Selected quad for the lemma: peace_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
peace_n	act_n	justice_n	session_n	2,311	5	10.4711	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A27848	Advice to grand jurors in cases of blood asserting from law and reason that at the King's suit in all cases (where a person by law is to be indicted for killing of another person) that the indictment ought to be drawn for murther, and that the grand jury ought to find it murther, where their evidence is that the party intended to be indicted had his hands in blood, and did kill the other person / by Zachary Babington, Gent.	Babington, Zachary.	1677 (1677)	Wing B248; ESTC R17389	86,057	253

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innocent_a nor_o excuse_v the_o nocent_a and_o that_o especial_o in_o case_n of_o blood_n shall_v make_v no_o concealment_n and_o lest_o all_o this_o care_n and_o reformation_n of_o grand_a juror_n shall_v do_v no_o good_a but_o that_o they_o shall_v still_o espouse_v their_o own_o opinion_n and_o make_v head_n against_o the_o court_n and_o wilful_o conceal_v offence_n they_o be_v charge_v to_o inquire_v of_o 7._o there_o be_v a_o statute_n yet_o in_o force_n 3_o h._n 7._o in_o which_o it_o be_v ordain_v that_o the_o justice_n of_o peace_n may_v in_o their_o discretion_n cause_v a_o inquest_n to_o be_v empanel_v to_o inquire_v of_o the_o concealment_n of_o other_o inquest_n take_v before_o they_o of_o such_o matter_n and_o offence_n as_o be_v to_o be_v inquire_v and_o present_v before_o justice_n of_o peace_n whereof_o complaint_n shall_v be_v make_v and_o if_o any_o concealment_n shall_v be_v find_v by_o any_o inquest_n within_o one_o year_n after_o the_o say_a concealment_n every_o 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