within the time aforesaid for every Offender so Apprehended and Convicted out of the Publick Moneys received by him in that County which shall be allowed unto him upon his Account in Our Exchequer For Allowance whereof this Proclamation shall be a sufficient Warrant Given at Our Court at Whitehall the Eighth Day of July 1689. In the First Year of Our Reign God save the King and Queen LONDON Printed by Charles Bill and Thomas Newcomb Printers to the King and Queen's most Excellent Majesties 1689.