Selected quad for the lemma: judgement_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
judgement_n	court_n	judge_n	law_n	3,614	5	4.9602	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93108	A new survey of the justice of peace his office· Wherein is briefly, yet clearly opened the severall parts thereof: and what one, or more justices of peace may do therein, in, or out of the sessions of the peace, by all the laws made to this day; and now in force. With the names, or times, of the statutes, acts, and ordinances themselves, relating to this office. Alphabetically set down under apt titles. / By W.S. Serjeant at Law.	Sheppard, William, d. 1675?	1659 (1659)	Wing S3194; Thomason E1871_1; ESTC R203711	101,664	254

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april_n 1648._o and_o 24_o december_n 1647._o sect_n 20._o about_o goal_n or_o prison_n and_o prisoner_n as_o to_o this_o take_v these_o thing_n 1._o justice_n of_o the_o peace_n regular_o be_v to_o send_v such_o prisoner_n as_o they_o do_v commit_v to_o prison_n to_o none_o other_o but_o the_o common-goal_n of_o the_o county_n upon_o 5._o h._n 4._o 10._o and_o yet_o where_o any_o statute_n direct_v they_o to_o send_v to_o another_o prison_n as_o to_o the_o bridewell_n stock_n or_o the_o like_a there_o they_o must_v pursue_v the_o same_o direction_n 2._o the_o gaoler_n be_v to_o receive_v such_o a_o prisoner_n so_o send_v to_o he_o by_o a_o justice_n of_o peace_n and_o that_o without_o fee_n and_o if_o ●he_v goaler_n do_v not_o so_o he_o may_v be_v punish_v by_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o peace_n by_o fine_a for_o his_o contempt_n etc._n etc._n but_o not_o upon_o the_o statute_n of_o 4_o ed._n 3._o 10._o for_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o peace_n have_v not_o the_o power_n of_o 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h._n 8._o 6._o see_v steel_n rep._n 475._o 322._o 399._o sect_n 22._o about_o highway_n and_o bridge_n as_o to_o highway_n and_o bridge_n these_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v know_v 1._o any_o one_o justice_n of_o peace_n may_v upon_o his_o own_o view_n make_v a_o presentment_n to_o the_o session_n in_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o indictment_n against_o any_o place_n or_o parish_n for_o that_o their_o way_n be_v not_o sufficient_o amend_v and_o also_o against_o any_o man_n for_o any_o offence_n by_o he_o do_v against_o the_o statute_n of_o 2_o &_o 3_o ph._n and_o m._n 8._o and_o 5._o eliz._n 13._o that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o constable_n and_o churchwarden_n of_o the_o place_n for_o not_o choose_v the_o surveyor_n or_o not_o set_v down_o the_o time_n for_o the_o six_o day_n work_n or_o for_o not_o give_v public_a notice_n thereof_o in_o the_o church_n or_o the_o surveyor_n for_o refuse_v the_o office_n or_o for_o their_o neglect_n in_o their_o office_n and_o in_o particular_a for_o not_o make_v 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than_o we_o doubt_v whether_o they_o may_v examine_v by_o oath_n except_o it_o be_v in_o such_o a_o thing_n as_o whereabouts_o they_o do_v examine_v by_o oath_n before_o the_o make_n of_o the_o statute_n but_o it_o shall_v seem_v to_o i_o they_o may_v by_o these_o word_n examine_v without_o oath_n examination_n examination_n and_o upon_o that_o examination_n order_n the_o punishment_n as_o in_o the_o case_n of_o provision_n for_o a_o bastard_n child_n and_o punishment_n of_o the_o parent_n upon_o 18_o eliz._n the_o word_n of_o which_o statute_n be_v the_o same_o in_o effect_n with_o the_o word_n of_o this_o statute_n and_o if_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o peace_n shall_v in_o this_o and_o such_o like_a case_n take_v upon_o they_o to_o hear_v and_o end_n convict_v and_o punish_v in_o the_o ordinary_a way_n of_o indictment_n we_o can_v scarce_o tell_v how_o the_o offender_n will_v be_v relieve_v but_o how_o the_o law_n will_v fall_v out_o herein_o we_o can_v certain_o set_v forth_o quest_n 15._o where_o a_o statute_n be_v pen_v thus_o under_o pain_n of_o 10_o l._n the_o one_o half_a to_o the_o king_n and_o the_o other_o half_a to_o he_o that_o will_v sue_v for_o it_o by_o action_n of_o debt_n by_o examination_n before_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o peace_n information_n or_o otherwise_o as_o it_o be_v in_o 11_o h._n 7._o 17._o of_o pheasant_n pheasant_n pheasant_n how_o this_o shall_v be_v take_v and_o what_o the_o justice_n may_v do_v upon_o it_o answ_n this_o act_n be_v very_o doubtful_a and_o yet_o we_o conceive_v some_o use_n or_o other_o may_v be_v make_v of_o it_o in_o order_n to_o the_o punishment_n of_o the_o offender_n quest_n 16._o where_o a_o statute_n etc._n etc._n be_v pen_v thus_o that_o the_o person_n offend_v be_v thereof_o convict_v by_o examination_n of_o witness_n or_o confession_n before_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o peace_n at_o their_o general_a session_n shall_v suffer_v etc._n etc._n and_o that_o two_o justice_n one_o of_o the_o quorum_fw-la may_v convent_n he_o to_o the_o session_n by_o process_n or_o otherwise_o or_o to_o commit_v he_o to_o ward_n or_o let_v he_o to_o bail_v till_o the_o next_o assize_n or_o general_a session_n there_o to_o be_v examine_v and_o further_o order_v as_o aforesaid_a as_o it_o be_v in_o 33_o h._n 8._o 1._o how_o this_o shall_v be_v take_v and_o what_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o peace_n may_v do_v upon_o it_o answ_n this_o be_v partly_o answer_v before_o in_o the_o answer_n to_o the_o 14_o question_n but_o in_o this_o case_n we_o conceive_v that_o the_o offender_n may_v in_o the_o ordinary_a way_n be_v indict_v and_o if_o he_o confess_v the_o offence_n he_o may_v be_v therein_o convict_v or_o otherwise_o that_o the_o