Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
peace_n	justice_n	offence_n	session_n	2,982	5	10.4743	5	false

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66659	The exact constable with his original & power in the offices of church wardens, overseers of the poor, surveyors of the highwayes, treasurers of the county stock, and other inferior officers as they are established, both by the common laws and statutes of this realm. By E.W. of Grays-Inn Esq;	Wingate, Edmund, 1596-1656.	1660 (1660)	Wing W3013; ESTC R219589	31,098	183

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case_n trespass_n battery_n or_o false_a imprisonment_n shall_v be_v bring_v after_o the_o end_n of_o this_o session_n of_o parliament_n against_o any_o justice_n of_o peace_n mayor_n or_o bailiff_n of_o city_n or_o town_n corporate_a head-borrow_a constable_n tythingman_n collector_n of_o subside_n or_o fifteen_o churchwarden_n and_o person_n call_v swornman_n execute_v the_o office_n of_o churchwarden_n or_o overseer_n of_o the_o poor_a and_o their_o deputy_n or_o any_o of_o they_o or_o any_o other_o which_o in_o their_o aid_n and_o assistance_n or_o by_o their_o commandment_n shall_v do_v any_o thing_n touch_v or_o concern_v his_o or_o their_o office_n or_o office_n for_o or_o concern_v any_o matter_n cause_n or_o thing_n by_o they_o or_o any_o of_o they_o do_v by_o virtue_n or_o reason_n of_o their_o or_o any_o of_o their_o office_n or_o office_n that_o the_o say_a account_n bill_n plant_n or_o suit_n shall_v be_v lay_v within_o the_o county_n where_o the_o trespass_n or_o fact_n shall_v be_v do_v and_o commit_v and_o not_o elsewhere_o and_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v lawful_a to_o and_o for_o all_o and_o every_o person_n and_o person_n aforesaid_a to_o plead_v there_o unto_o the_o general_a issue_n that_o he_o or_o they_o be_v not_o guilty_a and_o to_o give_v in_o such_o special_a matter_n in_o evidence_n to_o the_o jury_n which_o shall_v try_v the_o same_o as_o in_o and_o by_o the_o say_v former_a act_n be_v limit_v and_o declare_v and_o that_o if_o upon_o the_o trial_n of_o any_o such_o action_n bill_n plant_n or_o suit_n the_o plaintiff_n or_o plaintiff_n therein_o shall_v not_o prove_v to_o the_o jury_n which_o shall_v try_v the_o same_o that_o the_o trespass_n battery_n imprisonment_n or_o other_o fact_n or_o cause_n of_o he_o she_o or_o their_o such_o account_n bill_n plant_n or_o suit_n be_v or_o be_v have_v make_v commit_v or_o do_v within_o the_o county_n where_o such_o account_n bill_n plant_v or_o suit_n shall_v be_v lay_v that_o then_o in_o every_o such_o case_n the_o jury_n which_o shall_v try_v the_o same_o shall_v find_v the_o defendant_n and_o defendant_n in_o every_o such_o account_n bill_n plant_n or_o suit_n not_o guilty_a without_o have_v any_o regard_n or_o respect_n to_o any_o evidence_n give_v by_o the_o plaintiff_n or_o plaintiff_n therein_o touch_v the_o trespass_n battery_n imprisonment_n or_o other_o cause_n for_o which_o the_o same_o account_n bill_n plant_n or_o suit_n be_v or_o shall_v be_v bring_v and_o if_o the_o verdict_n shall_v pass_v with_o the_o defendant_n or_o defendant_n in_o any_o such_o account_n bill_n or_o plaint_n or_o suit_n or_o the_o plaintiff_n or_o plaintiff_n therein_o become_v nonsuit_n or_o suffer_v any_o discontinuance_n thereof_o that_o in_o every_o such_o case_n the_o defendant_n or_o defendant_n shall_v have_v such_o double_a cost_n and_o all_o other_o advantage_n and_o remedy_n as_o in_o and_o by_o the_o say_v former_a act_n be_v limit_v direct_v and_o provide_v

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