Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	word_n	writing_n	year_n	198	3	4.0926	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12533	De republica Anglorum The maner of gouernement or policie of the realme of England, compiled by the honorable man Thomas Smyth, Doctor of the ciuil lawes, knight, and principall secretarie vnto the two most worthie princes, King Edwarde the sixt, and Queene Elizabeth. Seene and allowed.; Common-wealth of England	Smith, Thomas, Sir, 1513-1577.	1583 (1583)	STC 22857; ESTC S117628	79,409	124

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they_o fail_v of_o be_v there_o of_o the_o coroner_n chap._n 21._o but_o if_o any_o man_n woman_n or_o child_n be_v violent_o slay_v the_o murderer_n not_o know_v no_o man_n ought_v or_o dare_v bury_v the_o body_n before_o the_o coroner_n have_v see_v it_o the_o coroner_n be_v one_o choose_v by_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o mean_a sort_n of_o gentleman_n and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n a_o man_n see_v in_o the_o law_n of_o the_o realm_n to_o execute_v that_o office_n and_o if_o the_o person_n slay_v slay_v i_o call_v here_o whosoever_o he_o be_v man_n woman_n or_o child_n that_o violent_o come_v to_o his_o death_n whether_o it_o be_v by_o knife_n poison_n cord_n drown_v burn_a suffocation_n or_o otherwise_o be_v it_o by_o his_o own_o fault_n or_o default_n or_o by_o any_o other_o if_o i_o say_v the_o person_n slay_v be_v bury_v before_o the_o coroner_n do_v come_v which_o for_o the_o most_o part_n man_n dare_v not_o do_v he_o do_v cause_n the_o body_n to_o be_v take_v up_o again_o and_o 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in_o the_o force_n of_o his_o people_n and_o the_o maintenance_n of_o they_o in_o security_n and_o peace_n of_o the_o constable_n chap._n 22._o these_o man_n be_v call_v in_o the_o elder_a book_n of_o our_o law_n of_o the_o realm_n custodes_fw-la pacis_fw-la and_o be_v at_o the_o first_o in_o great_a reputation_n than_o they_o be_v now_o it_o may_v appear_v that_o there_o be_v a_o credit_n give_v unto_o they_o not_o altogether_o unlike_a to_o that_o which_o be_v now_o give_v to_o the_o justice_n of_o peace_n to_o this_o day_n if_o any_o affraie_a chance_n to_o be_v make_v the_o constable_n ought_v and_o will_v charge_v they_o that_o be_v at_o debate_n to_o keep_v the_o prince_n peace_n and_o whosoever_o refuse_v to_o obey_v the_o constable_n therein_o all_o the_o people_n will_v set_v straight_o upon_o he_o and_o by_o force_n make_v he_o to_o render_v himself_o to_o be_v order_v likewise_o if_o any_o be_v suspect_v of_o theft_n or_o receive_v or_o of_o murder_n or_o of_o manslaughter_n the_o constable_n may_v take_v such_o person_n yea_o enter_v into_o any_o man_n house_n with_o sufficient_a power_n to_o search_v for_o such_o man_n till_o he_o find_v they_o and_o if_o he_o see_v cause_n keep_v the_o suspect_a person_n in_o the_o stock_n or_o custody_n till_o he_o bring_v they_o before_o a_o justice_n of_o the_o peace_n to_o be_v examine_v but_o for_o so_o much_o as_o every_o little_a village_n have_v common_o two_o constable_n tithingman_n and_o many_o time_n artificer_n labourer_n and_o man_n of_o small_a ability_n be_v choose_v unto_o that_o office_n who_o have_v no_o great_a experience_n nor_o knowledge_n nor_o authority_n the_o constable_n at_o this_o present_a although_o this_o they_o may_v do_v upon_o their_o own_o authority_n yet_o they_o seem_v rather_o to_o be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o executor_n of_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o justice_n of_o peace_n for_o the_o justice_n of_o peace_n as_o soon_o as_o he_o understand_v by_o complaint_n that_o any_o man_n have_v steal_v rob_v slay_v or_o any_o servant_n or_o labourer_n without_o licence_n have_v depart_v out_o of_o his_o master_n service_n or_o any_o that_o live_v idle_a and_o suspect_o know_v once_o in_o what_o parish_n he_o be_v he_o write_v to_o the_o constable_n of_o the_o parish_n command_v he_o in_o the_o prince_n name_n to_o bring_v that_o man_n before_o he_o the_o constable_n dare_v not_o disobey_v the_o man_n be_v bring_v and_o examine_v by_o the_o justice_n and_o if_o the_o justice_n do_v find_v cause_n he_o commit_v he_o to_o the_o same_o constable_n to_o convey_v he_o further_o to_o the_o prince_n gaol_n where_o the_o party_n must_v lie_v till_o the_o justice_n of_o peace_n do_v meet_a either_o at_o their_o quarter_n session_n or_o at_o their_o gaol_n delivery_n and_o that_o the_o law_n have_v either_o condemn_v or_o acquit_v he_o these_o constable_n be_v call_v in_o some_o place_n headborough_n in_o some_o place_n tithingman_n and_o be_v like_a to_o they_o who_o be_v call_v 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