Selected quad for the lemma: judgement_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
judgement_n	action_n	bring_v	law_n	1,527	5	4.5368	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36795	The history of imbanking and drayning of divers fenns and marshes, both in forein parts and in this kingdom, and of the improvements thereby extracted from records, manuscripts, and other authentick testimonies / by William Dugdale.	Dugdale, William, Sir, 1605-1686.	1662 (1662)	Wing D2481; ESTC R975	640,720	507

the_o first_o presentment_n or_o judgement_n to_o charge_v every_o man_n in_o particular_a according_a to_o the_o quantity_n of_o his_o land_n 3._o that_o they_o have_v not_o power_n to_o commit_v to_o prison_n person_n refractory_a to_o their_o order_n and_o last_o that_o action_n of_o trespass_n false_a imprisonment_n and_o other_o process_n at_o the_o common_a law_n have_v b●en_o bring_v against_o some_o of_o their_o officer_n for_o execute_v their_o decree_n and_o warrant_n their_o lordship_n find_v in_o their_o wisdom_n that_o it_o can_v neither_o stand_v with_o law_n nor_o common_a reason_n that_o in_o case_n of_o such_o great_a consequence_n the_o law_n can_v be_v so_o void_a of_o providence_n as_o to_o restrain_v the_o commissioner_n of_o sewer_n for_o make_v of_o new_a work_n to_o withstand_v the_o fury_n of_o the_o water_n aswell_o as_o to_o repair_v the_o old_a where_o necessity_n do_v require_v it_o for_o the_o safety_n of_o the_o country_n or_o to_o lay_v a_o charge_n upon_o the_o town_n or_o hundred_o in_o general_a that_o be_v interest_v in_o the_o benefit_n or_o loss_n without_o attend_v a_o particular_a survey_n and_o admeasurement_n of_o acre_n when_o the_o service_n be_v to_o have_v speedy_a and_o sudden_a execution_n or_o that_o a_o commission_n that_o be_v of_o so_o high_a a_o nature_n and_o of_o so_o great_a use_n to_o the_o common_a wealth_n and_o evident_a necessity_n and_o of_o so_o ancient_a jurisdiction_n both_o before_o the_o statute_n and_o since_o shall_v want_v mean_n of_o coercion_n for_o obedience_n to_o their_o order_n and_o decrees●_n whereas_o upon_o the_o performance_n of_o they_o the_o preservation_n of_o many_o thousand_o of_o his_o majesty_n subject_n life_n good_n and_o land_n do_v depend_v and_o it_o plain_o appear_v that_o there_o will_v be_v a_o direct_a frustrate_v and_o overthrow_n of_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o say_a commission_n if_o the_o commissioner_n their_o officer_n and_o minister_n shall_v be_v subject_a 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the_o same_o be_v thus_o 1_o that_o the_o ground_n now_o seek_v by_o these_o new_a sewer_n to_o be_v win_v and_o drain_v be_v such_o as_o natural_o and_o ancient_o be_v dry_a ground_n and_o not_o continual_o overflow_v so_o as_o they_o be_v true_o land_n and_o not_o water_n and_o be_v still_o to_o this_o day_n dry_a half_a the_o year_n and_o sometime_o in_o good_a year_n long_o 2._o next_o that_o there_o have_v be_v always_o notorious_a and_o common_a drayn_n maintain_v at_o public_a charge_n for_o the_o convey_n away_o of_o the_o water_n in_o time_n of_o downfall_n or_o other_o overflow_v 3._o three_o that_o the_o say_v ancient_a drayn_n can_v now_o possible_o be_v they_o never_o so_o well_o maintain_v drain_v the_o country_n because_o their_o conveyance_n whilst_o they_o be_v in_o use_n be_v into_o the_o sea_n run_v out_o at_o wisbeche_n from_o whence_o the_o sea_n be_v now_o depart_v so_o that_o there_o be_v no_o way_n now_o to_o carry_v these_o water_n to_o the_o sea_n but_o by_o 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the_o commissioner_n shall_v be_v find_v necessary_a and_o behooveful_a which_o word_n and_o meaning_n be_v satisfy_v in_o this_o case_n henry_n hubbert_n nor_o do_v we_o want_v example_n of_o great_a antiquity_n for_o such_o new_a cut_n and_o drayn_n the_o name_n of_o divers_a which_o to_o this_o day_n continue_v manifest_v the_o same_o as_o 1._o new-ditch_n alias_o lent_n hirne_v in_o wisebeche_n 2._o newdike_n in_o burial_n field_n in_o welle_v 3._o newdike_n in_o witlesey_n a_o very_a fair_a sewer_n newdraine_n there_o also_o xx_o foot_n wide_o 4._o newdrayne_n from_o croyland_n to_o spalding_n 5._o newdike_n alias_o sandy_a dyke_n there_o also_o 6._o newdike_n in_o neatmore_n in_o upwell_n 7._o new-leame_a there_o fifty_o foot_n wide_o 8._o and_o new-leame_a in_o chateriz_n and_o march_n nay_o it_o be_v very_o evident_a that_o even_o the_o great_a river_n themselves_o have_v for_o the_o like_a respect_n be_v divert_v from_o their_o ancient_a and_o natural_a channel_n for_o 1._o 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