Selected quad for the lemma: peace_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
peace_n	constable_n	justice_n	warrant_n	3,871	5	9.8211	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65679	The ignoramus justices being an answer to the order of sessions at Hick's-Hall, bearing the date the 13th of January, 1681, wherein it plainly appears the said order is against law : also a short account of all the acts that relate to Protestant dissenters at this day in force against them ... : and also an account of such acts as are in force against popish recusants ... : and hereunto is also added a brief account of the penalties and forfeitures of those acts ... / by Drawde Kekatihw.	Whitaker, Edward.	1681 (1681)	Wing W1702; ESTC R30190	20,947	22

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he_o the_o constable_n or_o other_o officer_n be_v accountable_a for_o the_o same_o as_o false_a imprisonment_n for_o that_o general_a warrant_n will_v not_o bear_v the_o officer_n harmless_a in_o the_o next_o place_n as_o to_o break_v open_a of_o door_n the_o constable_n have_v best_a have_v a_o care_n of_o that_o too_o for_o if_o through_o a_o wrong_a information_n he_o break_v open_a any_o door_n other_o than_o the_o act_n direct_v which_o be_v only_o the_o meetinghouse_n in_o case_n of_o refusal_n to_o enter_v the_o constable_n may_v be_v undo_v notwithstanding_o his_o warrant_n nor_o will_v the_o act_n bear_v any_o constable_n or_o other_o officer_n out_o for_o do_v any_o thing_n about_o the_o conventicle_n unless_o he_o have_v first_o a_o certificate_n of_o such_o a_o meeting_n from_o some_o justice_n of_o peace_n and_o then_o he_o may_v go_v and_o if_o he_o find_v any_o seditious_a conventicle_n which_o tend_v to_o the_o break_v the_o peace_n he_o ought_v to_o execute_v his_o warrant_n so_o far_o as_o be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o act_n but_o to_o turn_v informer_n promoter_n or_o eastee-man_n unless_o in_o case_n of_o a_o riot_n or_o such_o like_a the_o constable_n can_v do_v no_o such_o thing_n but_o at_o his_o own_o peril_n in_o the_o next_o place_n the_o warrant_n command_v you_o the_o constable_n to_o assemble_v the_o headborough_n churchwarden_n etc._n etc._n to_o agree_v together_o for_o put_v the_o say_a order_n in_o execution_n this_o you_o may_v do_v if_o you_o will_v or_o let_v it_o alone_o and_o much_o better_a than_o do_v it_o for_o this_o be_v to_o make_v your_o office_n more_o burdensome_a than_o ever_o the_o law_n intend_v it_o and_o be_v more_o than_o all_o or_o any_o justice_n in_o england_n can_v command_v you_o for_o the_o thing_n they_o command_v you_o be_v not_o warrant_v by_o law_n nor_o be_v it_o practicable_a nor_o indeed_o scarce_o possible_a and_o the_o very_a justice_n themselves_o must_v own_v it_o if_o they_o consider_v this_o how_o impossible_a it_o be_v for_o any_o number_n of_o man_n to_o be_v force_v to_o agree_v together_o i_o will_v have_v the_o justice_n explain_v themselves_o what_o they_o moan_n by_o it_o that_o you_o shall_v force_v they_o to_o agree_v with_o you_o constable_n will_v they_o order_v you_o to_o beat_v they_o or_o imprison_v they_o or_o put_v they_o in_o the_o stock_n if_o they_o will_v not_o agree_v with_o you_o the_o constable_n but_o if_o you_o have_v such_o a_o order_n and_o be_v resolve_v to_o obey_v it_o take_v care_v you_o have_v good_a security_n from_o the_o justice_n to_o indempnisie_n you_o or_o else_o it_o may_v chance_v you_o may_v suffer_v as_o a_o constable_n though_o not_o as_o a_o justice_n then_o in_o case_n a_o certificate_n shall_v come_v to_o your_o hand_n under_o the_o justice_n hand_n of_o a_o meeting_n in_o such_o a_o place_n if_o you_o receive_v it_o you_o may_v go_v but_o if_o you_o find_v none_o you_o be_v not_o oblige_v to_o go_v the_o second_o time_n 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consider_v before_o it_o be_v do_v lest_o he_o pay_v for_o it_o another_o day_n finis_fw-la

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