Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	bishop_n	sir_n	william_n	20,427	5	8.7204	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55964	The proceedings on the King and Queens commissions of the peace and oyer and terminer, and gaol-delivery of Newgate held for the city of London and county of Middlesex at Justice Hall in the Old-Bayly on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, being the 9th, 10th, and 11th days of December, 1691 and in the third year of Their Majesties reign.	England and Wales. Court of Oyer and Terminer and Gaol Delivery (London and Middlesex).	1691 (1691)	Wing P3606A; ESTC R492262	9,023	4

hired a Lodging of the Prosecutor and lay three Nights there and then brought the other Persons to lie with him and took away the Goods as was suspected by the prosecutor but the Prisoner had some of his Friends in Court who gave a very good Account of-his former behaviour and the Matter really savour'd of Malice in the bottom so he was at length acquitted P K the Wife of one P of St. Dunstans in the West was Indicted for high Treason in Clipping Filing and Diminishing the currant Coyn of this Kingdom The discovery was made by the Apprentice who finding the Closet Door open in the Chamber out of curiosity went into it to see it and there found several parcels of Clippings after which he made it known and search being further made into the Closet there was found several parcels of Clippings with Shears and all other things necessary for that Trade The Evidence further was that she was wont to send melted Silver abroad to sell by the Apprentice c. The Prisoner said that the Closet was her Husbands who was gone away and she knew not how the things came there and as for sending melted Silver abroad to sell she said it was usual for their Trade so to do and she did did it by her Husband's Order And her Husband being fled the Court Maturely considered of the Matter of Fact how that it was probable enough that P himself was really the Clipper so in fine she was discharged Richard Jackson was Indicted for stealing from Julian Moss Widow of Whitechappel on the 26th day of November last two Suits of Hangings stuffs value 5 l. a Suit of Cloth Hangings value 8 l. a Chest of Drawers value 30 s. four Pictures value 12 s. one other Picture value 30 s. an Iron-grate value 40 s. 9. d. two Rat-Traps value 12 d. some Pot-Racks and Hangers and a Frying pan and some Knives and other small houshold goods c. of good value the Evidence for the King swore that several of the Goods were found in a place where the Prisoner had sold them as a Chest of Drawers and some Hangings c. which Mrs. Moss owned to be hers the Prisoner feignedly excused himself by telling the Court that he bought them of another Man and paid 23 s. for them which he could not prove so he was found Guilty of Felony Mary Cock Wife of Patrick Cock was Indicted first for robing Nicholas Smithson of a Mare value 5 l. 2dly For robing Michael Hobbs of a Gelding value 5. l. the Evidence against her for stealing the Mare was that she sold the Mare to Patrick Cock at Royston who went for her Husband where she toll'd them by the Name of Mary Edwards that being her Maiden-Name confessing since that her Husband stole them but this was Accounted no Evidence so she was Acquitted The Evidence against her concerning the Gelding was to the same effect and no positive proof could be brought against her for it so she was Acquitted likewise of this second Indictment Thomas Franks a reputed Jesuite was Indicted for a high Misdemeanor for that he being an evil disposed Person and of very ill Fame intending to disquiet and disturb the Peace and Tranquility of the Kingdom of England and to deter Their Majesties Liege people from their Obedience to our most Gracious Lord and Lady King William and Queen Mary Did on the 5th day of February last hire a Ship to convey several persons into France who were open and profest Enemies to our King and Queen whose Names were particularly mentioned in the Charge against him being Collonel Graham the Lord Preston's Brother Mr. William Penn Sir William Wallis and the late Lord Bishop of Ely who were all to be conveyed in the Ship aforesaid which he the said Franks hired of one Mr. Low at a House where he met him in Fullers Rents where he bargained with him for 16 Guineas out of which he was to have one for himself and because Collonel Grymes and the Bishop of Ely were pusilanimous Men there were Blinds to be contrived in the Rounds of the same Ship to keep them from being discovered and to give them Air and one was to be on the one side and the other on the other side and furthermore the King's Council gave the Jury to understand that the prisoner was guilty of speaking very Scandalous and Seditious VVords against the Government viz. That Sir William Wallis was to be a leading Man and after he had been with King James and the French King He was to return into Scotland and there to head an Army against our King and Queeen and one Major Holmes he said was to head an Army of